The Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast
Arts:Visual Arts
Meet one of our clients. Rob Panting, Communications Officer for OxLEP (The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership) has been a commissioning client of ours for nearly decade - starting at the Hearing Dogs charity in 2011 and then with Affinity Trust, Bucks Care and his current employer, OxLEP.
I thought it would be interesting to ask him what he values when selecting (and retaining) suppliers such as photographers. Of course, the answer to that question is a useful insight (and the answer is NOT the quality of the photography!)
It was a pleasure to chat with someone who I really love working with and whose organisation really does value and use photography well - if you look at their website you'll see what I mean. Rob came to our studio to chat along with Leona Weston who is their star apprentice and she also chats a little about why she chose an apprenticeship rather than college or university.
Plenty of stuff in this interview if you want to run a successful photography business.
As usual, I asked our guest to recommend a book for our virtual library and Rob recommended two. There's enthusiasm for you.
The first is Coming Back To Me - the autobiography of Marcus Trescothick. This is a true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick’s brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.
The second is not a book but a magazine: Sports Illustrated. You'll have to listen to the interview to understand Rob's passion for sports photography. While I can't give a link to be able to download the one book, you can subscribe to the magazine (if you fancy)_ here.
Enjoy!
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EP93 It Doesn't Matter HOW You Do It!
EP92 We Are Human 'Beings', Not Human 'Doings' - An Interview With Trevor Long PhD
EP91 Happy New Year? Let's Hope So!
EP90 Why Do We Take Pictures Anyway?
EP89 Steering A Covid Course - Taking Control Of All That I Can
EP88 How Thinking Like A Musician Can Help Your Images
EP87 The More You Learn The Less You Know
EP86 Interview With Kate Nicolle, Relationship Counsellor
EP85 Fifteen Candidates, Seven Judges, Two Days Of Qualifications, One Podcast
EP84 - Critiques, Competitions & Qualifications: How DO You Get Useful Feedback?
EP83 Do You Have To Be An Extrovert To Be A Portrait Photographer?
EP82 Understanding Stops (More Importantly - Why It's Useful!)
EP81 Death By Diary
EP80 You Don't Get Something For Nothing
EP79 Interview With Andy Blake Of Kaleidoscope Framing
EP78 Coping With Covid As We Re-Boot The Business
EP77 All About Joy And A Bag Of Cooking Apples
EP76 Interview With Tom Catchesides From Light Blue Software
Ep.75 To Me, To You, Two Metres Or More
Ep.74 Get Your Portfolio Sorted (Now Is A Good Time!)
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