Meet inspiring creative people and learn about their careers. Read how top photographers, designers, creative directors, stylists, and other talented people got their start and hear their stories.
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From getting hated on for taking pictures of his friends in high school to starting a jewelry company out of his parent’s basement, Dan Folger is truly the definition of a self-made entrepreneur. Folger sits down with our co-founder, Matt Moloney, to tell us about his journey from working at a cheese factory to touring […]
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Montreal-born, blogger and influencer Lisa Homsy has always been interested in seeing the world for what it is. It all started when she went overseas for the first time and needed to update her family about her whereabouts – she started posting updates to her Instagram, and since then more and more people have gained […]
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From growing up in rural Ohio, watching VH1 and MTV before catching the bus, to living in Florida and working as a full time filmmaker, Kyle Loftus has had quite the journey to say the least. Today, I had the opportunity to sit down and pick apart expert filmmaker, Kyle Loftus’ brain, and peel back […]
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Traveling the world is one thing. Making a job out of it…. now that’s a whole other story. Greta Omoboni is an incredible blogger, business-woman, and world traveler with quite the travel experience. Originally born in Milano, Italy, Greta never seemed to feel the need to stay put – she wanted to see the world, […]
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After becoming a marine technologist, Erik Chistov (@erychist) decided to pick up a camera and start exploring. Ever since then, it’s been about seeing the world from a different perspective, in a new light. Erik’s in his living room at home in Iceland and I’m at my home desk in Boston, MA. Speaking with him […]
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Audio is a crucial element for creating memorable and professional content, especially if you are a podcaster or Vlogger. When it comes to conducting interviews you want to have a few mics to capture audio and as a backup, in case your main mic just so happens to underperform. With many different types of mics […]
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Lighting has been important since the beginning of motion pictures. Back in the day when people were recording on film, light exposure meant the difference of having a usable image or a completely black frame. A century later cameras are able to get an image from almost any lighting condition. Now it’s less about just […]
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In this Featured Photographer article we’ll be interviewing Chase Wolfe. Chase documents rappers and musicians around the world. Follow him on Instagram @prodwolfe901. 1. Tell us about your story and how you got started with photographing artists. I am a 19 year old photographer from Memphis, TN. I started loving photography when I was a […]
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When it comes to photographing luxury classic cars, you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone in a better position than Hemmels professional photographer Shawn Eastman. Hemmels entirely strips and rebuilds genuine 1950’s-70s iconic classic Mercedes-Benz cars – notably the 300SL, 280SL and 190SL models – to brand new condition for clients who are scattered all […]
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An interview with independent stylist Jess Mori of Toronto, Canada. Read about her career and journey, along with some awesome tips she has for stylists! Related: Why Stylists Are Important 1. Can you please introduce yourself, share some background, links to your social/web, and share more about where you live/work? I’m Jess Mori and I’m a […]
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