How Nathan James Became a “Photographer Rockstar”
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English - October 25, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MB - ★★★★★ - 245 ratingsMusic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nathan James is a photographer / rockstar which is a combo that you don’t hear all too often. He’s had an extremely successful career as a photographer. Having worked with artists like Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, shooting Machine Gun Kelly's album cover and so much more.
He’s now working on his own artist project and it’s GOOD! And that’s exactly what we talked about on this podcast episode. He shares how he grew to be such a successful photographer, then how he took everything he learned to set himself up for success with his artist project.
I specifically loved this episode because I think a lot of creatives out there want to do more than just one thing or have multiple talents, but finding a way to do both isn’t always easy. Nathan shares great advice on exactly that. Enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:23 - When He Decided to Pursue Music & Photography
6:20 - Getting into Photography
12:26 - His First Paid Shoot for Mac Miller
18:00 - Shooting for Brands
19:13 - Developing His Sound
20:43 - A Tidal Wave of New Rock Coming
22:45 - You Don’t Need to Rely on a Band Anymore
27:08 - Full Send to California
31:47 - Working with Lil Wayne, Gucci, Justin Bieber
33:56 - Having a Career as an Artist is Tough
35:20 - Focusing on His Artistic Style
36:29 - Nathan James “Photographer Rockstar”
39:46 - Photography Giving Him a Leg Up In the Industry
42:30 - His Process Creating Music
45:30 - Know Your Strengths & Let Others Play Their Role
47:51 - Independent vs Team
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