Focused Professional Podcast: Weddings, Composites & Competitions with Rachel Owen
World-renowned portrait photographer Rachel Owen joins Joe on the Focused Professional podcast to share her experiences and the learning curve that led to her becoming a highly respected wedding photographer and international-award-winning composite artist. Rachel describes how she discovered her goals, aimed high and worked hard until she achieved her incredible success. She now helps other photographers along the journey, teaching and critiquing their work.
Over the years Rachel has professionally shot several different genres of portraits, including her latest main offering – bridal boudoir. Having experienced burnout, frustration at not reaching the standard she aspired to and then pivoting to keep herself sane, her story is one of perseverance, diversification and committed hard work that can inspire photographers going through hard times. She also speaks about some of her influences as an artist and how she came to work on projects with a message, such as her “Response” art book, inspired by the turmoil of the Covid pandemic.
Reminding herself of the privileged position she is in, being chosen to photograph key moments in people’s lives, Rachel has a client-centred business focused on delivering the best she can. As an artist she isn’t afraid to break the rules and she thrives on the joy of creativity. Her playful side not only uses a range of items to convey metaphorical meaning, but she even hides elements in her images for the viewer to discover.
Rachel Owen is a photographer at the top of her game. Join us as she unveils her unique process for creating captivating photographic compositions, including how she turned a lack of space to her advantage – pushing her to hone her compositing skills which now allow her to create unique narrative images with depth of meaning.
Don’t miss the chance to learn from her experiences and insights in this episode!
Images © Rachel Owen (used here with permission)
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