Liz Miller-Gershfeld, Executive Art Producer (formerly at Energy BBDO / worked on Jack Daniels, Wrigley gum, etc. / with David LaChapelle, Nadav Kander...) — Part 1 Liz Miller-Gershfeld is an Executive Art Producer in Chicago, IL. After two decades at advertising juggernaut Energy BBDO, she has branched out on her own — working freelance for agencies AND photographers. A few photographers she's worked with: David LaChapelle, Nadav Kander, Laurie Frankel, Robert Whitman, and many others. Past campaigns she's worked on: Jack Daniels, Wrigley gum, Ocean Spray, Pearle Vision, plus plenty of others ..read more

Amy Feitelberg, Photo Creative Lead at Square, former Photo Director of Outside and Los Angeles magazines, plus a founding Curator for Images For Humanity — a photo charity supporting Ukraine. Check out her tasty tearsheets and background on Amy’s portfolio site. Seriously, she’s worked with everyone. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes interviewing Amy. Start with this one! The following notes include references to both parts, fyi. Don’t miss the links at the bottom, to follow along at home with visual aids. I’m your host, Neil Binkley, Founder of The Personal Photography Project. We are a resource ..read more

Mark Winer, Photographer’s Agent at The Gren Group, who work with premier brands and ad agencies. You can view all of their photographers and directors at The Gren Group’s website. Here’s a sampling of their clients: Apple Budweiser Pepsi State Farm Volkswagen BBDO Crispin Porter Bogusky Wieden + Kennedy In our discussion today, Mark and I (your host, Neil Binkley) talk about: What do photography agents do for their photographers, and vice versa? How does the Gren Group stay in touch with ad agencies? How art producers reacted to the Gren Group’s change in focus What happens when things don ..read more

Jamie Leary, Design Director, Philadelphia Magazine (formerly of Magnet, Decibel and Grid magazines) designs for a magazine that is more popular in my city than National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Men’s Health and Forbes, according to their circulation #’s. In our discussion today, Jamie and I (your host, Neil Binkley) talk about: Magazine Art budgets My incredibly brief tenure as Director of Photography at my guest’s magazine How he hired someone to shoot a cover story, inspired by that photographer’s Instagram photos Hiring locals vs. hiring around the country Illustration vs. photography Pho ..read more

Wylie Moran, Senior Art Producer and Freelance Producer (formerly of BBDO, JWT, and The Martin Agency) comes on the first full episode of Photopod! She sits down with me (your host, Neil Binkley) to discuss how advertising agency Art Producers find photographers, why they hire them, whether photographers need to have motion work in their portfolio, and much, much more. See all Photopod episodes by subscribing on your podcast player of choice (Apple, Google, my favorite: Overcast, Spotify, etc.), or at www.photopodpod.com. Also feel free to drop me a line with questions and ideas for future int ..read more

Welcome to the preview episode of Photopod, hosted by Neil Binkley. Photopod is a new interview podcast about the photography industry. In this trailer, hear snippets of interviews with Nike's former Photography Director, a Senior Art Producer, plus a magazine's Design Director. Send questions and ideas for future interviews by visiting www.photopodpod.com ..read more