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Evan Tanaka is a Los Angeles based product photographer who has had a meteoric rise in success since starting his photography studio. Tanaka didn't set out initially to be a photographer but picked up the craft when starting his own athleisure brand. He was teaching himself how to take photos and received his first job even though it was not paid. Tanaka goes on to discuss his creative journey and what form of education he found helpful to learn photography. Working with brands like White Claw, Liquid IV, Cupcake Wines, and One Plus. Today Evan talks about being open to creative ideas that fulfill you as an artist as well as capturing images the client needs. Tanaka has no mentor and hasn't experienced formal education in photography, but through self-teaching has become well-versed with producing amazing results in simple setups.The Big Ideas:Start with small stepsLearn by solving problemsYou are in control of the final imageBe flexible with clientsStart shooting with what you haveGet it right in cameraGet all the details firstErr on the side of making the client happyExperiment and try new thingsShoot more to get betterTime Stamps00:03:00 Learn photography through trial and error.00:06:09 Learn by solving problems.00:16:48 Have control and be creative.00:17:03 Explore creative ideas with brands.00:27:59 Start with camera, subject, shoot.00:33:01 Get it right in camera.00:37:03 Get all the details first.00:43:59 Err on the side of making clients happy.00:47:39 Experiment and take risks.00:53:45 Shoot more to improve.Resources:Los Angeles based Product Photographer Even Tanakas websiteFollow Evan on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunitySign up for your free CloudSpot account to deliver beautiful images galleries todayFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/ Get Back your Family Time and Start Building Your Dream Photography Business for FREE with CloudSpot Studio.And get my Wedding and Portrait Contract and Questionnaires, at no cost!Sign up now at http://deliverphotos.com/Connect with the Beginner Photography Podcast! Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Send in your Photo Questions to get answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
