Clubhouse Conversation: Felicia Reed In the latest episode of the Portrait System Podcast: Clubhouse Edition, Kevin Conde and Ashleigh Taylor chat with Felicia Reed of Felicia Reed Photography in Austin, TX. Felicia has grown her business tremendously this past year. Last year at this time, she made $6,000 in a month, whereas this year, she […]
Episode 84: Carrie Roseman In Episode 84 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Carrie Roseman of Carrie Roseman Studios. Carrie focuses on boudoir, beauty, and branding photography. She considers herself an artist first and a business person second. Learning how to value herself – inside and out – and how to ask […]
Clubhouse Conversation: Matt Stagliano In the latest episode of the Portrait System Podcast: Clubhouse Edition, Kevin Conde and Ashleigh Taylor chat with Matt Stagliano of Stonetree Creative about mental health and business. Believe it or not, this confident and successful businessman has had a long struggle with body image and self-value. In this conversation, Matt […]
Episode 82: Bryce Chapman In Episode 82 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser chats with Bryce Chapman, an editorial and commercial photographer based in North Carolina. Bryce is an amazing artist who creates unique conceptual pictures that will definitely make you stop scrolling. During this episode, he takes us through his journey and tells […]
Episode 80: Jorge Suarez In Episode 80 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Jorge Suarez of Jorge Suarez Photography. Jorge began his career as a model and actor but found his true passion when he began working with black-and-white film photography with all its beautiful grain and artistic possibilities. Making friends and […]
Episode 79: Dan Kennedy In Episode 79 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser chats with Dan Kennedy about his career as a photographer – both of celebrities and for commercial enterprises – and as a mentor to photographers. Dan started his professional life as a runner for a local newspaper, taking photos of live […]
Episode 78: Regis and Kahran Bethencourt In Episode 78 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser chats with Regis and Kahran Bethencourt about their business CreativeSoul Photography. Regis and Kahran have a beautiful partnership that is grounded in their artistic and creative passions. They built their business doing a little bit of everything, but things […]
Episode 77: David Suh In Episode 77 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser talks with David Suh of David Suh Photography for a conversation about his wild success on TikTok. David started using TikTok just for fun while he was building his photography business these last few years. He quickly found out that through […]
Episode 76: Lenka Jones In Episode 76 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Lenka Jones of Lenka Jones Portraits in the UK. Lenka shares her career evolution – from being a young movie casting agent in Slovakia to finding a niche as a wedding photographer in the UK. She also describes […]
Episode 75: Pratik Naik In Episode 75 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser welcomes one of Sue Bryce Education’s featured instructors, the very talented Pratik Naik. In this episode, Pratik talks about his early interest in art and how he was sparked to pursue retouching by a desire to set new standards for beautiful […]