The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever - Podcast Photographer | Professional Business Photos

I love photographing people, and celebrities are no exception. My goal is to get the best photos possible for my clients, in the most relaxed and fun way. If you’re wondering if photographing celebrities is a nerve wracking thing, yes, maybe a little. It was a little in the beginning, when I was new to showing up at events with a lot of celebrities, or more intimate events where celebrity podcasts were happening. But now that i’ve been photographing celebs for 7 years, there are only a few nerves, and they are mostly around making sure I get the right shot, and that my camera gear is working. But that is the feeling I have with every shoot I do, there are always a small amount of nerves, but because I aim to please my clients and deliver a great image (or maybe 100 images), I sometimes have to remind myself of this: I’ve been a professional photographer for 15 years, delivering great and lovely business photos, with a very high success rate! Once I remember that, I can then chill out a little bit and not worry so much. I love brand and commercial photography, and I help Marin and Bay Area Business create images for their marketing projects all the time. Working for I-Heart Media is like that too, my goal is to provide them with the best photos for their marketing purposes.

Actually, I thought I would give a little background on how I started photographing celebrities. Hopefully you’ll stick around for this interesting read! In 2017 I was a busy family photographer in Marin and the surrounding Bay Area, also doing some commercial work for some popular local brands like Lesley Evers, and BlissHaus. One day out of the blue I got a call from a friend who asked if I could shoot a last minute event for her friend (who is Ryan Seacrest’s producer). I said YES, because I was available and because it sounded so interesting and I actually went to high school with said producer, but I hadn’t seen her in years. The event was in San Jose at the SAP convention center, and I was told there would be celebrities. It turned out to be an I-Heart 80s concert. I had never been to an I-Heart concert, and I didn’t know what to expect. It was a blast, I had so much fun, and it was such a unique and cool experience!! Everyone I met that night was so nice!! I wasn’t sure what to expect. I even met Rick(y) Schroder (Silver Spoons), who was my childhood crush! Wow.

For the first part of the evening, I was mostly in the green room, back stage, taking candid and group photos of the celebrities who were presenting the next act on stage. I also got to take some photos in the first few rows of the concert which was extremely cool. I had never done a shoot at a concert before, the colorful lights were cool and the excitement in the room was amazing , and I was just praying my flash would work while I was the darkly lit area (because sometimes that’s an issue). The bands that played that night were New Kids on the Block, Night Ranger, Rick Astly, and Starship. Candace Cameron Bure, Cheryl Burke and Rick Schroder were a few of the presenters and they were in the VIP lounge (green room) too. It was a hoot! Definitely a “pinch me” moment. Since that event went well, and Amy, the producer liked my photos. I was asked to shoot more events for I-Heart Media over the next 7 years. Some shoots were in LA, and and any that happened in Northern Ca, I would usually shoot. Some of my images ended up in some pretty cool publications too (The Daily Mail, E-Online, People and Us Weekly). As a photographer this is the dream, at least this was a dream for me! =)

The images I am sharing in this post are from a recent podcast session that happened in San Francisco, for I - Heart Media. who are the creators of many many famous podcasts. Chris Harrison’s podcast is pretty great. On the day of this session there were actually two podcasts being taped -The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever, with Chris Harrison. He interviewed Cheryl Burke from Dancing With The Stars and Meredith Marks who is on the cast of Real Housewives Salt Lake City. I have to say I had only met Chris Harrison once before this session, so it was fun to be in the room for two podcast interviews on this day. It was fun to listen to the podcast conversations and sort of be a fly on the wall taking candid photos.

It was great to see Cheryl Burke again, for this podcast with Chris Harrison. I have to say I love Chris Harrison’s podcast “The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever - he and his lovely wife Lauren Zima host the pod together. Their interviews are always great, and they talk to some really cool and interesting celebrities. It was fun to see Chris and Cheryl talk IRL, given they both have popular podcasts and had a lot talk about, definitely listen to this episode with Cheryl Burke (and the one with Meredith) I learned so much! Cheryl Burke’s podcast, Sex, Lies and Spray Tans is great too! On her podcast she interviews the past and current DWTS dancers and it’s so great to hear a little bit about their back story, given we see usually just see them practicing and competing.

I have to say I had not seen much of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, but listening to this episode (while photographing it) I was inspired to go home and watch the latest season! I needed it all to make sense. Ha. The Bachelor/Bachelorette (that Chris Harrison hosted for 19 years) is still a guilty pleasure of mine, same with Dancing With The Stars and The Real Housewives (of New York). Anyway, I thought you might be interested to see some of the other fun subjects I get to photograph when I’m not photographing families or taking headshots in Marin.

Thanks for following along and getting to know me as a photographer a little more! Let me know in the comments if you would like to know anything else about my photographer-life, of if there is anything I can help you with in your photo journey. =)

If you need a professional brand photographer in Marin or the Bay Area, in California - near you, please reach out. If you need professional business photos in Marin or the Bay Area, my schedule is busy, but I would love to work with you. =)