Hit The Streets 172: Avenue Of Roses with Kevin Fletcher

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In this Episode…

This week my guest is Portland based cinematographer Kevin Fletcher. We talk about the life of a cinematographer and his still photography project based in Portland, OR titled Avenue of Roses.

BIO

Kevin Fletcher is an internationally recognized cinematographer and photographer. His motion narrative projects include the independent feature “Selfless” and the short films “Autopsy” and “The Manual”, which have played in numerous film festivals garnering multiple awards, including Best Cinematography. His award-winning commercial projects include work for clients such as Netflix, Audi, Stella Artois, Nike, Old Spice and Adidas, to name just a few. His photo series “Avenue of Roses” was the 1st place winner in the 2020 LensCulture Street Photography awards. “Coupe du Monde”, a series shot in Paris, was selected as a 2019 LensCulture Street Photography awards finalist, and is currently avail for viewing in the drawers at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon. At present, Fletcher has wrapped cinematography on a comedic film project titled “M*ther****er” and has embarked on his next photo series with the working title “American Anamorphosis” – a project which more directly ties his motion and still image making processes.

Kevin received his undergraduate degree from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR and received his MFA in Photography and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

LINKS

http://www.kevinfletcher.net/

Adidas commercial mentioned on the show: http://www.kevinfletcher.net/#/paris-film-adidas/

Hit The Streets 171: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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In this Episode…

Valérie and guest co-host Patrick La Roque answer listener questions:

@shawnbrezny: Do you have any recommendations for how you get into a “creative flow” when out shooting on the streets or anywhere else? Sometimes when I’m out it takes a while to realize what I’m seeing, interpreting or even feeling. Just looking for any tips or inspirations that have worked for you or others in the past.

@Frenchy_Val: Un photographe (français) dit que pour s'améliorer, il faut se mettre à la composition disant aussi qu'on ne cadre pas d'instinct. Des conseils pour s'améliorer ? (A photographer she follows says that the only way to improve is to study composition thoroughly, that one doesn’t frame by instinct. Tips?)

Guest Co-Host: Patrick La Roque

Patrick La Roque is a speaker, writer and professional photographer from Montreal, Canada. He is an official Fujifilm X-Photographer and founder of the KAGE COLLECTIVE, an international group specializing in visual storytelling and documentary work.

www.laroquephoto.com 

www.kagecollective.com

And the Winners Are…

The last challenge was Looking Up. Patrick selected two winners who will receive ebooks from Rockynook.com CONGRATS Neil and Markus!

Neil

Markus

New Photo Challenge

'Feet' or ‘Feet at 1/60th’ Listen to the tips in this episode and submit your entry in the comments below before November 12.

Book Pick

Blog post about Valerie’s Covid travel experience

Hit The Streets 170: Five Blocks From Home with James Maher

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valérie shares a conversation with New York City photographer James Maher.

BIO

James has lived in New York for his entire life. Like many Manhattanites, he is a terrible driver and cook, but he’s an excellent navigator. He has been practicing the art of street photography since he first picked up a camera, has worked as a portrait, studio, and documentary photographer in New York since 2005, is a certified New York photography tour and workshop guide, and is the author of The New York Photographer’s Travel Guide and The Essentials of Street Photography.

LINKS

https://www.jamesmaherphotography.com/

https://www.jamesmaherphotography.com/street_photography/5-blocks-from-home-contest-results/

Hit The Streets 169: YES WE DID with Lawrence Jackson

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valérie shares a conversation with Lawrence Jackson, one of the official White House photographers during the Obama presidency and author of YES WE DID, Photos and behind the scenes stories celebrating our first African American President.

BIO

I’m a D.C. based photographer who covers news, events, editorial, portrait and lifestyle photography.

My career has taken me from the small town fairs of rural Virginia to meetings in the Oval Office of the White House and beyond.  I love that photography has the power to inform, inspire and evoke emotion- sometimes all three things happen in one picture.

 There’s always a chance to capture something different when picking up a camera. Whether it’s through work assignment or just spending time with my family. Photography helps us to appreciate the moment so that it will resonate with us a little bit longer.

LINKS

http://www.jacksonimages.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jackimages/

Hit The Streets 168: In-Depth with Chris Smith

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valérie talks with Chris Smith, the founder of the Out of Chicago Conference. They discuss the challenges of organizing such events as well as the exciting up coming In-Depth online conference.

LINKS

https://www.outofchicago.com/in-depth/

Don’t forget to enter JARDIN at check out to receive $50 off the tuition.

Hit The Streets 167: The Dads Project with Antoine Didienne

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valerie talks with San Diego based photographer Antoine Didienne. They discuss his Dads Project and much more. Enjoy!

BIO

Antoine is a French/American wedding, family, and studio documentary photographer located in San Diego, CA. Whether he shoots on location or in the studio, it is always about people and telling their stories. Antoine is currently working on a long term studio portrait project about fatherhood and love. Being the son of a somewhat absent father and as a father himself of 2 girls, Antoine wanted to explore what it means to be a father in all of its beautiful diaspora.

LINKS

http://www.147photos.com

http://www.antoinedidiennephoto.com

Facebook: @147photos

Instagram: @didio_town

Hit The Streets 166: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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In this Episode…

Valérie and guest co-host Debby Cole answer listener questions:

@steph_made_it: How do you stay motivated to go out and shoot with everything going on right now? How often do you go out and shoot recently?

@jsollows: How are you managing street photography in our socially distant world?

@muratoi: How are street photographers adapting under lockdown? Are you still shooting in City locations or are you finding alternatives in sub-urban or urban settings?

Guest Co-Host: Debby Cole

Deborah is a photographer, speaker and writer. With graduate degrees from Texas A&M University and Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, she has over 35 years of success as an organizational leader, author and inspirational speaker.  

Whether growing her business to the top 25 list in the US in her industry, serving on boards or using her photography, writing and speaking to inspire and educate, Deborah is on a mission to tell the story of the beauty of the essential self. She has shown work in galleries in Austin (Cloud Tree, Seton Cove, Old Bakery) and Houston (Texas Photographic Society) and was recently named Photographer of the Year by the North Austin Photographic Society. She currently writes and provides images for Street Photography Magazine and Neighbors Magazine.

Her most recent book, Letting Go, was launched in 2020 and describes the road from corporate leader to writer/photographer. She is currently working on a second book of photography and stories highlighting women who have launched second careers and businesses.

Links

Website: https://www.deborahcolephotography.com/

And the Winners Are…

The last challenge was Confinement Days. Debby and Valerie selected two winners who will receive soft release button from AFShoot and two runner-ups who will receive ebooks from Rockynook.com CONGRATS!

First prizes:

Elizabeth Gray: https://photographybyelizabethgray.com/covid-diaries-week-seven-and-a-bit/

Valerie Vaillant: https://www.instagram.com/frenchy_val_/ (see April entries)

Runner-ups:

Matthew Gordon: https://www.matthewgordon.co.uk/lockdown-stories

Chris McSherry: https://www.chrismcsherryphotography.com/personal-projects

New Photo Challenge

'LOOKING UP' Listen to the tips in this episode and submit your entry in the comments below before Sept.3.

Book Pick

Hit The Streets 165: Photo Sensei with Chris Marquardt

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valerie and Chris talk about travel, living a creative live, adaptation, online teaching and more!

BIO

As an author and podcaster, Chris helps you become a better photographer. As a photographer and coach, Chris Marquardt takes interesting people to the end of the world. As a consultant, he teaches businesses how to increase their visual impact. And as an author, Chris does some deep dives into wide angle, tilt-shift and film photography.

LINKS

Photo Sensei: https://sensei.photo/index.html

Tours: https://discoverthetopfloor.com/ 

Podcasts: https://chrismarquardt.com/podcasts

Books: https://chrismarquardt.com/books

Hit The Streets 164: Quarantine in Queens with Neil Kramer

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IN THIS EPISODE…

This week my guest is Neil Kramer. We talk about his very touching self portrait/documentary project in which he included his ex-wife and his mother, all sharing a small apartment in Queens during the lockdown.

BIO

Neil Kramer is a New York-born photographer based in Queens, New York.  His passion for storytelling brought him to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at USC Film School, and he worked in Los Angeles for many years in writing and script development.  When he returned to his hometown of New York, he became active in street photography.  Through an unusual conversion of events, Neil recently found himself in a a pandemic lockdown with both his mother and his ex-wife, and has been using photography as a way of personal expression, using staged scenarios to recreate actual events, much like in a movie. 

LINKS

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/neilochka
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neil.kramer
Portfolio:  neilkramerphotography.com

Hit The Streets 163: Lockdown 2020 with Peter McConnochie

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IN THIS EPISODE…

This week my guest is Peter McConnochie, AKA. Urban Scot. We talk about his confinement project Lockdown 2020 and much more!

BIO

Peter is a Scottish-born photographer based in Nottingham, East Midlands. His passion for photography started as a teenager when his father bought him his first 35mm SLR camera. Since 2011 he has dedicated his time to documenting street scenes and making portraits of strangers using the medium of urban portraiture to explore cities through the people who live, work and travel there.  

Since 2013 Peter has been known as the Urban Scot and ran a successful wedding and portrait photography business. 

He now works in local government education services, is married with 4 children and actively involved in his local community but continues to document the streets and people he meets both locally and worldwide.

LINKS

Instagram: instagram.com/urbanscot 

Website: www.urbanscot.co.uk 

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/dougliz/