Video: Panel Talk: Starting Your Career with a Camera 6/7/2024
Back in June of 2024 we hosted our first Uptown Photo Fest in Washington Heights, NYC. Our first event was a panel discussion about careers in photography. Here’s the full video of that discussion.
Panel Talk: Starting Your Career with a Camera
Location: Recirculation 876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
Description: Have you ever thought about photography as a career? This is a panel talk on launching your career with a camera with members of our own Uptown Photowalk community. Creative professionals from various industries shared their journeys and how photography shaped their careers. Learn the different routes available to achieve your goals and to start making money as a photographer.
Panelists: Sam Popp (@sampoppshoots) Self-employed Photographer https://www.sampoppshoots.com
Leomary Rodriguez (@directedbyleo) Founder / Creative Director www.directedbyleo.com
Jeffrey “Dotshotit” Batista (@dotshotit) Photographer/Videographer https://itsdotshotit.myportfolio.com
Lauren von Eckartsberg (@lvoneckartsberg_photography) Photographer Grants Administrator - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Education and Community Engagement Director - Souls in Focus https://sloan.org/about/staff/Lauren-...
Moderated by - Emmanuel Abreu (@eabreuvisuals) Photographer/Videographer Founder - Uptown Photowalk Co-Founder - Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria www.eabreuvisuals.com
Towards the end of the video you will notice only one camera angle is available, this is because the main camera that was being used was stolen, so we had to use our backup option, an iphone, as the wide angle.
