The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women

Tune into my chat with Lifestyle photographer, ChrissyLynn . Creating lifestyle narratives for fashion, technology, wellness and education companies, her images are used in advertising and editorial campaigns, websites, marketing collateral, trade show and in-store print displays and fashion catalogs. She has an amazingly graceful demeanor coupled with her creative drive - making her an awesome fi...

Tune in to listen to my chat with JP - Jennifer Perlmutter from Found Artists . For those of you who don't know this lady - you must listen in. Her energy, knowledge and sense of humor all make her a person you wish you knew. And her role with Found Artists has given her the job of being an advocate to hundreds of artists. Her marketing expertise along with her background of being an agent al...

This is one of my favorite episodes of the season. Kendra Aronson and I spoke in the height of the corona virus but her energy and story of how she wrote, photographed, styled and published her own cookbook lifted my spirits greatly. This woman is a power house and when she gets an idea, nothing stands in her way to make it happen.  Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider...

Tune in to hear my chat with CA illustrator - Lisa Burford . Her career path from graphic design, to illustration is inspiring. Her sunny disposition and passion for following her dreams is infectious. And her next project is working on a new graphic for Focus on Women! Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider Lens, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here...

Tune in to hear my chat with photographer, Sari Blum . She is a bay area photographer specializing in lifestyle, portraits and more, her passion to tell a story led her to starting  The Wandering Portrait Bus .  An amazing vehicle and more that has allowed her to continue to work and document the times during COVID  and help people continue to capture their lives to share with their loved ones and...

Tune in to hear my chat with San Francisco's amazing Hair and Makeup Stylist - Nellie Muganda. Nellie has done hair, make-up and wardrobe for models and TV Commercials, some of her work has been featured in fashion spreads, magazine, album covers, catalogues and on TV. Her journey from Tanzania to the US and then to her career is a fantastic story. I loved our chat and hope you will too. Supp...

Tune in to our 2nd episode of Season Three with the funny and talented pet photographer, Ellen Shershow. Ellen and I could have spent the whole time gushing over dogs and their amazing human qualities and how they are the best thing for our spirits, more so than people for sure - and we definitely did do that - but we also learned how she found her calling and why she sticks to it no matter what....

Tune in to hear my chat with Amy V. Cooper - photo consultant extraordinaire! Amy has a great story starting in fashion, then pivoting to photography. From art buyer for MTV and ad agencies to then starting her own photography agency which was the first to have an all female roster. She also launched Diversify the Lens an organization similar to ours, helping women to find mentorship, addressing d...

Tune into my chat with Carmel Bergholz. She is an awesome Producer with a decade of experience and we had a great chat about what it will look like to come back to set and how to decide when it's a good time to do so too. You can find her on instagram @carmelproduces . Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider Lens, you can review sponsorship and contribution options h...

Tune into my chat with one very talented lady, Tracie Davis . Tracie is a graduate from RISD, who then went to London to study historical and contemporary photography at the University of Manchester. She has interned at the Guggenheim and The Met and at one point immersed herself in the arena of Iranian photography and Islamic Feminism. Our conversation is a good one! Support the show If you would...

Tune in to hear my conversation with Ginny Erickson of Erickson Surfaces . Ginny is a mother of two who found her passion in crafting surfaces could actually become a career and one that she now loves dearly. Her enthusiasm for the craft is so infectious and how she became a surface maker during a down turned economy is an uplifting story! Support the show If you would like to get involved with Th...

Tune into Traci's chat with Jennifer Duda - founder of Swim and Tennis Club , and get some inside tips from an awesome photo consultant/agent/marketing expert. She has a great story of her path from working as a producer for a photographer, than at an artist agency,  to then going out on her own. One of her best pieces of advice is "Be Inspiring!" - listen in to hear all her other i...

Tune into my chat with Sonia Reynolds, she is a firecracker! A writer, filmmaker, coach and so much more whose motto of "JFDI" (just f-cking do it) makes perfect sense for this unprecedented time we are in. Her maturity and wisdom go well beyond her actual age and I found her to be such an inspiration to all women creatives, I hope you will agree!  Support the show If you would like to g...

Tune into my chat with Emily Choi, also known as The Alpine Stylist. She is a not only a wardrobe stylist, but also does props too and specializes in outdoor, automotive, home decor, and fashion with over 10 years in the industry.  She is based in Colorado, of course! We talked at the beginning of COVID19 about what she was doing to keep creative and how to connect with her industry for community....

Leah Fasten, is a lifestyle and portrait photographer based outside of Boston. She has had many amazing positions thanks to her persistance and even landed a job by walking into the office and interviewing to be an inhouse shooter without yet really having honed the craft. Her style of showcasing lifestyle for real - meaning, not hiding the messiness, or imperfectness of the day to day - being aut...

Connie Conway is a force to be reckoned with - starting her career as a photographer and working with A and M records and then deciding that wasn't the path, she started her production company. Fortunate to have been paired up with the awesome photographer, Hunter Freeman for the last 20 years, she has created quite an awesome little gig for herself. And she keeps her creative juices flowing...

Welcome to our second season! Starting it off with an interview of our co-founder, Mary Dail who is also the founder of Big Leo Productions . Mary tells us about her journey from working at Martha Stewart Living to running her own agency, and we talk about the industry and what it's like to be reps. Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider Lens, you can review sponsor...

Born and raised in London, British photographer Nathalie Gordon shoots Beauty and Lifestyle and is now based in Sunny Los Angeles. Her bright colors and high-sheen style of imagery represents her amazingly bright and modern attitude too. Tune in to hear her amazing journey that landed her in CA. Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider Lens, you can review sponsorship and...

This episode is with a good friend and colleague Betsy Davison. Betsy and her husband founded the awesome platform known as Space for Arts . Space for Arts connects photo and video production professionals with available studio spaces around the world. Making the task of finding and booking the right studio for the job seamless and easy. Support the show If you would like to get involved with The...

Jaimie Thrower is an LGBTQ photographer who found her voice through photography. She founded Studio XIII ( thirteen ) which was born out of the idea that she wanted to use her photography to support her LGBTQ community by honoring and sharing thier love stories with the world. She is based in Portland Oregon and she shared her story here. To see her work please log in here. Her instagram handle is...

Natasha is a Travel, Food & Lifestyle Photographer based in Los Angeles. Her journey to photography started with internship through art school at a production company where she became interested in motion and photography.  To see her work log in at http://www.bynatasha.net/ or follow her on instagram @talktonatasha Support the show If you would like to get involved with The Wider Lens, you can...

After earning a degree in photography from Columbia College Chicago, Hannah Soto worked with an in-house production team and found her jam in becoming a freelance producer. She then took that experience and with her unique perspective and natural tendencies toward leadership created her own company with a new approach called Grey House Productions. Our talk is about her journey and what she is wor...

Originally from Michigan and now resides in Berkeley, CA. Smeeta journey brought her to Berkeley California. Her photography began to really come to the forefront when she had her first child. The camera became her outlet and with encouragement from her network and the surprise gift from her husband, her confidence grew. Come listen as she tells you about her incredible journey into photography an...

Filiz Rezvan is an amazing producer, writer and director based in San Francisco. She is also the co-founder of Zedafilms.com which has produced award-winning short films as well as commercial print and video work for clients that include the Golden State Warriors, Logitech, BioMarin and Hulu. We talk about her journey and the wonderful people who have led her to where she is now and more.  You can...

Owl Eye Media is an award-winning film and video production company founded in 2012. These ladies have a combined experience of 30 years in the network television and advertising industries. They specialize in marketing and branding videos with a strong focus on storytelling. Their clients range from broadcast networks to corporate clients. Check them out at https://www.owleyemedia.com/ Support th...