The Photo Banter
Alex Gagne
Podcast by Alex Gagne
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Apr 12, 2018 • 49min
Chad Griffith
On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Chad Griffith. Chad is a commercial & editorial photographer who has photographed everyone from Amy Poehler,J Cole,Bradley Cooper,and Gucci Mane to name a few. Chad has worked with clients such as Atlantic Records,Sports Illustrated,Nike,Interscope Records,and New Balance to name a few. In this interview I speak to Chad how he got into photography, his experience studying photography at RIT, breaking into the business, and I also some of his most memorable shoots over the course of his career. Chad was kind enough to welcome me into his studio to do this podcast which was a real pleasure and one I think you will enjoy. Thanks for listening and take care.
www.chadgriffith.com
Instagram - @Chad_Griffith

Apr 9, 2018 • 1h 13min
Andrew Hetherington
Andrew Hetherington - On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Andrew Hetherington. Andrew is an editorial and commercial photographer originally from Dublin,Ireland and now based in NYC . Andrew has photographed everyone from Jerry Seinfeld,Bill Clinton,Jimmy Fallon, and Conor Mcgregor to name a few. His work has appeared in publications such as GQ,WIRED,ESPN the Magazine,Travel & Leisure,and Rolling Stone to name a few. In this interview I speak to Andrew about how he got into photography , making the move from Dublin,Ireland to NYC to start a career in photography. We also get into how he honed his photographic style and approach that has allowed to work for a diverse group of clients. Andrew is someone who’s work i’ve followed for years so it was a real pleasure for me to sit down and talk with him about all his experience in the photo industry. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
www.ahetherington.com
Instagram - @andrew__hetherington

Apr 2, 2018 • 1h
Art Streiber
Art Streiber - On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Art Streiber. Art Streiber is one the leading entertainment and celebrity portrait photographers in the business. He has photographed everyone from Barack Obama, Steven Spielberg,Emma Watson,and Mark Zuckerberg to name a few. His work has appeared on the v covers of magazines such as WIRED,ESPN the magazine,Vanity Fair,and Fortune to name a few. Art’s work has also appeared on posters for movies such as Pineapple Express, The 40 year old virgin, and Knocked Up. In this interview I speak to Art about some of his early assignments, keys to managing a business , and how he approaches each assignment. Art is someone who i’ve looked up to for a long time so it was a true pleasure getting a chance to speak with him. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
Instagram - @ASPICTURES
www.artstreiber.com

Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 12min
Jeff Dunas
Jeff Dunas - On today's podcast I speak with photographer Jeff Dunas. Much of Jeff’s work has been focused on Documentary, Celebrity Portraits ,Nudes and street photography. Jeff has spent much of his career photographing celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, and BB King to name a few. Jeff is also the founder of the palm springs photo festival which is an annual photo festival that brings together some the industry’s top professionals as well as emerging and amateur photographers where they host portfolio reviews , seminars ,and networking events. Jeff is someone who has a true passion for photography and a wealth of knowledge so it was a true pleasure to get a chance to speak with him about his photography. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
www.dunas.com
www.palmspringsphotofestival.com

Mar 26, 2018 • 46min
Amy Wolff
on today’s podcast I speak with Amy Wolff who is the current Photo Director of Runner’s World and Bicycling magazines. In this interview I speak with Amy about how she got into photography and some of her experiences working at magazines such as Fortune,Photo District News,and AARP. Amy is someone who has a true passion for photography and is an active member in the photography community working with the Photoville festival and NYC Salt where she mentors young photographers. Be sure to check out Amy’s new website at www.amywolff.com I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
www.amywolff.com
Insta - @viewsfromthewolffden

Mar 19, 2018 • 1h 2min
Chris Crisman
Chris Crisman - On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Chris Crisman. Chris is a commercial / editorial photographer based in Philadelphia,PA and has worked with clients such as Pfizer,All State, Costco,Wells Fargo,and AOL to name a few. In this interview I speak to Chris about how he got into photography , some of his earlier assignments , personal projects ,and I also speak to Chris about his approach to motion work. Chis is a photographer who’s work i’ve followed for many years so it was a real pleasure to get a chance to speak with him about all his experience. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
http://crismanphoto.com

Mar 12, 2018 • 1h 3min
Dominic Disaia
On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dominic Disaia. Dominic is a commercial / editorial photographer based in Los Angeles,California. In this interview I speak to Dominic about how he got his start in the photography business assisting photographer Art Streiber and also how he broke off and started his own photography business. Dominic has worked with clients such as ESPN the Magazine, NIKE, NFL, and Bose to name a few. Dominic has photographed some of the biggest athletes in the world so it was a pleasure to get a chance to speak with him about his photographic approach and some of his most memorable assignments. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy.
http://www.dominicdisaia.com
Instagram @dominicdisaia

Mar 4, 2018 • 1h 13min
F Scott Schafer
F Scott Schafer - on today’s podcast I speak with photographer F Scott Schafer. Scott is a commercial and editorial photographer who’s has photographed everyone from Barack Obama, Lebron James,Mark Zuckerberg and has worked with clients such as HBO,MTV,SONOS,and Popular science magazine to name a few. In this interview I talked to Scott about how he got into photography, the keys to his longevity in this business, and I also speak to him about a recent personal project where he photographed prisoners in A california prison with life sentences without the possibility of parole.
http://www.fscottschafer.com

Mar 1, 2018 • 41min
Ingrid Adamow
Ingrid Adamow - On today’s podcast I speak with Ingrid Adamow. Ingrid has worked in the advertising business as an art producer at Arnold Worldwide in Boston,MA and currently works as a creative project manager at tech company LogMein. In this interview I speak to Ingrid about her experience producing ad campaign photo shoots for brands such as Jack Daniels, Century Link, and Santander Bank. Ingrid also speaks t o me about what she looks for when hiring a photographer and also I speak to her about her involovment with the Adhesive & CO networking group. I think photographers will enjoy this interview as it gives you a perspective of an art producer who hires photographers.
https://www.ingridadamow.me

Feb 26, 2018 • 1h
Tom Brenner
Tom Brenner - on today’s podcast I speak with photographer Tom Brenner. Tom Brenner is currently a contract photographer for The New York Times covering the White House and DC politics. In this interview I speak to Tom about how he got into photography, studying at RIT, and also I speak to him about his current job with the new york times covering the white house and DC politics. This was a really interesting interview with a great photojournalist! Thanks for listening and take care.
www.tombrenner.net
Instagram - @tom_brenner


