ShotBySpencer On Coming Up, Working with Big Artists, Setting Your Price + More

PRE music video director ShotBySpencer interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Spencer came by for an exclusive business talk, covering his come up & early inspiration to get into photography/videography. We got Spencer to shed light on his humble beginnings and how he worked at AT&T for a few years before getting a job as a graphic designer for a medical company. He also talked about going to college for graphic design and how that has helped his career in a creative field. He gave advice on finding clients and setting your prices in the music video space. He also talked about how he linked up with big artists like Young Dolph & Kevin Gates. In our overrated/underrated segment we got him to give his thoughts on film cameras coming back, the Epic Red camera & videographer beef. Lots of gems in this one for any entrepreneur especially videographers and producers. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:13 Who is ShotBySpencer? 2:10 Inspired by father and grandfather who always had cameras around 2:34 Originally went to school for Fire/EMT and changed his major 3:09 Always shooting in his free time - loved the art form 3:58 Began going to college for graphic design 4:05 Dropped out a week before his final to go on tour with Kevin Gates 4:38 How to get business as an independent photographer just starting out 5:39 Didn't start out doing video but learned how so he could pay rent 6:44 Knew which clubs big artists went to when they came to Gainesville, FL and started networking 7:58 Always been a fan of hip hop music videos 8:50 Inspired by Cam Kirk 11:48 You don't necessarily have to relocate to Atlanta 12:36 Photo and graphic design outside of hip hop - Shot Kevin Gates' wedding which is how he developed the relationship 13:39 Everybody needs good content - with the right approach you can build a relationship with almost any artist, DJ, producer 15:20 Influenced by the artists themselves - Kevin Gates has good contagious energy 16:37 The stripper who fell on her head at the video shoot 17:30 Overrated/Underrated -Film cameras -RED Cam -Photography classes -Behind the scenes videographers -Industry beef - Do photographers and videographers have industry beefs? 25:35 Wants to do a retreat for photographers and videographers 26:08 Works on set with his girlfriend 27:55 People have been trying to steal Spudds McKenzie style 28:35 Protocols on watermarking photos putting logos on videos 35:35 How to set service prices and knowing when to raise them $250-$1000 is low end on a video 37:56 How do you find a balance between underpricing yourself and making a living? 46:47 Have you ever lost footage while on a project, had a hard drive crash, forgot to press record, had a battery die in the middle of a shoot? 47:29 Sony has an awkwardly placed record button on their cameras 48:03 Losing footage from police confiscation - Especially LAPD, they tried to take his camera 49:20 What's next for ShotBySpencer in 2018? Branding, mentorship and improvement 51:40 Has a lot of work coming up with Young Dolph 51:53 @shotbyspencer on all platforms Hosted By @ceodylan @theletterlbeats @carrington_hill @producergrind Special Guest @shotbyspencer Directed by @cookitupkayo #ProducergrindPodcast