In this A&T Talks episode, New York-based filmmaker and educator Jason Guzman joins us to talk about inbound marketing and how to win clients and customers using a variety of marketing strategies. His media production company Flywheel Film is deploying their full range video production services to help businesses better tell visually compelling stories.
Read MoreIn this A&T Talks episode, photographer, filmmaker, and writer Sean Tucker joins us to talk about his new book The Meaning in the Making. It is his creative philosophy focused on helping creatives find their voice, discover their message, maintain inspiration, and stay mentally healthy and motivated as creators.
Read MoreIn this A&T Talks episode, we conclude our conversation with photojournalist and documentary producer Spike Johnson. To hear more about how to become a well-rounded freelance photographer, be sure to listen to the previous two episodes. In this episode, Spike offer some insights on different methods of pricing your work, he gives an overview of things to look for when handling contracts, and he shares the raw purpose behind his work that might help you define yours.
Read MoreIn this A&T Talks episode, we continue our conversation with photojournalist and documentary producer Spike Johnson. This is the second installation of the 3-part series on how to become a well-rounded freelance photographer. In this episode, Spike breaks down how photographers can find media contacts, how to write and formulate a winning pitch to editors, and finally how to sell your work. The key lesson: Pitching is based on the principle of supply & demand: If you have something that photo editors want, they'll read your pitch.
Read MoreIn this A&T Talks episode, we're featuring our conversation with photojournalist and documentary producer Spike Johnson. It's the first of a 3-part series on how to become a well-rounded freelancer. In this first episode, Spike talks about how photographers, documentary writers, and videographers can get access to stories worth telling and sharing with the rest of the world. The key lesson: gaining access is difficult... FIND A WAY!
Read MoreDeandre Jamaal is a Virginia-based visual artist and creative. His presence online is minimal but filled with purpose when he does offer a look into what he is thinking about, seeing, and interpreting across various mediums. In this conversation, Deandre talks about creativity, the process of making meaningful work, his personal aspirations and how they are guided by masterful works such as American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" album.
Read MoreNolwen Cifuentes is a photographer and director based in Los Angeles, California. Her clients include Billboard, Netflix, Rolling Stone, and TIME magazine. She is the founder of "Don't Be A Starving Artist", a quickly growing educational resource providing financial advice and insights for freelance creatives from her personal journey and experience. In this episode, we talk about ramping up into a full time practice as a photographer, building a formidable business as a freelancer, and how to avoid financial struggles as an artist.
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