Building a Fashion/Editorial Photography Business: Podcast with Clay Cook

Next up on our Tog Tools Jess and Stephen interview our very own Clay Cook on how he got his start in photography and how he's built an incredible fashion/ editorial photography business. Having first seen Clay's work right here on Fstoppers I was astonished by his clean, sharp style using seemingly basic lighting setups. Being self taught, its humbling to hear him speak about his beginnings and see how quickly he has grown into such an incredible fashion and editorial photographer within his community. Clay speaks to his strengths and weaknesses in great detail along with how he got his first break by simply making connections and relationships to build his business. Some good tips he touches are include meeting people and networking along with reaching out to other creatives to work together and collaborate. 

Photo by Clay Cook

Photo by Clay Cook

Photo by Clay Cook

Be sure to check out more of Clay's work here on his site!

Below is the tentative schedule of the release dates and the topics that will be covered along with links back to past interviews including the one about Fstoppers co-founder Lee Morris.

8/8/14: Lee Morris - Fstoppers

8/19/14: Adam Ottke - Photography Gear for Newer Photographers

8/26/14: Rebecca Britt - Breaking into Concert Photography

9/9/14: Noam Galai - Copyright & Building a Multi-niche Photography Business 

9/16/14: Taylor Mathis - The Business of Food Photography

9/23/14: Sarah Williams - Infusing YOU Into Your Brand

9/30/14: Clay Cook - Fashion, Editorial and Advertising Photography

10/7/14: Zach Sutton - How to develop photography education products/services

10/14/14: Jaron Schneider

10/21/14: David Bickley 

10/28/14: Patrick Hall - Building a Relationship-based Photography Business

Please visit TogTools website to watch each episode. You can also follow along on their Facebook or Twitter to watch for newly released podcasts.

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Andrew Griswold is a photographer and designer based in Indianapolis. Born and raised in Indy he has made a name for himself by staying very active in the creative community in both photography and design. He has also founded a community of photographers via Instagram connecting them with brands to work with and shoot locally.

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