Recently I had the pleasure to visit my friends at FotoTV in Cologne (Germany) to conduct the last part of our tutorial-production-series “SMOOTH”: video interviews.
I was wondering what Marc Ludwig (FotoTV founder & producer) would come up with as I neither had a clue about the topics nor a preliminary.
Once in the studio, the first talking point turned out to be a very profound one that made me reflect quite a bit: “Dan, is being a Sexy Women Photographer a dream job?”
In the following interview I will grant you a look at different aspects of my job and also reveal some insights: the business part, the fun part – and the “being-under-pressure”-part.
Behind the Scenes: My trip to FotoTV Germany in Cologne
Tutorial “Women Photography: Style & Genre Blueprint”
Tutorial: ‘Women Photography – Create, Enhance & Improve Your Images The Easy Way’
9 Films. 138 Min Runtime. HD
Photographing Women: Your Comprehensive Portfolio-Building Blueprint. Starring Melisa Mendini.
Evolve your photography. Explore new styles. Enhance your portfolio. For the first time ever, Dan presents a completely revealing overview of 7 characterized looks. Each of these looks gets meticulously stripped down inside of the following three main categories: “Classic”, “Soft” and “Bold”. Based on a variation of setups, this tutorial series helps you to find the best strategy to purposefully build your imagery.
Hi Dan,
Great interview. Have you thought about doing artsy type pics like this – Brett Seeley? Combine nudity with athleticism…
https://www.google.com/search?q=brett+seeley&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=x0cWVZ-BFtOTNq3igrAE&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1164&bih=787
Or High end artistic glamour photography like Kai York… He gets a lot of fitness pro in the states. Nothing fancy just simple, poses with great lighting and composition. One of my favorites…
https://www.facebook.com/kai.yorkphotography?fref=ts
I just friended you on FB!!!!
Spence
Hi Spence, thanks a lot! B/W: thank you for your inputs – very nice style and ideas. I just (re)started my journey shooting b/w-nudes the “artsy” style. I will soon write & show about that here on my blog. I definitely will do more work in b/w from now on. Also there’s a project coming up I will join and develop with an very experienced and throughout talented, beautiful art nude model that have worked for Guido Argentini, Andreas Bitesnich, Amedeo M.Turello etc. Very excited about that! Fitness work on this level (style & commercial approach) is not much going… Read more »
Happy Easter to you!!
I have many friends. I’m sure I have a few in the Czech Republic..
Just FB me and let me know…
Hi Dan, Thank you very much for your courses, their GREAT! I also ordered 2 combos as well. They give a real insite of nude photography, I don’t know if I’ll get that Lucky chance but I know with your information in hand I’ll be well prepared. I Love the Smooth combo, but unfortunately I was not on my regular computer when I purchased it and downloaded it on my smartphone, my micro SD card went bad I cannot recover the videos, by the time I returned to my PC (I was on overseas on vacation ) the link expired.… Read more »
Hi Adam,
thanks a lot for your kind words! I am very happy you got/get your takes and insights. I would also like to thank you for supporting my products! This makes it possible to invest in new ones 🙂
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Thank you!
Dan
Good interview. The main point for me was the sentence: “Don’t look at it as being a hobby”. Many people starting a business forget about this and get frustrated because they have to do lots of things they don’t like.
To look at this work as “part of the final image” is a wise point of view.
Regards,
Frank
Hi Frank,
yeah, if one wants doing photography as a business, at least 50% of the job has (almost) nothing to do with photography itself. If one just hate to do the necessary business-grind I guess it’s better to conduct photography as a hobby.
Thanks & best,
Dan
Very cool interview Dan. I will say that I was surprised that you never mentioned submissions to any “men’s magazines,” nor pay sites of similar genre, as part of your income stream.
Hi Joe, thank you! And thanks for your observation. I must admit that I was very nervous (being in front of a cam) and not prepared as I did not know the topics. So I missed a few things… Income stream: Men’s magazines (few done under my name; a lot published under white label work) and I also forgot to mention the workshops I am conducting. What I am not working for are pay sites. There are several reasons (in no particular order): A) I am not producing bulk series; I am very selective. B) My style is different to… Read more »
Hi Dan,
Very interesting and informative interview. Does this type of photography affect your personal life and if it does then how?
Thank you
Hi Simon, thank for your question! A few facts first: writing this comment I am 43 yrs old, happily married to a Czech soprano singer, no kids around. I had never any relation or an affair with a model. My girlfriends have always been from outside the industry. And when it came to affairs (self-evidently before I was married): never fuck the factory. Let me divide my explanation into a private life part and a business one. Although these are closely connected the impacts/challenges are different… Private life: I was raised liberal (family of civil servants), I live in a… Read more »