He Shoots, He Draws Podcast

In this week's episode we speak to the founder of Logo Package Express , Michael Bruny-Groth. Michael is a graphic designer himself and we chat about his background and how he got to the point where making a product, an illustrator plugin to speed up the process of preparing a logo package to solve an existing problem, became his business and how helping other designers become better service provi...

In an episode that was like three versions of Doctor Who appearing in the same episode, we welcome back the co-originator and previous ex co-host of the podcast, Glyn Dewis, to chat about his world over the past 16 months, how he's used photography to keep sane during a house move and a pandemic. As ever, Glyn is always finding new things to do and we talk about how he's added new skills to his cr...

This week's guest is a designer I became aware of a few years ago and met him at Creative South Conference. Scott has carved a career in graphic design and education over recent years and has now estabished Studio Temporary as one of the leading design agencies in the design community. Scott is based in Atlanta and can be found at TheStudioTemporary.com.  Scott's website  Scott's Instagram Scott's...

Please welcome back, for the third time and the first guest to do so, our dear friend Joe McNally. Joe very kindly made time to chat about his last 12 months, hunkering down during the pandemic and finding ways to keep busy, sane and still working. Whenever you speak to Joe you can learn so much, one of the most hardworking and nicest guys in the industry, you can see why so many respect Joe and w...

This week we are joined by our good friend Brad Moore, a commercial photographer and videographer  based out of Nashville. Brad started young in the industry, his first two employers being Joe McNally and Scott Kelby no less. Brad really is one of the nicest guys in the industry, no big ego, just working hard and making influential friends along the way. Brad is still only 36, a newly married fath...

This week we are joined by Donald Page, the official Tennessee Titans chief photographer. We chat about the path to getting a huge role like that, the friends you make along the way and how to keep going through a pandemic in a football season. We both know Donald through KelbyOne and our next podcast guest, Brad Moore. More about Donald: WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TENNESSEE TITANS About Donald Donald Page...

We are back with an esteemed guest, Mr Bryan O'Neil Hughes, Director of Product Management & Partner Outreach at Adobe. Both Alan and myself have bumped into Bryan at many events over the past 10 years but this was the first time we all got to just chat. Bryan has spent 22 years at Adobe and we talk about his life, hobbies and how he came to be at Adobe and what he's up to today. We talk about car...

We have "Royalty" in the He Shoots, He Draws house! Welcome Victoria Bampton to the show, we've known Victoria since 2008 and this was the first time we actually spoke and what a joy it was to chat to her about her career as 'The Lightroom Queen' and her career in photography, but not as a photographer!  Lightroom Queen Website Join us over on social media @heshootshedraws   You can contact D...

I am genuinely thrilled to have Tony Harmer, AKA The Design Ninja, as our guest this week. Tony is one of our dearest friends, one of the most helpful and genuine people in this industry, he's a walking encyclopaedia of design knowledge and for the next 90 mins we just chat about design, life and our careers. The Design Ninja YouTube Tony on Twitter Tony on Instagram   Join us over on social media...

Way back in Feb 2018 He Shoots, He Draws was born. It started as a weekly podcast and in those 159 weeks, it’s published 150 episodes so the plan is kind of working. The show has been graced with some amazing guests, over 100 5 star reviews left on iTunes and a very loyal following listener base, a couple of thousand downloads away from 250,000 downloads from over 100 countries. To say they are bo...

This week our guest is the wonderful Kladi from PrintMySoul Studio. We chat about how the path to a career, let alone any kind of success, is paved with a lot of honest f*** ups, eating sh** and smiling while all that happens. Taking crappy jobs, taking chances and never giving up - something that so many do. Kladi tells us about her personal journey and she's only at the beginning!   Visit  www.i...

This weeks guest is our friend Scott Diussa , this guy has seriously been around the block, if that block is the coolest properties on a Monopoly board. From Disney, to Nikon to Tether Tools and a whole load of rock and roll in-between, Scott has experienced more in his career than a lot of people could ever imagine. Sit back and listen to Scott talk about how opportunity knocks when you least exp...

One of the best parts of having a podcast is getting to know good friends even better, in this instance our guest is someone we both admire and respect and have learnt from. Khara Plicanic is a self proclaimed 'Design Geek & Photoshop Nerd' but she's so much more than that, she's built a business and a brand and positioned herself as one of the "go to" people for design inspiration and instruction...

Welcome back to the first episode of 2021 and we kick off with our good friend and top music photographer, Adam Elmakias. We first met Adam at Photoshop World about 9 years ago, already establishing himself as a music photographer he went on to carve out a truly unique career, touring with bands, building a huge social following, creating a magazine and now a great new podcast. We chat about the u...

It's the final episode of 2020 - thank you for sticking with us! We have a quick round up of our 2020, our highlights, recommendations and things to look forward to in 2021. We hope you've enjoyed the podcast, we're enjoying recording, we have some great guests coming in 2021! Stay safe and Happy New Year! DAVE'S WEBSITE ALAN'S WEBSITE Join us over on social media @heshootshedraws   You can c...

This is the penultimate episode of 2020 and what better way than to end it with someone who has become a friend over the past year and also works for one of my favourite brands, Field Notes, Mr Bryan Bedell. Based out of Chicago, Field Notes brand have been going for about 14 years but Bryan has worked with Jim Coudal for much longer. We chat about Bryan's background as a designer, his Forensic De...

This week's podcast is an epic two parter! In the first I speak to Adam McDaniel, an artist himself who is also deep into a project honouring and documenting the life of movie poster artist Richard Amsel who sadly died in 1985 at the young age of 37. Richard, alongside Drew Struzan and John Alvin, was one of the great movie poster artists of his generation most known for his iconic Raiders of the...

As part 2 of the The Richard Amsel interview, I spoke with UK illustrator and previous guest of HSHD, Paul Shipper to discuss his experience and influence of Richard Amsel, helping Adam McDaniel with the documentary and also to see what Paul has been up to during lockdown. Paul's website Paul's instagram Join us over on social media @heshootshedraws   You can contact Dave at his website for l...

This week's episode was someone whose work I admire and he was recommended by a friend. Meet Jon Kutt AKA The High Road Design, an amazing artist who now specialises in Illustrator and Procreate. We chat about how the latest technology can be embraced to become a better and more flexible designer. Utilising the current software and hardware to give you more scope to be a better designer and get mo...

I first met this week's guest, amazing Dog Photographer Kaylee Greer, at Photoshop World, we were both newbie instructors. Kaylee is one of the most hard working and dedicated professionals in her specialist field. She's often imitated and you can see why, her style is unique and her reason for committing to dog photography is also admirable. She is a joy to interview and even more so as a friend....

This week's guest is a delightful young photographer, speaker, influencer and hard working creative powerhouse, New York based Elise Swopes. Elise has taken mobile creativity to a whole new place, having built a name for herself through hard work and persistence, we chat to Elise about her beginnings and how she has crafted her brand and abilities to become one of the brightest new influencers in...

In this special mini episode I talk to fellow Photoshop expert and creator of the Photoshop Virtual Summit >> bit.ly/DCSUMMITVIP , Dave Cross, who tells us all about his FREE event starting Mon 9 November thru Friday 13th November . The event is completely FREE FOR 48HRS , 20 instructors including myself, 40 classes and 30 hours of broadcast Photoshop content.   ***VIP pass gives access for lifeti...

THE PHOTOSHOP VIRTUAL SUMMIT - NOV 9-13 2020 FREE TICKETS AND VIP TICKETS HERE Dan Mumford Please join us for a chat with UK based Photoshop illustrator, Dan Mumford. Dan is a renowned artist and he's worked with the biggest movie franchises and the biggest bands, and continues to do so. I had a chat with Dan about the past year, his career and keeping ahead of the game when it comes to keeping cl...

In this extended episode both Dave and Alan talk about their Adobe Max experience, from an an instructor's viewpoint and both as attendees. We talk about our favourite bits, talks to watch, a couple of nuggets we learned, and overall we absolutely loved it. Given the circumstances Adobe did an amazing job especially that the whole event was free as well with on demand access for all classes for a...

We welcome back THE best Photoshop instructor on YouTube, Mr Jesús Ramirez from The Photoshop Training Channel. This is the second time we've had him on the show, we discuss more about how Jesús has been able to adopt TikTok as a platform to gain more eyes on his content and how he manages his online presence. It's a really informative episode. If you want to hear the first episode with him, the l...