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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Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!On today's episode, Justin Escalona stops by the studio to talk about his new viral film "LAP AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 DAYS." He talks about how he was able to travel around the world in only 14 days, document the whole journey, and a film about. We also talk about what it was like for him to daily vlog his life, and how he created a million dollar clothing brand from his dorm room. You're going to want to stick around until the end, because he shares a wild story you're going to want to hear.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 JUSTIN:"LAP AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 DAYS" Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvyl_hQoB8Insta: https://www.instagram.com/justinescalonaDM 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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32. Ultimate Guide to Getting Hired

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Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!Today we welcome Tucker Doss. This week's episode is a very special one. Tucker has dealt with some of the most unimaginable hardships in the past year. We admire his vulnerability, and despite what he's gone through, he's still so dedicated to spreading positivity through his content.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 TUCKER:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/tuckerdoss/YouTube:  @Tucker Doss TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdGEh9LH/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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Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!You asked, and you shall receive. Today's episode is all about business!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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Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of the 505 Podcast!This week's guest is Jack Cook. Jack found his passion for filmmaking in high school, where he made vlogs with his friends for fun. He then became one of the head content creators for the athletic program at Auburn University. Jack moved out to LA soon after he graduated to pursue a career in filmmaking, and has been editing some of the top podcasts while crushing other freelance gigs. Jack has also been crushing the TikTok game with his daily vlogs and recently hit his 200th vlog.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 JACK HERE:TikTok: @JackCookhttps://www.instagram.com/aidanminton/DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/

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