Kareem Black
What Makes You Click with Kelvin Bulluck
English - January 29, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Fashion & Beauty photography photographer celebrity photographer fashion photography commercial photography kelvin bulluck kelbpics what makes you click Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of What Makes You Click, Kelvin welcomes Kareem Black, an American portrait, celebrity and lifestyle photographer based in New York City, to speak on his experience in the photography industry. Kareem talks about how his upbringing inspired the evolution of his creative career, divulging the subject matter of his teenage portfolio that got him into The Philadelphia High School for the Creative Performing Arts, a school that many iconic musicians have attended.
He touches on how he got into the worlds of painting and photography at a young age and what led him to go to the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He emphasizes the importance of having mentors, building relationships with your peers, and utilizing the unique facilities at your school.
Kareem then breaks down how he interpreted and applied the phrase “shoot what you love” as a photography student, noting the perpetual refining process that artists go through in life and even noting what he doesn’t love to shoot. He shares his candid thoughts on becoming a successful photographer without going to college and speaks on what his career was like after he graduated, including the effects of the tech boom (and subsequent bust) of the early 2000s and the economic crash of 2008. Kareem also talks about the psychological game of instigation in photography and how he copes with needing multiple surgeries on his eyes.
Tune in to learn Kareem’s biggest inspirations, how he leveraged simple marketing and business tactics to grow his presence, and the story behind his first major campaign with Verizon. Stick around for his thought-provoking take on race being a factor in the opportunities people are faced with in creative industries.
“Race is super interesting in this industry. We need to be in the room. I think that getting in the room… is the first step, but that’s not the only step… once you’re in the room, can you have a conversation.” - Kareem Black
About the Guest:
Kareem Black is an American portrait, celebrity and lifestyle photographer based in New York City. He’s a Star Trek fan, chess player, ex-skater and karaoke aficionado. Kareem thrives on energy on set and he always tries to have that kinetic intensity come through in his work!
Connect with Kareem Black:
Visit his website: www.kareemblack.com
Follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kareemblack
Connect with What Makes You Click:
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People + Resources Mentioned:
Caravaggio Foundation: www.caravaggio-foundation.org
Tony Ward: www.tonyward.com/about
Matthew Jordan Smith: www.matthewjordansmith.com
Kwaku Alston: www.kwakualston.com
Julian Alexander – Creative Director: www.slanginc.com
Matthew Salacuse: www.salacuse.com