TCF Ep. 362 - James Maher

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

James Maher runs a fine-art business, a portrait photography business works with companies and people around New York, and has a photography workshop business, helping photographers from all over the world capture the best of New York. Over the years, he has worked with the Daily News, with businesses of all sizes and types around New York and the world, and with many websites. He has written three books as well as for many magazines and websites covering photography and New York. His prints have been sold and licensed to people and companies around the world, including Tiffany & Co. and G-Star Raw. His latest book is titled Creative Freelance Marketing. He has also been working on a documentary project since 2012, which consists of nearly 150 portraits and in-depth interviews primarily with long-time residents, business owners, and employees in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. The project has become a historical account of the mid-to-late 20th Century of one of the most vibrant and lively neighborhoods in the city. Resources: James Maher Matt Weber Creative Freelance Marketing Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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0:00.0	The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you.
0:05.1	Help us to bring you great conversations with great photographers.
0:09.7	Support the show today with your monthly contribution through our Patreon effort at patreon.com
0:16.3	or click on the link in the show notes or the website at the candid frame.com.
0:25.9	Thank you.
0:34.6	This is a body in X and this is The Candid Frame.
0:38.3	If you've been photographing for a while and have gotten to be pretty consistent,
0:42.8	you've probably been told, hey, you're pretty good at this.
0:46.6	You should do this professionally.
0:48.5	As complimentary as that is, earning a living as a photographer is not as easy as printing up business cards and
0:55.1	waiting for the phone to ring. Because beyond just making good photographs, there are so many
1:00.8	things to learn like marketing, writing contracts, finding clients, figuring how much to charge
1:06.9	and making sure you get paid. There's so much to learn that it's easy to be dissuaded,
1:12.4	whether you want to simply pay for your hobby or actually live the life of a professional
1:17.5	photographer. James Mahair, a former guest on the show, is a photographer who has managed to
1:23.3	figure that out for himself. And though he is popularly known as a street photographer, he is a
1:29.6	successful businessman who works as a photographer, an educator, and has created a market for his fine art
1:36.1	prints. He's just released a new book called Creative Freelance Marketing, in which he shares all the
1:42.4	things that he's learned over the years, and we sat down to discuss the many ins and outs of deciding to go pro.
1:54.0	Well, James, welcome back to the Candid Frame.
1:57.0	It's a pleasure to have you back.
1:59.5	Yeah, thanks for having me.
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