The Shared Shutter

This week on the podcast we have Tessie Wallace who found photography through of all things becoming a blacksmith. We talk about her journey in photography, Instagram along with all its good and bad and so much more. For more on Tessie click here.

Wallace Metal Works is the studio Tessie and her husband have worked together at for 16 years as a welders, designers and managers. For more on the studio, click here.


To save $15 on applying as a Click Pro follow this link and enter promo code "SharedShutter."

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.


Save money on a Soundstripe membership by entering promo code "SaveWithSarah."


If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   


And if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

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This episode we recorded a live Clubhouse chat with Courtney Larson, director of Click Pro and educator, who recently launched her self paced course “Rule Breaker” We talk all about breaking the rules of photography.  When rule breaking works, when it doesn’t and some awesome extra guests jumped in like Cami Turpin to discuss the sunny 16 rule and Anna Hartvigson who talked about what it was like to have her images critiqued on national television. 

You can learn more about Courtney’s class here:

https://learn.clickphotoschool.com/library/rule-breaker/about/

To save $15 on applying as a Click Pro follow this link and enter promo code "SharedShutter."

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.


Save money on a Soundstripe membership by entering promo code "SaveWithSarah."


If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   


And if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

Annemie (pronounced like the -onomy in economy or astronomy) Tonken is a 10+ year family photographer based in Chapel Hill, NC. She's a co-founder of The Family Narrative retreat and the host of This Can't Be That Hard, a podcast dedicated to helping photographers run profitable, sustainable businesses they love. She's also a single mom of two boys, a collector of big earrings, and the proud owner of a 2002 Toyota Camry that just crossed the 200K mile mark.

On this episode, Annemie talks about her roundabout journey to a photography career, how she developed her Simple Sales System, growing a successful business as a single mother, her Family Narrative retreat and why you need to pick up a phone to gain clients and build relationships.


To save $15 on applying as a Click Pro follow this link and enter promo code "SharedShutter."

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.


Save money on a Soundstripe membership by entering promo code "SaveWithSarah."


If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   


And if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

For the first time ever we recorded an episode of Beaver Tails with the tremendously talented  photographer and Canadian treasure Ashley Marston with a live Clubhouse audience. Due to some technical issues we got off to a rough start, but Alpha Female and friend of the show Tenley Clark swooped in to save the day. Sarah and the ladies discuss a work/life balance, Disneyland, and excitement over the next Click Away Conference.

Also in case you are curious, the book Sarah mentioned is In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch. The book Dan bought Sarah is Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto.

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

Naomi Atkins has been a newborn, portrait and family photographer for 12 years. She co-owns Inspired and Enchanted Photography with her business partner Nichole Wallace. She is a wife, mom of six and also an adjunct professor in the legal studies department. She works closely as a photographer and member of the board of directors for the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. Naomi has traveled to seven countries in Africa but worked mostly in Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo photographing the work done by the organization including livestock, seed programs, medical centers, school supplies and nutritional supplements and ARV medicines for AIDS orphans and their guardians.

An article about Naomi’s work in Africa is in the latest issue of  THIS DETAILED LIFE. Follow the link for more information on the magazine and to purchase a copy.

IG handle @inspiredenchantedphotography

Client work @inspired_enchanted_photo/

AFCA Website : https://www.afcaids.org/

Business Website: www.inspiredandenchantedphotography.com

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

Allison Corinne is an internationally published and award-winning professional photographer living in Bethesda, MD – just outside Washington DC. Allison has been certified as a Click Pro Master since 2020 and as a Hello Artist Creative since 2021. She was a winner of Click Magazine’s Voice Competition, was voted a Best Photographer in Rockville in 2021, 2020, and 2019, has been published in Click Magazine and Z!nk Magazine, and was a featured photographer in the book Hidden Cities.

 Allison discovered her love for photography in the early aughts as a hobbyist in college, using a film (non-digital) Pentax 35mm SLR and a point and shoot Digital Elph. She continued as a hobbyist, purchasing her first mirrorless camera (a Panasonic Lumix GF1) in 2008. She upgraded to a crop-sensor mirrorless (Fuji XT-2) and launched her freelance travel photography business In 2016, after completing coursework at The Photographer’s Gallery in London, England. She then spent two years taking photos in 34 countries across six continents.

In 2019, several months after the birth of her son, she launched Allison Corinne Photography, LLC in its current form as a maternity and newborn lifestyle photographer. She currently uses two mirrorless full frame Sony a7 iii bodies. Allison combines a unique background in ballet, yoga, and editorial styling to create soulful and dramatic images.

Click here for more information and if you are interested in purchasing one of Allison’s prints, click here.

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

On this Clubhouse hang-out, we chat with Anna Hartvigson who is a concept-driven photojournalistic and portrait photographer based in Erie, PA. She can currently be seen on season 1 of Hulu's creative competition show based on photography Exposure. She answers some more questions about the show, her work, and her future aspirations. Thanks to Anna, to those who chimed in with questions and for those of you who were able to join us live.

IG: @annamargaretphotos
Website: annahartvigson.com

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

A story teller at heart, Anna Hartvigson is a concept-driven photojournalistic and portrait photographer based in Erie, PA. She can currently be seen on season 1 of Hulu's creative competition show based on photography Exposure. She also creates some killer fine art nature and landscape imagery. Her work has been defined as clean and cerebral, an interjection of creativity into the literal.

Anna is mom to five, wife to one, friend to many and has lived all over: born in Virginia, but grew up mostly in Alaska. Has also lived in Pennsylvania, Turkey, South Dakota, and Florida. She has been shooting for about 13 years, most of it personal work. She has been a Click Pro since 2017, written an article for Click Mag on mobile photography/editing, and was a Voice finalist in 2018.
 


IG: @annamargaretphotos
Website: annahartvigson.com



You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

Dana Leigh is an artist from Portland, Oregon that is inspired by emotion and beautiful light. She is a Click Pro, Clickin Moms mentor, writer, photography educator and co-creator of Light Chasers Retreat. A wife and mother of 5 children, she specializes in portrait and fine art photography.

If you are interested in purchasing Lensbaby products click here. Use promo code wLeigh at check out for a discount.

You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.

Kristin Dokoza is a child and family photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for her unique abilities in capturing light and mood. She believes in the wonder of connection, laughter and love in everyone. In this episode, Kristin explains her photography beginnings and how she got to were she is now, photographing for hotels and other national brands, flat lay photography for restaurants, and so much more including an embarrassing lesson in karma.


For more on Kristin and her work check out her website here.


You can find out more about Sarah's Click Photoschool Breakout, Filmmaking For Photographers.  If you are interested in having Sarah mentor you click here for more information.   Also if you want a bit more Dan in your life, check out his long form interview podcast Dan's Interview Show.