Office Hours - A creative persons podcast

Wonder if it's possible to build a career being a camera know-it-all?  (spoilers - you can) In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with NYC based photographer, Anthony Festa, and how his love of the art, gear, and process has fueled his tenured career as a digital technician, Capture One trainer, and photographer. Like the podcast? Give it a l

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with Atlanta based content creator, Kavi Vu.  Kavi, along with her friend and creative partner Phi Nguyen, are the minds behind “Wake Up Atlanta”, a web series created with the goal to increase civic engagement among Georgia’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.  What started out as

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with filmmaker Scott Hartman.  Listen along as we: Dive into Scott‘s career path from on-air broadcast journalist to commercial filmmaker and Director of Production for a marketing and communications agency in Atlanta, Georgia.  Chat through scaling a production from one-man band to full-tilt team

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino sit down with Kenny Morgan, Co-founder of Counsel Creative, a branding agency based in Chattanooga, TN.  What happens when you place your personal purpose at the center of your creative business? Listen in as Kenny talks through his journey from working on the Warped Tour to leading a creative agency.  Li

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino are in Waterbury, CT  and chat with photographer (and David's first assistant), Justin Krompier. Listen in as we talk with Justin about his leap from a 9-5 job into the beginnings of his professional photography career. The photographers go around the table and share battle stories from the trenches of the art

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino dive into the process of engaging a photographer (or any creative for that matter) for your creative project.  We walk through: What details you should include to get the most pertinent and complete information for your project when filling out a contact form. Why a phone consultation is so essential in creat

The photographers are in and back to bantering as we kick off 2020! In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino dive into the topic of set assisting — what it takes to be a good assistant and how you as a photographer can run a better production for your team when you’ve got the reins.   We also chat best gear purchases of 2019 and why tripods and l

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk with Ash Patino about her latest venture and how she's focusing on creating her own true crime content and more importantly using her video talents to help bring an unsolved murder case to a close.   Like the podcast? Give it a like and share it with a friend! Connect with the Office Hours Team on social!

Do you retouch your images? Ever think to yourself that an image was pushed too far? Is there such a thing? In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk on the subject of photo manipulation, compositing, and the challenges creatives face when working with image retouching.  Like the podcast? Give it a like and share it with a friend! Connect with th

In this episode, photographers Ashton Staniszewski and David Patino talk about measuring performance and goal setting for creative businesses as we approach the end of the year. *Spoilers:  There's a few different ways to go about it *  Like the podcast? Give it a like and share it with a friend! Connect with the Office Hours Team on social! @davidapatino @ashtonstan