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  • What is reDefine (in 88 seconds)?

    Posted April 24, 2013 By in Episodes With | No Comments

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  • Episode 214: Bobbi Lane

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    Join Tamara as she speaks with photographer and educator Bobbi Lane about her best creative and business advice on the competitive field of professional commercial photography.

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  • Episode 213: Vincent LaForet Part 2

    Posted March 8, 2013 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    Join Tamara as she speaks with award-winning director, pulitzer-prize winning photographer, and popular educator Vincent Laforet about how he pulled far and away from the pack in Part 2 of the episode. Related Products http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/mygear/

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  • Episode 212: Vincent LaForet Part 1

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    In this episode of reDefine, Tamara speaks with award-winning director, pulitzer-prize winning photographer, and popular educator Vincent LaForet about how he pulled far and away from the pack. Related Products http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/mygear/

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  • Episode 211: Stuart Scott

    Posted February 1, 2013 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, Tamara speaks with high-profile ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott about his 20 years in the creative field, his hard core fight with cancer, and how he approaches creativity and criticism. And listen in as he shares love for iconic sports photography – and the definitive source of …

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  • Episode 210: Lindsay Adler

    Posted January 11, 2013 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. Join Tamara as she speaks with Lindsay Adler about exactly how she got into the highly competitive field of Fashion Photography in New York City – and what it’s like on a day to day basis.

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  • Episode 209: Jeremy Cowart Part 2

    Posted November 30, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In Part 2 of Tamara’s discussion with artist, photographer and humanitarian Jeremy Cowart, he shares new concepts of work he’s exploring, steps through the set up of a typical celebrity shoot, sharing painful misfires that can occur, and – finally – shows off his serious hip hop dance moves (spoiler: they’re …

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  • Episode 208: Jeremy Cowart Part 1

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, join Tamara for Part 1 of her conversation with artist, photographer and humanitarian Jeremy Cowart about his role as a celebrity photographer and idea generator. Walking through some of his most recent work and latest endeavors, Jeremy explains his mixed reaction to doing massive tour photography …

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  • Episode 207: Joel Grimes

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode, Tamara Lackey speaks with renowned commercial photographer Joel Grimes about how he creates his unique work. Listen in as Joel Grimes shares gear favorites, the methods behind his successful longevity as an artist, and how his passion for lighting created his signature look.

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  • Episode 206: Me Ra Koh

    Posted October 24, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode, Tamara delivers Part 2 of her interview with speaker, photographer, and author Me Ra Koh. Listen in as Me Ra shares camera gear favorites, overcoming fear, and how she used tenacity to turn a dream into a reality. If you ever wanted to know how photographers become …

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  • Episode 205: Me Ra Koh

    Posted September 26, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode, Tamara delivers Part 1 of her interview with speaker, photographer, and author Me Ra Koh.  Listen in as Me Ra shares her unique path into the photography industry, how she turned to the camera as a means of healing – and wound up as a popular prime-time photo expert, …

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  • Episode 204: Dane Sanders

    Posted September 17, 2012 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down with portrait and wedding photographer, Dane Sanders, about business consulting, publications, favorite camera gear, and advice on how to succeed by making great decisions, taking action, and being “you”. Dane Sanders enjoys speaking with professionals about how to transform their creativity into a business. In …

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  • Episode 203: Bambi Cantrell

    Posted August 22, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down with photography legend Bambi Cantrell about her journey from point & shoot photographer’s assistant to one of the most decorated photographers in the industry. Sharing her trials, errors, and takeaways from a longstanding career in shooting and education, Bambi offers some excellent advice to …

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  • Episode 202: Jessica Claire Part 2

    Posted August 15, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down with internationally-renowned wedding photographer, Jessica Claire. Join Jessica as she shares how she developed her brand, SHOOTSAC, a company that sells camera lens bags for professional photographers. She will also share her thoughts on constant changing technology and her successes with using social media sites …

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  • Episode 201: Jessica Claire Part 1

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down with internationally-renowned wedding photographer, Jessica Claire. Join Jessica as she shares how extreme hustle and some expense got her business off the ground in a heavily-saturated market. When starting a business, it is important to find a reliable outlet for advertising and exposing your name …

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  • Episode #121: Catherine Hall

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down in New York City with Catherine Hall, editorial and wedding photographer – and the host of TWiT Photo. Catherine shares some outstanding tips and experiences, including a very personal one that really opened her eyes up to the impact of good photography. And …

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  • Episode #120 : Mark Wallace

    Posted April 10, 2012 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sit down with commercial photographer and video creator, Mark Wallace.  He walks us through the pretty fascinating road he took to build his career, including years of producing morality plays, several hospitalizations due to flat-out exhaustion, and all kinds of awesome-to-see hairstyles.  And, faced …

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  • Episode #119 : Penny de los Santos Part Two

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we continue our talk with food and travel photographer, Penny de los Santos as she tells us her three best pieces of advice, including how to get a mentor (even if they don’t really want the job). And, we dig into on-assignment story where seemingly …

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  • Episode #118 : Penny de los Santos

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    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine we talk with food and travel photographer Penny de los Santos. We chatted in New York City one evening, and she shared with us how she makes hummus look sexy, and how exploding your life can be a fantastic career move. And, if you ever …

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  • Episode #117 : Brian Smith

    Posted February 28, 2012 By in Episodes With | 3 Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we talk with Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Brian Smith.   We chatted in Las Vegas about his experience creating a collection of Academy Award portraits with top celebrities.  And he shares some pretty clever insight of how he caught the eye of magazine editors, so listen …

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  • Episode #116 : Doug Gordon

    Posted February 14, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we continue our discussion with the very popular and quite business-savvy, Doug Gordon.  Doug shares with us his favorite photography toys and also walks us through his three smartest pieces of advice for anyone running their own business, recognizing that although passion is incredibly significant, …

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  • Episode #115 : Doug Gordon

    Posted January 31, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we sat down with Doug Gordon, shock value master, and recent recipient of a UN Leadership Award. We met up in New York and talked about how his unique, willing-to-cross-the-line personality has actually led to his very successful business, and if you have ever heard …

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  • Episode #114 : Paula Poundstone

    Posted January 17, 2012 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View Paula’s bio and website. In this episode of reDefine, we talk with the very funny Paula Poundstone, one of the top 100 comedians of all time.  Paula joins us from her home in Los Angeles to share why being a stand-up comic is pretty much like being any other creative, you can get exhausted …

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  • Episode #113: Scott Bourne

    Posted January 3, 2012 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Scott Bourne’s bio, Photofocus site and Carloves site. In this episode of reDefine we joined photographer, and controversial media personality, Scott Bourne, in his Las Vegas studio.  We discuss why Scott loves photographing birds, specifically, and why good media should cause viewers to react.  Positively, or negatively, they should react.  And, listen in as …

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  • Episode #112: Tyler Stableford

    Posted December 20, 2011 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Tyler Stableford’s bio, site, and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we talked with Tyler Stableford, one of the top adventure photographers in the world as ranked by Men’s Journal, and director of the award-winning film, The Fall Line. We met up in New York to talk about some of his more hazardous experiences, …

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  • Episode #111: Sue Bryce

    Posted November 29, 2011 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View Sue Bryce’s bio, site and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we caught up with the very talented Sue Bryce, Australia’s Portrait Photographer of the Year. We had a chance to sit down, while we were both in Atlanta, to discuss the process behind why her clients look and feel so gorgeous. And, listen …

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  • Episode #110: Art Streiber, Part 2

    Posted November 21, 2011 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Art Streiber’s bio and site. Thanks for tuning into the second part of our interview with iconic portrait artist Art Streiber. We continue our chat as he tells us his greatest limitation is the time he actually gets to work with his high profile subjects, and how focusing too much during a shoot can …

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  • Episode #109: Art Streiber

    Posted November 9, 2011 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Art Streiber’s bio and site. On today’s episode of reDefine we talk to iconic portrait artist, Art Streiber. We were fortunate enough to catch up with him while he was prepping for a photo shoot for Town and Country Magazine at Industria Super Studios in New York City. Art tells us about how making …

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  • Episode #108: Jasmine Star

    Posted October 21, 2011 By in Episodes With | No Comments

    View Jasmine Star’s bio, site and blog. In this episode of reDefine, we talked with celebrated wedding photographer Jasmine Star, recently selected as one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine. We managed to find some time while we were both speaking at WPPI- U in Atlanta to discuss …

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  • Episode #107: Chase Jarvis, Part 2

    Posted October 11, 2011 By in Episodes With | 2 Comments

    View Chase Jarvis’ bio, site and blog. This episode of reDefine is the second part of our interview with photographer and director Chase Jarvis, conducted in his Seattle studio. In this second part of a 2-part episode, Chase gets very real about how he deals with critics, actually taking pride in being disruptive. And, while …

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  • Episode #106: Chase Jarvis, Part 1

    Posted October 10, 2011 By in Episodes With | 2 Comments

    View Chase Jarvis’ bio, site and blog. This episode is part one of our two part interview with photographer and director Chase Jarvis. Tamara met with him in his sleek Seattle studio. In the episode, Chase shares his journey to becoming a 10 year “overnight” success, which included more no’s early on than you might …

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  • Episode #105 Matthew Jordan Smith

    Posted September 12, 2011 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Matthew Jordan Smith’s bio, site and blog. Tamara talks with beauty and fashion photographer, Matthew Jordan Smith, about shooting what you love, how to get out and make business happen, and his favorite photography “toys.”

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  • Episode #104: Kevin Kubota

    Posted August 31, 2011 By in Episodes With | 4 Comments

    View Kevin Kubota’s bio, site and blog. Tamara Lackey catches up with Kevin Kubota at the Mirage in Las Vegas.  He shares how he’s reinventing his wildly successful career, announcing his retirement from photographing weddings – despite being ranked as one of the top wedding photographers in the world – so he can better focus …

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  • Episode #103: Katie Brown

    Posted August 10, 2011 By in Episodes With | 2 Comments

    View Katie Brown’s bio, site and blog. At a recent event at the Children’s Museum of the East End in the Hamptons, Tamara sat down with author and television host Katie Brown, of PBS’ The Katie Brown Workshop and Lifetime’s Next Door with Katie Brown to discusses how she created her success, what she considers …

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  • Episode #102: David duChemin

    Posted August 5, 2011 By in Episodes With | 3 Comments

    View David duChemin’s bio, site and blog. Tamara met with World & Humanitarian Photographer and Author David duChemin to discuss his intriguing transition into photography by way of twelve years as a comedian in show business, following theology school. As a passionate champion for people doing work they love, David offers candid glimpses into the …

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  • Episode #101: Hubert Davis

    Posted August 4, 2011 By in Episodes With | 1 Comment

    View Hubert Davis’ bio. On June 29th, Tamara sat down with ESPN College Basketball Analyst Hubert Davis in the reDefine studio and discussed how he crafted a high-profile career out of working six months of the year – so that he can also spend six months out of the year with his family.

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