Earn Your Leisure

In this episode, we sit down with Cam Kirk, the renowned photographer who documented the rise of Atlanta's music scene. Cam shares his journey and offers invaluable advice to new photographers, emphasizing the importance of mastering your camera early on and understanding lighting—highlighting strobe lighting as the best for photography.Cam dives into the three camera settings crucial for achieving the best image quality and discusses the art of properly framing people in photos. We explore whether technology might replace photographers and why Cam prioritized building relationships over money at the start of his career.Cam also reveals how he used his own money to put artists on billboards, elevating his brand, and shares the story of Nike being the first brand to pay him $20k for a shoot. He warns photographers about "work for hire" contracts and asserts that photographers own every picture they take, including the right to sue companies for using their images on merchandise.Cam has created a la