He Shoots, He Draws Podcast

In this episode, Glyn shares an interview he did with World War 2 Veteran, Jack Ansell. Jack served with the Royal Corps of Signals for the entire duration of the War and was captured and held as a POW for 4 years being made to carry out forced labour. Jack celebrated his 100th Birthday shortly before this recording, and his story is one not of blood and gore, of which he clearly experienced, but one of human kindness and compassion at times you never would have imagined. This is a story of making the very best of a bad situation and a story of risk versus reward. Check out the 3945portraits.com website where Glyn has shared the video version of this interview too, along with the portraits taken of Jack.

This week's interview is with celebrity portrait and lifestyle photographer, Drew Gurian. Drew is New York based and working hard in one of the most competitive locations. We talk about Drew's start in photography, working as Joe McNally's assistant for 5 years and how he's built a reputation and a business in a very tough industry, celebrity portrait photography. https://www.drewgurian.com/index https://www.instagram.com/drewgurian/ https://twitter.com/drewgurian

This week, Glyn and Dave talk about the benefits of setting up and investing in a home print studio. What's the best kind of gear, paper, inks and how to properly calibrate and set your profiles to get the best possible print every time. We also talk about framing and how to maximise your home printing investment. Plus some info about the upcoming 3945Portraits Exhibition and preparing print for the exhibition. Thank you for listening. Printing Tutorial - https://www.glyndewis.com/?s=printing&v=79cba1185463 Printer - https://amzn.to/2S1NK2I *Note - Glyn got his at a trade show at a special price, the printer is now at around £450-£500 - other printers are available 3945 Portraits - https://www.3945portraits.com 3945 Portraits Exhibition - https://www.3945portraits.com/

This week is an interview Dave conducted with UK based design agency HE Creative. It was a relationship built from a random book posting on Instagram and this was the first tie Dave and Phil ever spoke or saw each other. What happened next was a very honest reality check on life, business, relationships, social media and self preservation. It really was one of our most honest interviews and regardless of your profession, you should listen to this! Check them out at https://www.hecreative.com and follow them on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/hecreative/ To hear more about HE Creative and Phil's thoughts on running a studio, keeping on top of mental health and much more - check out CREATIVE WAFFLE PODCAST from Monday 8th July 2019. https://anchor.fm/creativewaffle

This week, Glyn and Dave chat about what's been going on the past few weeks, teaching overseas, Glyn's trip to Normand for the D-Day anniversary events, the new veterans portrait project website, Ricky Gervais and our favourite TV shows! Just some friendly chit chat between two mates. https://www.3945portraits.com

This week we are joined by the Photoshop and Photography education powerhouse that is Mr Aaron Nace, the founder of online training platform PHLEARN. This was the first time we’d ever spoken to Aaron and he immediately felt like an old friend. We talk about the future of online education and innovation. This really was a great episode and a top interview. https://phlearn.com https://www.instagram.com/phlearn https://twitter.com/phlearn

While in Orlando for a conference I got to visit a dear friend, Nick Sambrato, owner of the legendary letterpress and silkscreen shop, Mama’s Sauce, based in North Orlando. Nick’s been running Mama’s Sauce for 12 years now and I wanted to catch up and talk about how he’s built the company that the best designers want to be associated with. We also discuss how to separate work from home life, learning to say no, building a family at work and how Nick keeps on top of his health, physically and mentally, away from work. http://www.mamas-sauce.com/

In this episode Dave got to visit and sit down with renowned Illustrator, Paul Shipper, creator of some of the biggest movie poster artwork across all major franchises. Paul is one of the nicest guys I have met, his studio and body of work is nothing short of incredible, creative, detailed and impactful. Paul has been in the movie poster industry ever since the day he met his own hero, Drew Struzan. In Paul's words... "I am a freelance illustrator best known for producing key art and imagery for film, entertainment and advertising. Born in Manchester, his formal education ended in 1997 with a BA in illustration and Animation from MMU. Since then Paul has gone on to create illustrative art used by studios such as CBS, Disney, El Rey, Fox, ITV, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros.; Created collectors edition art for the BluRay covers of Shout Factory, Arrow Video, MGM; cover art for Empire Magazine, worked on official Key Art art for Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ready Pl

The Wombles once sang "...making good use of the things that we find, things that the every day folk leave behind" - Dustin Lee of Retro Supply Co has kind of been doing this with old vintage items such as packaging and Americana. He's made a business from creating first class design resources to replicate that look of old. I chat to Dustin about our joint love of old treasures, what we love about them and how we find them. This is part of a retro design trilogy - it started with Bill Rose, author of Junk Type, in episode 34 LISTEN HERE and I also interviewed graphic designer and author, Aaron Draplin, on The Vectorgenerians Podcast LISTEN HERE You can find out more about Dustin and Retro Supply Co HERE You can also buy RetroSupply items HERE (Search Retro Supply in the search field) Buy Junk Type: Typography - Lettering - Badges - Logos CLICK HERE Buy Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything CLICK HERE

This week's episode is all about communicating. Glyn and Dave have touched on elements of this before but this week they decided to revisit this subject after receiving multiple cut and paste communications when a more personal approach would have yielded a more positive response. Why don't we have time to be personal anymore? https://mattk.com/did-adobe-just-double-the-price-of-lightroom-and-photoshop/ Books to buy... A Time To Fight: Living and Remembering WWII - Robert Anderson Norman Mailer. MoonFire. 50th Anniversary Edition Space Shuttle: A Photographic Journey 1981-2011 The Stan Lee Story

Glyn interviews World War 2 Normandy Veteran David Edwards - 53rd Welsh Division, South Wales Borders (2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment) - about his time during World War 2 and Normandy. Also talk about Joining Up, Training for Normandy, Hill 112 and the inevitable Military Hair Cut. This is part of his continuing World War 2 portrait project. This episode is in partnership with FJ Westcott.

Glyn and Dave have a catch up after Dave's trip away the last two weeks. And this week it is a mini rant about the glut of business coaches, 'gurus', sales coaches and entrepreneurs on social media - what is the qualification these days to nominate yourself as one? These are our opinions only! https://creativesouth.com https://www.glyndewis.com/the-royal-mint

INCREDIBLE; there really is no other word that comes close in describing Uli Steiger's Images. A Photoshop and 3D Digital Artist Glyn chats with Uli about how we creates his art work combining Photography, Photoshop and 3D and how he truly believes ANYONE can do it! No special gift or talent needed; just an imagination and consistency. Without doubt one of the nicest and most talented folks in the industry if you don't know Uli, after this episode you'll love him, and if you do know him, you'll love him more. https://www.dielichtgestalten.de/newsletter/ https://www.dielichtgestalten.de/workshops/master-of-composing-2/ https://www.dielichtgestalten.de/workshops/freistellentechniken-photoshop-2/ https://www.dielichtgestalten.de/workshops/cinema-4d-einsteigerseminar-berlin/ https://www.dielichtgestalten.de/workshops/master-of-composing-duesseldorf/ https://www.linkedin.com/learning

In this episode, Glyn chats with Headshot Photographer Maurice Jager based in the Netherlands about branding, the importance of a great head shot and LinkedIn. There's no doubt that social media is big but despite this, it still doesn't beat really speaking with people and building relationships, dare we say, the old way. Maurice chats through how and why he uses LinkedIn as his number one social media platform which may well make you want to take another look. www.mauricejager.com https://instagram.com/maurice_jager https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricejager/ http://lets.screwthemetadata.com/linkedin

It's a 'Glyn & Dave' week, a roundup of recent news, trips, episodes, films, tv and all sorts of Glyn and Dave stuff! Strap yourself in, there's mild ranting :) In partnership with FJ Westcott https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/art-persuasion-wartime-posters-abram-games https://www.glyndewis.com/just-do-it/?v=79cba1185463 Apollo 11 Documentary https://youtu.be/3Co8Z8BQgWc Professional Imaging https://www.professionalimaging.nl Ian Barnard https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Level-Up-Your-Script-Lettering/220062622?via=user-profile GET 2 FREE MONTHS OF SKILLSHARE https://skl.sh/2xknZ5q Podcast Gear Travel Adapter Zoom H5/H6 Charger Cable Zoom H5 Podcast Recorder Zoom H6 Podcast Recorder BagSmart Podcast Gear Bag Mic Stands Micro SD Memory Card

We have a very special guest this week, one that's taken some planning but so happy it worked out! Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of three illustrated books with his fourth, Keep Going! released on April 2nd. Austin describes himself as "a writer who draws. I make art with words and books with pictures" but he's more than that, he's funny, intelligent, inspirational and down to earth. We really enjoyed our chat, go and buy his books!! Chase Jarvis Interview https://austinkleon.com/ - Website https://amzn.to/2FJiL6U - Keep Going book. Amazon UK https://amzn.to/2Wwjb66 - Steal Like an Artist. Amazon UK https://amzn.to/2THgltl - Show Your Work. Amazon UK **US Amazon Bookstore ** https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Kleon/e/B002HDCKJ2

In this episode Glyn and Dave talk about forgiveness. Sounds pretty serious, but it's not. It's just about not harbouring grudges, letting things go that hold you back or distract you, moving on and making more positive decisions in life and business.

This week we interview a man who, without his generosity, we would not be making this podcast. Zack was instrumental in Glyn following the path he did in 2009 which eventually led to us meeting in 2010. Catching up with Zack 10 years on he opens up about life as a photographer and reveals the truth about the real world of a working photographer and some harsh truths we all experience and how to get out of that funk and keep going. It's one of our most honest and revealing interviews. Zack's NEW Class "The Craft of Portrait Photography" on The Portrait Masters Training Platform: https://theportraitmasters.com/product/the-craft-of-portrait-photography/ Zack's 'Transform' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYlQ4Wv8lE&list=FL9eJ0QMxVANECYICsnM1yzA&index=139

Interview with WW2 / Normandy Veteran Reg Charles - Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Glyn chats to WW2 / Normandy Veteran Reg Charles from the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in a continuing series of interviews with veterans he has been photographing for his project on WW2 veterans.

In this bonus episode Dave sits down with Jonny Sullens from Future Events, he is the man behind The Photography Show held each year, now in its 6th, at the NEC Birmingham. But how did the show come about after Focus running a photography show there for over 20 years? There's a lot you'll discover about how a show that brings in over 30k attendees comes together and how it can grow and develop each year to give us a better show. Please excuse the audio, we were in a room with some echo which caused some levels issues THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW // FUTURE PUBLISHING EVENTS