Light Muse: Recent Episodes
Light Muse Podcast
A podcast about all things photography and creativity. Hosted by photographers Jessica Kobeissi and Flannery Underwood.
Today we discuss our thoughts on Khloe Kardashian’s unedited photo that surfaced a few weeks earlier. We talk about the impact of the Kardashians on beauty standards, and also our thoughts on retouching and photo editing as photographers.
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Photographer Brandon Woelfel joins us for another chat about photography, retouching, trespassing for the shot and his obsession with true crime docs. Watch or listen below!
Thank you to our guest, Brandon Woelfel!
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We chat with YouTuber, actress and influencer Kianna Naomi about her controversial brand trip experience that raised questions about diversity, inclusivity and brands use of token POC.
We understand Kianna’s experience through her eyes as a young, black, female creator and chat about what real inclusivity looks and feels like, how photographers have the power to change the landscape and how brands can do better to be more inclusive and actively pursue diversity.
Listen and watch below!
Thank you to our guest, Kianna Naomi.
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This week we have a fun conversation with beauty and fashion photographer Lindsay Adler. She shares some incredible advice and a behind-the-scenes look into her creative process. It's a fun one that has us laughing the whole time.
Thank you to our guest, Lindsay Adler.
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We sit down with Jake Thomas who is an actor, voice actor and photographer (you would probably recognize him from his role as Lizzie McGuire’s younger brother - and yes we were totally fan-girling the whole episode!). We talk about his transition from being a child actor to working behind the camera on large campaigns with Netflix and Hulu.
Thank you to our guest, Jake Thomas
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A discussion about photographers exploiting the BLM movement, the challenging political and social landscape we all find ourselves in, and how we can all do better to foster inclusivity and representation for all people of color in our work.
Thank you to our guest, Obidi Nzeribe
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We sit with Photographer and YouTuber Manny Ortiz and chat about how he blew up on YouTube, his advice for people starting out on the platform, and his experience with burnout and brand deals.
Thank you to our guest, Manny Ortiz.
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We chat with Bill Payne, the wedding photographer whose shoot got crashed by a TikTok star, to get his thoughts on the viral video.
If you haven’t already listened to it, check out our first episode where we break down the TikTok video and share our in-depth thoughts on it.
Our thoughts on natural light photography vs. studio and strobe work, what makes a good photo and how you should approach any lighting situation.
We sit down with photographer Brandon Woelfel to chat about his creative process, what’s next for him and how his island is coming along in Animal Crossing.
Discover Brandon Here:
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A TikTok video surfaced showing a photographer crashing another wedding photographer’s photoshoot.