How Can You Find The Right Photography Mentor for YOU?

In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• Your Fave Photographer v The Right Mentor
• Being Critiqued is Emotional! 
• My Experience Being Mentored + Mentoring
• How To Interpret Your Mentor's Feedback

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

“When you are looking for a photography mentor, you need to go for someone who has something that you are looking for… find something in their work that you want in yours.”

*Marked explicit in case there's swears!

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY

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LINKS TO ALL THE THINGS!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram 

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Do I Need To Shoot With Props?
In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• Props Can Help Clients Settle into Photos
• Not Every Prop is for Every Person
• Having 3-5 Recommended Props for ALL Session Types
• Simplicity Can Be Its Own Kind of Prop
• Have Fun With It!

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"Props are kind of like people: They can be really reserved, really loud, really colorful, and really quiet. They can be subdued, funny, kitschy, silly, and just a little bit out there. Just like personalities, not all props will hit the same. And that’s totally cool! Everyone starts from a base point and, for some, that means shooting with props. For others, the only prop they want is the wind… and even most of the time they are not really even into that."

*Marked explicit in case there's swears!

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY

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Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram 

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How Can I Shoot In My House?
In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• All You Need is a Window or a Door
• Look at Your House as a Location, Not Your Home
• How to Create Makeshift Studio Spaces
• We Are All Our Own Worst Critic 

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"If we approached every location we’ve ever shot at with the same scrutiny we use in our own homes, we’d never shoot anywhere. That downtown doorway you love?  There’s paint peeling. The garden you love shooting in? There’s bugs on those flowers. The lake dock you love? There’s spiderwebs somewhere on that sucker.

Give yourself some grace! And more important? Give yourself some creative freedom!" 

*Marked explicit in case there's swears!

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY

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LINKS TO ALL THE THINGS!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram 

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What If Someone Ghosts You?
In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• A Few Of My Own Ghosting Stories
• Ghosting Can Happen to ANYONE
• Client Ghosting + Creative Ghosting
• Approaching Inquiries as Inquiries
• Not Every Client or Creative Professional is The Best Fit for Every Photographer (or Creative)
• Don't Let Ghosting Gnaw Away At You!

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"Don't let it (ghosting) impact your work! And most of all? Don't let it impact how you feel about yourself. If you stick to shooting for a long time, you're going to have days that rock and days that really suck. This is just a day that sucks!"

*Marked explicit for swears!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY

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What If No One Likes My Photos?

In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• How PPD Let Me Into Happy Photos
• Not Everyone Is Going To Like Your Photos
• Visions (and Styles!) Take TIME!
• My Experience Designing Shirts v My Experience with Creating Photographs

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"If no one likes your photos? It's okay! YOU just need to like your photos."

*Marked explicit for swears!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY

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How Can I Nail Focus if I Love Bokeh and Blur?

In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• Quick Overview on Aperture
• Shooting Wide Open
• Tying Blurry Photos Into a Gallery
• Switching Mindset Between Creative and Technical Focus

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"Creative focus - blurry photographs, photos shot through a surface, light painting, etc. - are all created to convey an emotion. While photographs with traditional focus also convey emotions, the end goal is a little different. Think of creative focus as abstract and traditional focus as, well, traditional. Together, these two types of focus can really elevate a gallery to have a ton of emotion that they could not achieve if the gallery was only made up of one type of focus."

*Marked explicit for swears!

P.S. So sorry for some of the audio quality in this one! There's some thumping + background of my fluffy pups barking that I couldn't quite remove but hey! We're learning this together, lol.

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

NEW EPISODES EVERY FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY

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What Kind of Photos Do You Like, Anyway?

In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• What Photos Are You Drawn To?
• What Do You Like?
• Everything Worth Doing Is A Little Vulnerable 

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!

"Ask yourself: What do you like?

Do you like color? Do you like patterns? Glitter? Minimalism? Do you like the outdoors? Dappled light? Or do you like even light? Ask yourself these questions and write down the answers. And after that? I want you to look around your house, your wardrobe, and a bundle of your own photographs. What do you see? Do you see commonalities?"

*Marked explicit for swears!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

NEW EPISODES EVERY FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY

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Meet Lissa Chandler!

Oh hey! It's been a minute! In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• My Photography Background
• My Approach To Photography 
• Podcast Re-Launch Dates!

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!
"I love the art form, the light, the way light moves across water and sunset, and I love the way it freezes a moment in time that you can come back to year after year after year. Your life will change but the photos? They stay the same!"

NEW EPISODES COMING NOVEMBER SEVENTH!
Episodes will release every first and third Tuesday.

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Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

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What Can I Use for a Studio Backdrop?

In this week's photography podcast, we talk about:

• Ten Backdrop Ideas
• Large + Small Backdrops
• Think Outside the Box!

Soapboxes Include:

• You don't need flash for studio!
• My own studio setups

Wanna know this episode in one quote? I got you!
"It's easy to overcomplicate studio but if you have a window or door, you can take studio photographs... create the space you want to shoot in!"

*Marked explicit for swears!

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

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How Do I Pose My Clients Naturally?

In this week's photography episode, we discuss:

• Five Ways to Pose Your Subjects Naturally
• Organic, Fluid Posing
• Be Aware, Don't Hyper Focus

Soapboxes Include:
It's Hard to Talk!
Prompts vs. Guides

Wanna know the episode in one quote? Here you go!
"When you say the same sentence (posing instruction) to two different people, it's going to mean something different to every single person you photograph... As you shoot and as you talk and as you kind of fluid pose them, their personality will come out more."

Photography Website | Opal and June | Education + Books | Photographer Merch | Instagram

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