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Sandra Coan is an award-winning photographer, industry educator, and the best selling author of Crafting Your Ideal Light. She specializes in studio portraiture, artificial lighting, and fine art film photography. In addition to running her busy Seattle, Washington studio, Sandra Coan Photography, she also teaches photographers around the world how
to create a natural-looking light with strobes and flashes. She continues to inspire old and new photographers with her attention to detail and love for natural light photography.
In this episode…How does a teacher with thousands of dollars in student loans become an award-winning photographer and public speaker by pursuing her hobby as a side hustle? How does a small studio establish their brand without compromising their brand name or their quality? Sandra Coan, best selling author and passionate photographer, has established herself as an undeniable resource for those who are looking to hone their photography skills particularly for those who want to use natural light in their photos.
In this week's episode, Mitch Bowler talks to Sandra Coan, author of Crafting the Natural Light Look: The One-Light Approach to Creating Striking Portraits with a Strobe or Flash, about her journey from teacher to photographer. She also talks about how to build your brand and leave a distinguished impression amongst your clients, what natural light means and how to use it to capture incredible photos, and find out how her latest book can help you become better at photography. Stay Tuned.
PK 063: What makes Pixar so special to work for and how can you be a better storyteller? Noah Klocek gives us insights into how to be a better artist. PK 063: What makes Pixar so special to work for a
PK 062: From a call center to working on big budget films... Dane Hallet shows how attitude and personality can really open doors in your art career.
PK 061: How to kickstart your career after an extended break and why now is such an amazing time to be a creative.
PK 060: How do you change careers and become an artist? Matthew Griffin tells his story of how he successfully made the jump to becoming a full time artist.
PK 059: What does an established artist get from visiting the museum? Find out how Donato Giancola has continued to develop and find inspiration for his career.
PK 058: Learn how to time your applications so you can work on the projects that mean the most to you with Brian Blasiak.
PK 057: Want to break into a big name studio? Kelly Christophers tells us how she was able to work her way into a position at Weta - one of the world's best visual effects studios.
PK 056: How does an artist successfully change and evolve their style? That's what we're talking about in this interview with visual artist Dennis Brown.
PK 055: What to have a career as a fine artist? Jane Radstrom explains everything that you need to know to go from wherever you are at right now to getting your work shown in a professional gallery.
PK 054: Need to inject some life into your drawings? Learn how Jesse Aclin keeps his drawings quick, loose, and fresh while at the same time continuing to always push the boundaries of his creativity
PK 053: Learn the simple secret that one artist used to explore his creativity every single day for an entire year with James Cornette.
PK 052: Want to know how to support yourself as an artist? Oliver Wetter dives deep into the world of Patreon and how artists are using it to support their creative lifestyles.
PK 051: How to use collaboration as your secret weapon to advance in art and in life. Mat McCosker gives us the inside scoop on his collaborative workplace and why this is such a great way for creati
PK 050: We follow up with Derek Rodenbeck to hear how he's doing on his journey to transition from a comic book artist to starting his own clothing line.
PK 049: From creating your own style, to going to a top tier art school, and seeing the world through new eyes - we cover it all in this week's episode with concept artist Brandon Pike.
PK 048: Want to leave the studio and go freelance? Josh Viers talks about how he made the transition and is now running his own concept art business.
PK 047: How do you get your first job as a digital artist and what kind of opportunities are even out there? Morten Jaeger talks about the path that he took to work on feature film projects.
PK 046: Can you learn to produce top quality artwork when you live in a country that has less opportunities? Mohammad Hossein from Iran tells the story of how he learned and how he's working for some
PK 045: Ever wondered what it's like to work at top studios like Blizzard? Brandon Martynowicz talks about his experiences working on some of the games ever made.
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