The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Nancy Lehrer sets out to capture daily life and interactions. These life events are sometimes celebratory but more often commonplace. They are made up of simple conversations and actions – calling out from a balcony, telling a secret, praying, or just engaging with the neighbors on a warm afternoon. She is an observer, seeking to find and record a bit of culture and community. Nancy Lehrer has been using photography to capture her unique world-view for most of her life. Her earliest photojournalist recognition came at a summer camp at the young age of 10 where, armed with her father’s Kodak Brownie camera, she earned the position of camp-photographer documenting the summer’s activities. Although she holds Masters degrees in Music and Computer Science, she has always held on to her passion for photography. She has studied photography from several American photography masters including Jay Maisel, Sam Abell, and Gerd Ludwig. She has received several local awards and lectures on photography in the Ventura County area. Resources:   http://inancy.wordpress.com   http://www.jonasbendiksen.com   Learn to master your digital camera with the TCF Photo Essentials E-Book.    http://www.jonasbendiksen.com

Karen Hutton has worked as an actress, a horse trainer, a voice over artist as well as a photographer. Her versatility revolves around her passion for telling stories.  Her life-long love for photography has always been part of her life, but in recent years she has created her own personal space in the photographic community, helping to inspire others with her work and generosity.  Her work is driven by a passion for light. As she says, ‘Life is Light isn’t a tagline. It’s me’.  Resources http://www.karenhuttonphotography.com   http://blog.karenhutton.com   http://guytal.com/gtp/index.jsp   http://www.difrusciaphotography.com   http://www.stuckincustoms.com   http://the-candid-frame-store.myshopify.com   info@thecandidframe.com

David duChemin is an assignment photographer based in Vancouver. He has extensive international assignment experience on six continents. David duChemin’s idealism doesn’t seem to be fading any. In fact it looks like it’s settling in for the long haul. He still wants to use his powers for good (and not for evil); he still wants to save the world and be a resource to others who would do the same. As such, his main client work is serving the international NGO community.   Resources:   http://davidduchemin.com   http://craftandvision.com   http://www.jaymaisel.com   http://the-candid-frame-store.myshopify.com/collections/all

Frederick Van Johnson is the host of the very popular podcast, This Week in Photo, also known as TWiP. It is a show where he and a few other photographers, or other industry professionals get together to discuss what has been happening over the past week in the world of technology, politics, art and science as they apply to photography. TWiP is a free show that is recorded weekly using Google+ Hangouts.  He is also an accomplished photographer, marketer, public speaker and producer. He has specialized as a photography and marketing coach. As the founder of Mediabytes, he shares his knowledge of marketing with photographers and creative professionals.    Resources:   http://frederickvan.com   http://thisweekinphoto.com   http://www.reneerobynphotography.com   http://www.karenhuttonphotography.com   http://the-candid-frame-store.myshopify.com/products/the-candid-frame-photo-essentials-ebook-video   http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/   info@thecandidframe.com

Jeff Rojas is an American Photographer based in New York City. After a stint working in corporate America, he left to pursue his passion for photography full time. Now his primary body of work includes Portrait and Fashion Photography, although he’s directed misc. fashion films and commercials. Rojas also frequents as a photography instructor and has taught on various photographic platforms including: CreativeLIVE, WPPI, PhotoPlus Expo, Gulf Photo Plus and APA. Resources:   http://www.sajorffej.com   http://www.billy-kidd.com   http://www.lindsayadlerphotography.com/#!/index   https://www.creativelive.com/courses/mens-portrait-photography-jeff-rojas   http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe   info@thecandidframe.com   http://www.squarespace.com/stories?channel=podcast&subchannel=candidframe&source=candidframe   http://www.lynda.com/promo/trial/Default.aspx?lpk35=5859&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=candidframe&utm_campaign=vanity

Jamel Shabazz has been documenting the ‘Urban Life’ for over 30 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he picked up his first camera at the age of 15 and proceeded to record the world around him. Jamel has drawn inspiration from the great James Van Der Zee, Gordon Parks, Robert Capa, Chester Higgins and Eli Reed.  He is the author of 3 monographs, ‘Back in the Days’, ‘The Last Sunday in June’ and ‘A Time Before Crack, Jamel is presently working on his fourth book, entitled ‘The 90’s'. Jamel is dedicated to mentoring youth, both in the field of photography and career planning. Shabazz is a volunteer with the Rush Arts Philanthroicp Foundation, which is an organization that is geared toward exposing inner city youth to the arts.   Resources:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamel-Shabazz/16841597946   http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535UHJ   https://www.flickr.com/groups/thecandidframe/

Corwin Hiebert is a management and marketing consultant to creative entrepreneurs (like world-renowned photographer and best-selling author David duChemin). He is the author of the  book Living the Dream: Putting Your Creativity to Work [and Getting Paid] and he's the business development instructor at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts. His company is called Taendem Agency. He doesn't blog, he delivers. He has released the Business Action Planner, a 300+ page PDF, which walks photographers through the process of creating a successful photographic business.    Resources:   http://corwinhiebert.com   http://www.businessactionplanner.com   http://www.davedelnea.com   http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe   info@thecandidframe.com

Hugo Passarello Luna is a photographer and a multimedia journalist. His "Unexpected Photo Essay on Cortazar, his readers and Paris" was exhibited in several locations in Paris and was mentioned by media all over Latin America. The story is a series of portraits taken in Paris of friends and readers of Argentine writer, Jorge Cortazar. The project seeks to create a hopscotch of images that weaves together the personal stories of participants with Cortazar and Paris. Each of the participants had to choose a passage of the book Hopscotch that mentions a place in Paris. Passarello then photographed them in the chosen site and asked them to briefly explain why they preferred it over others. He transforms the traditional photo essay into a participative and playful project, where the people portrayed and the audience get to write and rewrite the story by playing around with the images.   Resources:   http://www.hugopassarello.com/   http://www.hugopassarello.com/blog/   http://www.marcoslopez.com/   http://www.juliafullerton-batten.com/   http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/   info@thecandidframe.com

Ryan Muirhead is a portrait and fashion photographer who has created a unique and consistent body of work that is born as a normal extension of his life. As dedicated shooter of film, his photographs that take full advantage of the medium for a distinctive and very personal look.  He was one of a trio of photographers that were profiled in the Film web-series, which was one of the best produce series revolving around photography. It helped to create a greater awareness of Ryan's work as well provide him some important opportunities that have helped transform his career.   Resources:   http://ryanmuirhead.com/   http://ryanmuirhead.com/journal   http://www.avedonfoundation.org/   http://www.maryellenmark.com/   www.thecandidframe.com   info@thecandidframe.com

Kevin Mullins is a Wiltshire wedding photographer who practices a black and white documentary photography style. Since 2007, he has developed a successful business based on a clear vision of his personal approach to photography. He is busy photographing weddings in the United Kingdom and abroad. Kevin’s photography has earned him numerous awards including honors from The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP), Society of Wedding Portrait Photographers and the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association. He is also an in-demand speaker as well as conducts workshops on wedding photojournalism.    Resources:   https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk/    https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk/the-wedding-blog/   http://www.jamesravilious.com/   http://www.ssreg.com/juliadean/classes/classes.asp?courseid=22433&catid=3281   http://valeriejardinphotography.com/los-angeles-photo-workshop/