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S11 E104 - Natalia Robert
Natalia Robert is an architectural and interior photographer based in the San Diego area, as well as the founder of The Grove Studio–a collective she has created for other female interior and architectural photographers. It is a place to share resources, rates, business tips, and more.
Keep up with Natalia by visiting her website and following her on Instagram!
If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.
Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!
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S10 E99 - Leslie Andrews
Tune into our chat with the incredible photographer and entrepreneur Leslie Andrews. Specializing in fashion and beauty photography and based in Atlanta, her niche is branding sessions for entrepreneurs and small businesses. She can and will make you feel like a queen for the day. She was an inspiration as a fellow business woman who is really rocking it and constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve.
Our sponsor this season is Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.
Our comprehensive service covers website edits, promo building, book edits, creative direction, marketing strategy, pitch decks, proposals, and more. With 25 years of experience navigating the industry as a photo editor and directors of photography, we're uniquely positioned to provide guidance through any and every aspect of your career.
The business of photography is constantly changing; our ethos is not. Our progressive, future-minded approach can pivot and adjust to the latest hurdles of the industry, but our principles are simple, tried and true:
- We work to elevate each photographer's innate vision and style, not change it. We exist to bring out your best.
- Everyone we work with has a unique creative vision; we'll custom tailor our approach to amplify your work.
- Through a collaborative approach, we not only propel photographers through the cruxes of their careers, but provide them with the tools, savvy, and momentum to succeed.
Our headquarters is located beside a brook graced by salty Atlantic breezes and local fauna. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S10 E96 - Lauren Hubbard
Tune into our chat with Lauren Liz Photo - a commercial and editorial photographer focused on creating lifestyle portrait, product, and food + beverage images for consumer brands large and small, publications, and restaurants. She is an absolute ray of sunshine, so positive, always learning a new skill and her absolute radiance shines through for every client she works with and every photo she creates.
Our sponsor this season is Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.
Our comprehensive service covers website edits, promo building, book edits, creative direction, marketing strategy, pitch decks, proposals, and more. With 25 years of experience navigating the industry as a photo editor and directors of photography, we're uniquely positioned to provide guidance through any and every aspect of your career.
The business of photography is constantly changing; our ethos is not. Our progressive, future-minded approach can pivot and adjust to the latest hurdles of the industry, but our principles are simple, tried and true:
- We work to elevate each photographer's innate vision and style, not change it. We exist to bring out your best.
- Everyone we work with has a unique creative vision; we'll custom tailor our approach to amplify your work.
- Through a collaborative approach, we not only propel photographers through the cruxes of their careers, but provide them with the tools, savvy, and momentum to succeed.
Our headquarters is located beside a brook graced by salty Atlantic breezes and local fauna. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S10 E94 - Lisa Vortman
Tune into our chat with one of the San Francisco APA's board members, Lisa Vortman. Specializing in lifestyle, portraits and kids, Lisa's work is full of life, fun, happy, joyful imagery. Lisa wears many hats and talks about her COVID project which ended up getting her some really awesome new connections and work too.
This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a vibrant, forward thinking, photography consulting company. We focus on helping photographers scale their business to the next level.
The genesis of Pedro + Jackie happened over martinis and sushi in Portland, Maine. Our doors opened shortly after in 2014.
We help strategize, plan and execute ideas. We fall somewhere between old-school and new-school. We proudly serve-up clarity and motivation for the road ahead.
We offer website edits, print book edits, marketing strategy, promo building, creative direction, pitch decks, proposals and a bunch of other super helpful stuff.
Our headquarters is located along a brook surrounded by wildlife, trees and ferns. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Time outside of work: Avocados and hummus. Watching birds. College touring. Shinrin Yoku. Tasting NA Beer. Sebago Lake. Bike rides.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S10 E93 - Jaime Borschuk
Tune into our chat with Jaime Borschuk she specializes in environmental portraiture for editorial, personal documentation, and brand narrative. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, Jaime is originally from Iowa.
She is a member of the Tether Collective photo studio in Potrero Hill, where she can capture you or your products against various colored backgrounds and surfaces.
This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.
The genesis of Pedro + Jackie happened over martinis and sushi in Portland, Maine. Our doors opened shortly after in 2014.
We help strategize, plan and execute ideas. We fall somewhere between old-school and new-school. We proudly serve-up clarity and motivation for the road ahead. We offer website edits, print book edits, marketing strategy, promo building, creative direction, pitch decks, proposals and a bunch of other super helpful stuff.
Our headquarters is located along a brook surrounded by wildlife, trees and ferns. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Time outside of work: Avocados and hummus. Watching birds. College touring. Shinrin Yoku. Tasting NA Beer. Sebago Lake. Bike rides.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S10 E91 - Dyutima Jha
Tune into Shelly's chat with Dyutima Jha. She is an architect turned food stylist, food photographer & the first South Asian woman to run a food photography podcast. After 15 years of studying & practicing architecture, designing healthcare facilities around the world, she has found her passion in food styling & photography and is taking it to the next level! Make sure to check out her work and tune into her podcast as well - My Food Lens, the name of her food styling and photography business is how to find her in most places.
This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.
Our comprehensive service covers website edits, promo building, book edits, creative direction, marketing strategy, pitch decks, proposals, and more. With 25 years of experience navigating the industry as a photo editor and directors of photography, we're uniquely positioned to provide guidance through any and every aspect of your career.
The business of photography is constantly changing; our ethos is not. Our progressive, future-minded approach can pivot and adjust to the latest hurdles of the industry, but our principles are simple, tried and true:
- We work to elevate each photographer's innate vision and style, not change it. We exist to bring out your best.
- Everyone we work with has a unique creative vision; we'll custom tailor our approach to amplify your work.
- Through a collaborative approach, we not only propel photographers through the cruxes of their careers, but provide them with the tools, savvy, and momentum to succeed.
Our headquarters is located beside a brook graced by salty Atlantic breezes and local fauna. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S10 E90 - Carly Hackbarth
Tune into our chat with Carly Hackbarth, she is a San Francisco food & beverage photographer who also happens to be a digital marketing expert too. She went to school thinking photography or journalism, then pivoted into working in the live music world marketing big festivals and by 22 she landed her dream job working for Jam Productions in Chicago. That is where she used all of her social and digital marketing skills. Landing in San Francisco, she started to explore other career options and food photography suddenly surfaced.
This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.
Our comprehensive service covers website edits, promo building, book edits, creative direction, marketing strategy, pitch decks, proposals, and more. With 25 years of experience navigating the industry as a photo editor and directors of photography, we're uniquely positioned to provide guidance through any and every aspect of your career.
The business of photography is constantly changing; our ethos is not. Our progressive, future-minded approach can pivot and adjust to the latest hurdles of the industry, but our principles are simple, tried and true:
- We work to elevate each photographer's innate vision and style, not change it. We exist to bring out your best.
- Everyone we work with has a unique creative vision; we'll custom tailor our approach to amplify your work.
- Through a collaborative approach, we not only propel photographers through the cruxes of their careers, but provide them with the tools, savvy, and momentum to succeed.
Our headquarters is located beside a brook graced by salty Atlantic breezes and local fauna. Our office stands tall at ten feet square.
Offering a 15% discount for either a website or printed portfolio edit, use the code Pedro+Jackie15, expires May 19th, 2022.
S9 E89 - Teresa Meier
Tune into Traci's chat with Teresa Meier, a fine art photographer based in Seattle who is working on taking her work commercial. Her imagery is printed large through an extensive “stitching” process in Photoshop that requires a custom-built computer, a beast she lovingly nicknamed Thor. Viewers are enveloped by these large-format works that often leave them suspended in moments of rising tension, and the fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery. She has won awards as well as teaches her craft too.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E88 - Alyson Brown
Tune into our chat with Alyson Brown founder of Folk. Having nearly two decades of experience working across many aspects of brand building, her specialties really shine in art direction, brand development, photography, content creation, and more. She is also the author of The Flower-Infused Cocktail: Flowers With A Twist .
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E86 - Kim Maroon
Tune into our chat with Kim Maroon a hybrid creative — photographer, director, and designer. Specializing in commercial and editorial content creation for automotive, motorsports, and lifestyle narrative and based in Boston, MA.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E84 - Fanette Rickert
Tune into our chat with Fanette Rickert, she is a Food & Product Photographer helping eco-friendly and sustainable brands spread their message with beautiful, light-filled images. She is also one of our amazing volunteers here at Focus on Women as well as being a coach helping photographers set up systems and get confident with their pitching, pricing and client experience.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E83 - Rebecca Grant
Tune into this thoughtful story about beauty and portrait photographer Rebecca Grant. She had some great internships, including Seventeen magazine and the ICP. Her thoughtful approach to her career is inspiring and insightful. Her chat with us was fun and also vulnerable talking about the pressures of owning your own business and destiny.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E82 - Karen Santos
Tune into our fun chat with this fierce, first generation Peruvian-American commercial portrait photographer based in Oakland, CA, Karen Santos.
Her background in performing arts and art history fuels her process, she is deeply inspired by emotion, movement, and storytelling. Her passion to celebrate marginalized communities through the photographic medium is the focus of her work and personal projects. Believing imagery has the power to elevate communities through positive representation.
She also is a co-founder of the creative non-profit By And For which consists of Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC) creative photographers who are committed to the work of social justice activism and community building through acts of service.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E81 - Krista Miller
Tune into our chat with the photographer Krista Miller. She is an amazing power force based in Austin, Texas. She is a full time, in house photographer for her dream client, Kendra Scott. Some how she still finds time in between to keep up with shooting passion projects while also being a fantastic volunteer here at FOW. She handles all of our Instagram takeovers and some other creative social media stuff too. Her courage to follow this dream client as a full time photographer is a great lesson for all of those who have had to make choices that they never imagined themselves doing. We talk about the pandemic, her career prior and during and what led her to make this leap in an effort to advance her commercial career for the better.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S8 E79 - Kannetha Brown
Kannetha Brown is a Cambodian-American photographer from Rhode Island. Influenced by her experiences with body politics, intimacy, and womanhood, she explores power and the female gaze in her artwork.
Her story is fantastic and inspiring as someone living at home, enrolled in art school and working towards her dream of being a commercial photographer who makes a difference in the lens we are viewing our world through.
Brown has been featured in publications including Rolling Stone, Elle Magazine, and Best of Photo Vogue. Her photographs have been exhibited in various American and European galleries such as GRRL HAUS Cinema, The Luupe, and El Salón— all of which commit to representing the narratives of women, LGBTQ+, and Black, Indigenous, people of color.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E76 - Kimberly Murray
Tune into Shelly's chat with this amazing female creator, Kimberly Murray. She is based in Atlanta and not only is a photographer but also a product stylist specializing in food, products, and interiors. Her path to photography wasn't direct, she first got her Ph.D. in psychology. She has taken her knowledge of psychological principles and applied it to her photography, creating compelling images that capture the mood and personality of her clients’ brands and help to attract their ideal customers. Besides being behind the camera she has also created a class where she shares her techniques, called Flat Lay Play, helping content creators hone their craft. Her energy is as bright and exuberant as her work and the conversation was fun too.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E75 - Michelle Russ
Tune into our chat with the bay area photographer, Michelle Russ. We talk about her journey that took her to the world of photographing dogs, cats, and the brands that love them. From her beginning shooting in an ecomm fashion world, to changing coasts and taking her passion for animals to the photographic side and building a commercial career around that, to today, being a new working mom. We unpack good stories about finding your strength in a crappy situation and following your dreams to get you where you need to be.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E73 - Kristin Cofer
Tune into our chat with this lovely Bay Area native, Kirstin Cofer. She specializes in portrait and lifestyle work as well as having a background in design, some experience as a radio host and an upcoming podcaster too. When it comes to capturing a person’s nature, she’s a magic-maker. Her energy is calm, kind and creative - you will find this episode like taking a deep breath and inhaling copious amounts of love.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E72 - Rachel Korinek
Tune into our amazing chat with this Australian photographer living the dream in Vancouver, Canada. Rachel Korinek is better known as @twolovesstudio, a food blogger, professional food photographer, stylist, and teacher of some awesome master classes teaching you all of her best tips and tricks on all of it. Her journey is an inspiration to all over-achiever listeners as well as our lighting and technical nerds too. Her work is beautifully mouth-watering and I'm sure this lady will be just continuing to grow and go more places so let's keep our eyes on her for sure!
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E71 - Cat Jimenez & Smita Sharma
Tune into our episode featuring Cat Jimenez who is a Host Community member at Las Fotos Project. Along with one of the winner's of the annual Foto Awards, Smita Sharma. Smita is a photo journalist based in Delhi who has documented victims of gender-based violence, sexual crimes and human trafficking in the Global South through long-form visual narratives. She is also a TED fellow and an IWMG reporting Fellow and recipient of Amnesty International Medaa award for photo journalism and One World Media Award for her short film “Rebel with a Cause”. She is currently working on a photo book documenting cross border minor sex trafficking between India and Bangladesh and it will be used as an educational material to be distributed in school and university libraries, NGOs and with law enforcement agencies.
Las Fotos Project is a community-based nonprofit organization that inspires teenage girls through photography, mentorship, and self-expression. Founded in 2010 by by Los Angeles-based photographer Eric V. Ibarra after seeing a need for teenage girls throughout Los Angeles to have a skill that could help build their confidence and self-esteem. They Offer year-round programming, and provide girls with access to professional cameras, quality instruction and workshops that encourage them to explore their identity, build leadership and advocacy skills, and strengthen their social and emotional well-being. They are about to have their 3rd Annual Foto Awards which will be virtual again this year. And 100% of the proceeds goes back into their programming which for now focuses on the Central, South, and East Los Angeles regions of Los Angeles.
Cat Jimenez has worked at the intersection of photography, technology and culture as producer, programmer and curator for over 15 years. She currently serves as the Executive Producer of the Brand team at Lucid Motors and prior to her current post, held the role of Executive Producer for Imprint Projects, a creative agency. She is also the former Executive Director of the Lucie Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor masters photographers, discover and cultivate emerging photographic talent and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. Her passion is very obviously to help our photography community thrive and grow in all ways possible.