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Photofocus Podcast


Feb 5, 2014

This week's podcast features a popular guest who's returned to visit us and a photo industry influencer who's usually invisible behind the scenes. First up Melissa Niu speaks with Tamara. Then Rich Harrington speaks with Dave Moser and his work with Photoshop World.

Tamara Lackey

Tamara Lackey who is a professional photographer, speaker, and author. She focusses on  lifestyle photography, from children’s portraits to celebrity portraits.  Tamara’s work has been featured in dozens of media outlets, including Parenting Magazine, O – The Oprah Magazine, Town & Country, Vogue, Food & Wine, Men’s Journal, Nikon World, Professional Photographer Magazine, Rangefinder Magazine, Photoshop User Magazine, NBC’s The Martha Stewart Show, ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, PBS’ Need to Know and NBC’s The Today Show.

Melissa and Tamara discuss:

  • How Tamara got into photography
  • Marketing goals and building new relationships
  • Word of mouth
  • Building your professional network
  • Networking and connectors
  • How important relationships are to photography
  • Balance: Being a mom, wife, and having a career
  • Where to find Tamara online?

Follow Tamara on Twitter

Dave Moser

Dave Moser is the Executive Vice President of Kelby One. While they may sound a little stiff, Dave is fully plugged in to the world of creative professionals.  He started as one of the original publishers in the Mac community with MacCentral. Dave is involved in putting together great events like Photoshop World. Rich and Dave talked before the name change from Kelby Training to Kelby One.

Rich and Dave discuss

  • Who is Dave Moser and what he does with Kelby One
  • Changes in the photo industry
  • Trade shows and being face to face in training
  • Coming to events to learn and connect both for the instructors and the attendees
  • It’s about the people and the real time in person connections and learning
  • Photoshop World culture and how 1st timers can feel included
  • The type of speakers at Photoshop World. It’s all about the attendees