Office Hours - A creative persons podcast

EP 033 - Camera guru is a real job?! A chat with Anthony Philip Festa.

Wonder if it's possible to build a career being a camera know-it-all? (spoilers - you can) In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with NYC based photographer, Anthony Festa, and how his love of the art, gear, and process has fueled his tenured career as a digital technician, Capture One trainer, and photographer. Like the podcast? Give it a like and share with a friend! Connect with the office hours team on social! @ashtonstan @Davidpatino Show Music ”East Side Bar” by Josh Woodward.

EP 032 - Macro impact on a Micro Scale: an interview with Kavi Vu of “Wake Up Atlanta”

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with Atlanta based content creator, Kavi Vu. Kavi, along with her friend and creative partner Phi Nguyen, are the minds behind “Wake Up Atlanta”, a web series created with the goal to increase civic engagement among Georgia’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community. What started out as a side project to help improve voter turnout in the AAPI community has become a multi-season endeavor that has tackled topics like mayoral elections, transportation referendums, and the 2020 Census. With over a 100 thousand views and an appearance on NPR the “Wake Up Atlanta” team is far from finished with their mission. Listen along as Kavi walks us through the beginnings of the show, growing that audience, and using her talents to serve the greater good, Like the podcast? Give it a like and share with a friend! Connect with the office hours team on social! @ashtonstan @Davidpatino Show Music ”East Side Bar” by Josh Woodward.

EP 031 - A Career in Problem Solving: a chat with Director of Production, Scott Hartman

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with filmmaker Scott Hartman. Listen along as we: Dive into Scott‘s career path from on-air broadcast journalist to commercial filmmaker and Director of Production for a marketing and communications agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Chat through scaling a production from one-man band to full-tilt team. Discuss sources of inspiration for the long-haul creative career. Like the podcast? Give it a like and share with a friend! Connect with the office hours team on social! @Davidpatino @ashtonstan Show Music ”East Side Bar” by Josh Woodward.

EP 030 - Purpose Driving Creative: a chat with Kenny Morgan of Counsel Creative

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino sit down with Kenny Morgan, Co-founder of Counsel Creative, a branding agency based in Chattanooga, TN. What happens when you place your personal purpose at the center of your creative business? Listen in as Kenny talks through his journey from working on the Warped Tour to leading a creative agency. Like the podcast? Give it a like and share with a friend! Connect with the office hours team on social! @Davidpatino @ashtonstan Show Music ”East Side Bar” by Josh Woodward.

EP 029 - So you're ready to make the jump? Let's talk it through.

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino are in Waterbury, CT and chat with photographer (and David's first assistant), Justin Krompier. Listen in as we talk with Justin about his leap from a 9-5 job into the beginnings of his professional photography career. The photographers go around the table and share battle stories from the trenches of the artist career path and talk about the ins and the outs of what it takes to make the leap and how we manage to stay invested in the craft through the ups and downs. It's the best (and only) episode recorded from a fancy business hotel suite and fueled by terrible free champagne! Like the podcast? Give it a like and share with a friend! Connect with the office hours team on social! @Davidpatino @ashtonstan Show Music ”East Side Bar” by Josh Woodward.