116. How Posting Instagram Reels led to Photo Campaigns for Converse & Vogue
THE 505 PODCAST16 Juli 2024

116. How Posting Instagram Reels led to Photo Campaigns for Converse & Vogue

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Josh Aikan to the show! Josh is a fashion and portrait photographer, who's love of shooting film started from a young age. Josh originally moved out to LA for acting, but once the pandemic hit, he decided to completely change career paths and go all-in with photography. Over the last few years, Josh has really found his style as a photographer, and is now shooting massive campaigns for brands like Converse and Tilly's. Josh's laid back and humorous personality leads to a episode filled with great vibes.


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Timestamps:

0:00 - Trailer

1:28 - Intro

3:00 - One Handed Crack

4:13 - Shooting Thomas Rhett’s Album Cover

5:48 - Why Josh loves shooting film

6:43 - How much film josh shoots on set

7:09 - Large set hierarchy

7:56 - How Josh builds report quickly on set

10:57 - Forming relationships on large sets

12:02 - Navigating between the photo and video team

14:55 - Going with the flow on set

16:18 - How Josh landed the Thomas Rhett album cover shoot

18:04 - Talking rates as a photographer

20:03 - How to raise your rates as a photographer

21:52 - Increase your value by working with a team

24:20 - How important lighting is in Photography

28:55 - Planning out shots before getting to set

30:40 - Still having a run and gun approach on set

32:29 - Gaining 140k followers in 2 months on Instagram

37:22 - Manifesting the work Josh is shooting today

38:54 - Working with Converse

40:32 - Your one post away

41:41 - Josh’s outreach strategy

44:03 - How to shoot what you want to shoot

47:08 - Become known for art you actually like to make

48:07 - Josh’s decision to take his camera everywhere changed everything

50:29 - Licensing Photos

53:01 - Josh’s go-to gear setup

55:18 - Lighting film photography

56:11 - Film Photography nightmare

58:01 - Differences in shooting Artists vs Clothing Brands

1:00:28 - Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

1:03:09 - Being competitive as a photographer

1:04:14 - Switching schools every year growing up

1:05:55 - It’s never too late to try something new

1:10:39 - Going all in with Photography

1:12:56 - Finding your style as a Photographer and niching down

1:16:34 - Shooting Stephon Diggs clothing brand

1:20:12 - Getting featured in Vogue America

1:21:07 - The notoriety a Vogue feature brings

1:22:43 - Shooting NYFW

1:26:06 - Getting international opportunities

1:28:47 - Shooting Tillys x NASCAR collab

1:30:47 - Brayden’s gambling addiction

1:32:20 - Kostas gives Josh his flowers

1:32:52 - What Josh hopes to improve on in the next 6-12 months

1:35:23 - Advice to your 18 year old self


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42. Trading Content for FREE Airbnb stays with Stayamo Founder Jordan Kahana

42. Trading Content for FREE Airbnb stays with Stayamo Founder Jordan Kahana

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!Today we welcome Jordan Kahana to the show. Jordan is a content creator and business owner from Chicago. He created a company called Stayamo which is a market place that pairs vacation rentals with creators from around the world.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT STAYAMO:www.Stayamo.comCHECK OUT JORDAN:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jordankahana/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordankahanaDM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:Bfiggy: @BfiggyKostas: @kostasgarciaChase: @chaseronii

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41. How JAY FORD got to shoot Sebastian Maniscalco in Madison Square Garden

41. How JAY FORD got to shoot Sebastian Maniscalco in Madison Square Garden

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!On today's episode we have a very talented filmmaker, photographer and overall super cool creative guy. He's from Palmdale and has been featured in publications such as Vogue, GQ, and Harpers Bazaarus. He's also shot for some of Kostas' all time favorite musicians and comedians, Odesza and Sebastian Maniscalco, which Kostas is very jealous of. Everyone, please welcome JAY FORD! As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT JAY: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jay_ford/DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:Bfiggy: https://www.tiktok.com/@bfiggyKostas: https://www.tiktok.com/@kostasgarcia?lang=enChase: https://www.tiktok.com/@chaseronii?lang=en

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40. MUST KNOW Camera Basics (When to Follow and How to Break Them)

40. MUST KNOW Camera Basics (When to Follow and How to Break Them)

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast! This week, we're taking back to the basics. We wanted to give you tips on the very basics of film and photography. We hit on some must know rules, when/how to break those rules, and what makes a shot cinematic.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:Bfiggy: @BfiggyKostas: @kostasgarciaChase: @chaseronii

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39. Shooting the MOST VIEWED Tiktok Of ALL TIME with Nate Norell

39. Shooting the MOST VIEWED Tiktok Of ALL TIME with Nate Norell

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!Today we welcome a man of many talents. Not only is he an incredible photographer, videographer, and producer, but he’s gone viral on the internet more times than anyone we know. And not to mention, a spike ball savant. He is the man behind the magic of the internet’s biggest magician, Zach King. So, if you want to know what the secret sauce to going viral on the internet is, this is the episode for you!As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT NATE:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/natenorell/TikTok: @NateNorellDM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:Bfiggy: @BfiggyKostas: @kostasgarciaChase: @chaseronii

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38. 10 tips for Creating YOUR Personal Brand

38. 10 tips for Creating YOUR Personal Brand

What's going on Rocks, we have an absolute banger of an episode for you guys. We're breaking down our top 10 tips for creating a personal brand. Personal brand is so important, and is something we believe you should integrate and think about when running your business as a creative.If you want an episode on how to GROW your personal brand on social media, let us know in the comments.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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37. Alex Romo’s Secret to Becoming a Full-Time Travel Filmmaker

37. Alex Romo’s Secret to Becoming a Full-Time Travel Filmmaker

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast! Today we welcome Alex Romo. Alex is a very talented travel filmmaker, who has not only traveled to what seems like most of the world, but has also produced work for some of the biggest brands such as Red Bull, MVMT, Google, Panasonic, & GoPro, just to name a few. Alex talks about being the first of his family to graduate college, inspiring people with his films, and his secret to how he became a full-time travel filmmaker. If you wanna learn how to travel with your camera for a living, this is episode for you!As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT ALEX:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/alexromo/TikTok: @AlexRomoTravelsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexRomo1Website: https://alexromo.live/DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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36. Overcoming being Homeless and Finding Success as a Photographer w/ Skyler Wagoner

36. Overcoming being Homeless and Finding Success as a Photographer w/ Skyler Wagoner

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!Today we welcome Skyler Wagoner. Skyler is a photographer from Indiana, who moved out to LA, to take the next step in his creative career. The first four months of living here in LA, Skyler was actually homeless, living in his car. After meeting a great group of friends, finding community, and posting his story on Social Media, Skyler was hired for his first photo job here in LA, and hasn't looked back since. Skyler's story is incredible, and we're so excited to give him a platform to share it. As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on. CHECK OUT SKYLER:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/skylerwagoner/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SkylerWagonerTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skylerwagonerphoto?_t=8UWpwVra3Fj&_r=1Website: https://www.skylerwagoner.com/DM US ON IG: Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/ Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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35. Dealing with Creative Burnout - Rock Talk Ep. 2

35. Dealing with Creative Burnout - Rock Talk Ep. 2

WHAT'S GOOD ROCKS!! Episode 2 of Rock Talk coming at ya. On this episode, Brayden talks about his time in Vegas for Summer League, Chase goes to Seattle for a massive car production, and Kostas talks about feeling burnt out from tour life.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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