24: Art Streiber What It Takes To Become A World Class Photographer
b'"My workflow is: The answer is, \'Yes.\' Now what\'s the question?"\\n- Art Streiber\\nHey guys, welcome back to ONKEN RADIO, the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It\\u2019s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I\\u2019m so glad you\\u2019re joining me on this journey!\\n\\nWhat does it take to get to the top of your field? No matter what creative area you work in, you\\u2019ve got to have a certain amount of talent, but that\\u2019s not enough to make it to the level of someone like my guest today. What are the other pieces of the puzzle that have to come together for you to be a successful creative entrepreneur?\\n\\nWorld-renowned portrait photographer Art Streiber has a few ideas on this subject. For more than 20 years now, he has been building a massive reputation. He\\u2019s one of the most talented photographers in the business, but he\\u2019s also a true leader. His years of experience have given him an enormous well of wisdom, and he\\u2019s generously agreed to sit down and share some of it with me today.\\n\\u201c... If you pick up a magazine \\u2026 and you\\u2019re leafing through it, you stop for one of three reasons. Either the photograph has just drawn you in, or, two, the word \\u2018sex\\u2019 is in the headline, or, three, this subject directly resonates with you for some reason. \\u2026 So the photography carries a lot of responsibility. It\\u2019s our job as \\u2026 photographers to grab the viewer and draw them in \\u2026 with imagery that makes you stop and say, \\u2018Wow, that is cool!\\u2019\\u201d\\n- Art Streiber\\nArt Streiber understands how important it is to tell a story with your art. He also understands how to create an organized business that facilitates the creative process. Let\\u2019s dive into this interview to see how we can all become more influential creative voices in the world.\\nWho Is Art Streiber?\\nArt Streiber is a legend in the world of photography. He\\u2019s a celebrated and highly-respected portrait photographer. If you can think of a celebrity, there\\u2019s a good chance that Art has taken their photograph at some point, but his work covers a much broader range of subjects than just Hollywood\\u2019s most famous.\\n\\nOver his career, Art has shot for titans in the magazine industry, such as Vanity Fair, GQ, and Entertainment Weekly. And outside of the magazine world, he\\u2019s shot for ABC, NBC, HBO, Cadillac, Disneyland, and many more. If you want to check out Art\\u2019s body of work, take a look at his website. This man has produced some gorgeous works of art.\\n\\nBut Art isn\\u2019t just an incredibly talented artist. He\\u2019s also a genuinely warm human. I believe that leads him to create a strong rapport with his subjects, which allows him to take truly great photographs.\\xa0\\n\\nBut rest assured, Art didn\\u2019t start at the top. He had to earn his place among the photography legends. When he was a little kid, he started playing around with his father\\u2019s camera and his grandfather\\u2019s darkroom. He worked for school newspapers in high school and college, and eventually landed his first major staff photographer position at Women\\u2019s Wear Daily in 1987. That\\u2019s where he got his start photographing the celebrity scene in LA, and this is when he truly developed his skills and work ethic.\\n\\u201cMy training was, \\u2018Tell me the assignment, and I\\u2019ll go do it. I\\u2019ll just figure out how to get it done.\\u2019 So that was kind of my workflow, I would say, probably for the last 20 years. \\u2026 I still kind of think that way, basically, that my workflow is, \\u2018The answer is yes. Now, what\\u2019s the [assignment]?\\u2019\\u201d\\n- Art Streiber\\nI\\u2019m so excited to have Art on the podcast today! I\\u2019ve been a fan of his work for a long time, so it\\u2019s great to sit down and have a conversation with him. Let\\u2019s dive in.\\nHow Do You Eat An Elephant?\\nOne of the things I was most excited to talk to Art about was his creative process. As a photographer myself, I\\u2019m always looking for ways to improve my craft and for advice from the greats who have gone before me. One of the best pieces of wisdom Art had to share was that in photog...'