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#45 - Photo Shoot Breakdown May 27, 2025

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Jennifer takes us through a full breakdown of an advertising shoot she did, from initial inquiry, bidding, pre-production, and the final shoot, and her takeaways.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

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#44 - Cheyenne Ellis on An Evolving Career May 13, 2025

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Cheyenne is a Los Angeles based lifestyle and advertising photographer with a dynamic and wide-ranging career. She began as a stuntwoman, assisted legends like Irving Penn, and went on to build a thriving advertising career as well as becoming a published author.

We discuss lessons from assisting top photographers, growing up in a stunt family, and balancing dual careers. Cheyenne also shares how she and her creative partners brought their cookbook Coastal to life—from pitch to publication.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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#43 - Call In: Client Education Apr 29, 2025

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In this episode, we take a call from a listener who's grappling with how to educate clients on budget and usage—two topics that can be tricky but are crucial for a smooth creative process. Their question sparks a broader conversation as we dive into our own experiences navigating these conversations with clients, from explaining licensing to setting realistic expectations around deliverables.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

#42 - Marian Cooper Cairns on Food Styling Apr 15, 2025

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Ever wonder what a food stylist does on set or how to work with one? We chat with Marian Cooper Cairns, LA based food stylist about her side of the industry, what her role entails, and how she works with photographers and producers as an integral part of the team.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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#41 - Dawn Heumann on Testing / Spec Work Apr 01, 2025

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Our chat with Dawn Heuman continues the conversation of investing in yourself. Dawn breaks down how the test shoots she’s put on have impacted her career. We chat about how she's created successful shoots of different size and what exactly goes into them, including hard numbers.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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#40 - Invest in yo-self Mar 18, 2025

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What does investing in a photo business look like and how does it pay off? We talk about basic initial investments like website or gear, all the way up to funding your own personal projects.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

#39 - Hello Again! (New Season!) Mar 04, 2025

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New Year New Season! Ren and Jennifer are back, kicking off the season with a catch up on how 2024 went, goals for the new year, feelings about the state of the industry, and just general shop talk.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

#38 - Gabriela Herman on personal work and motherhood Jul 02, 2024

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Gabriela Herman discusses the importance of creating personal work, how it has opened numerous opportunities for her, and how she balances being a mom in this industry.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

#37 - Dan Saelinger on the introduction of AI Jun 18, 2024

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The world of AI is rapidly changing and evolving in our industry. We chat with Dan Saelinger a photographer who has started to introduce AI into his own workflow and even created a couple of campaigns created 100% in AI.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

#36 - Carling French on Producing Jun 04, 2024

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If you've never worked with a producer and want to learn more about their process, we've got you covered in this week's episode. We chat with Carling French from French Productions as she pulls back the curtain on what it's like to work with a producer.

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Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

Want us to discuss your specific experience or question? Send feedback or questions to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠photodump.club@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@photodump.club⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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Support the podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Follow Ren’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ren_fuller⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.renfuller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jennifer’s work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jchongstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jchongstudio.com⁠

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