#47 - Catch Up

An episode on all your write in questions. From how to give constructive feedback to crew to working in house to getting more budget from clients and much more.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Ren & Jenn have an impromptu catch up on what they've been up to lately. Bidding, Shooting, Workers Comp - this is a true peek into how they catch up on a regular basis.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Jennifer takes us through a full breakdown of an advertising shoot she did, from initial inquiry, bidding, pre-production, and the final shoot, and her takeaways.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Cheyenne is a Los Angeles based lifestyle and advertising photographer with a dynamic and wide-ranging career. She began as a stuntwoman, assisted legends like Irving Penn, and went on to build a thriving advertising career as well as becoming a published author.We discuss lessons from assisting top photographers, growing up in a stunt family, and balancing dual careers. Cheyenne also shares how she and her creative partners brought their cookbook Coastal to life—from pitch to publication.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

In this episode, we take a call from a listener who's grappling with how to educate clients on budget and usage—two topics that can be tricky but are crucial for a smooth creative process. Their question sparks a broader conversation as we dive into our own experiences navigating these conversations with clients, from explaining licensing to setting realistic expectations around deliverables.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Ever wonder what a food stylist does on set or how to work with one? We chat with Marian Cooper Cairns, LA based food stylist about her side of the industry, what her role entails, and how she works with photographers and producers as an integral part of the team.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Our chat with Dawn Heuman continues the conversation of investing in yourself. Dawn breaks down how the test shoots she’s put on have impacted her career. We chat about how she's created successful shoots of different size and what exactly goes into them, including hard numbers.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

What does investing in a photo business look like and how does it pay off? We talk about basic initial investments like website or gear, all the way up to funding your own personal projects.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

New Year New Season! Ren and Jennifer are back, kicking off the season with a catch up on how 2024 went, goals for the new year, feelings about the state of the industry, and just general shop talk.---Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠---Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

Gabriela Herman discusses the importance of creating personal work, how it has opened numerous opportunities for her, and how she balances being a mom in this industry. --- Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast. Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ --- Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠