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Manual Focus

by Alicja Colon

Alicja, paper illustration and photographer, chats about the intersection of Christ and Creativity.

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Episodes

  1. Christmas Advent: Day 25

    John 3:16-17

  2. Christmas Advent: Day 24

    John 1:14

  3. Christmas Advent: Day 23

    Matthew 2:9-12

  4. Christmas Advent: Day 22

    Matthew 2:7-8

  5. Christmas Advent: Day 21

    Matthew 2:3-6

  6. Christmas Advent: Day 20

    Matthew 2:1-2

  7. Christmas Advent: Day 19

    Micah 5:2-5

  8. Christmas Advent: Day 18

    Luke 2: 19-20

  9. Christmas Advent: Day 17

    Luke 2: 15-18

  10. Christmas Advent: Day 16

    Luke 2:13-14

  11. Christmas Advent: Day 15

    Luke 2:8-12

  12. Christmas Advent: Day 14

    Luke 2:6-7

  13. Christmas Advent: Day 13

    Luke 2:1-5

  14. Christmas Advent: Day 12

    Luke 1:46-56

  15. Christmas Advent: Day 11

    Luke 1:39-45

  16. Christmas Advent: Day 10

    Matthew 1:22-25

  17. Christmas Advent: Day 9

    Matthew 1:18-21

  18. Christmas Advent: Day 8

    Luke 1:26-38

  19. Christmas Advent: Day 7

    Luke 1:18-25

  20. Christmas Advent: Day 6

    Luke 1:11-17

  21. Christmas Advent: Day 5

    Luke 1:5-10

  22. Christmas Advent: Day 4

    Jeremiah 33:14-16

  23. Christmas Advent: Day 3

    Isaiah 11:1-10

  24. Christmas Advent: Day 2

    Isaiah 9:2-7

  25. Christmas Advent: Day 1

    1 John 1:1-5

  26. 26: My Ex-Favorite Lies

    Alicja vulnerably shares the 3 most creative-crippling lies and how they’ve impacted her through stories. She reveals the main ways she has waged war against the lies and took back her creativity. Show Notes: Craig Groeshcel’s “Words to Live By” video message Book Recommendations Grit by Angela...

  27. 25: Darold Pinnock

    Born in Jamaica and immigrated to the US as a child, Darold saw opportunity abound before him. He shares a few tough spots were faith in that opportunity dimmed. It was the body of Christ that supported Darold during those trying times. He shares with us those struggles, helps guide us to see red...

  28. 24: The Slagles

    Jeremy and Becky share stories of God's provision through owning a small agency which changed to freelance then a 2-person shop.

  29. 23: Choices

    Alicja sets out to answer, “When do we get to make the decision and when does God make that decision for us?” Sure, it’s a loaded question - the good news, there’s also a loaded answer. Show notes: theló: Greek for will, desire

  30. 22: Dan Lee

    What do we do when we are praised for our creative work? Or how do we handle the desire to create for the attention? Dan Lee, hand letterer and creative manager at Flood Marketing, shares his insights. More about Dan: Twitter Dribbble Instagram

  31. 21: Matt D. Smith

    Matt shares personal stories of struggle and breakthrough as he illustrates lessons God has taught him.

  32. 20: Ben Stafford

    Ben shares with Alicja how obstacles in his health God used to be blessings.

  33. 19: Emily Carlton

    In this episode, Alicja chats with Emily Carlton a designer, illustrator, and sketch note artist based out of Nashville. Emily shares a lesson that God taught her which made Emily go completely against her plan, logic, and comfort. More about Emily: Twitter Instagram Website

  34. 18: Relaunch

    Alicja shares the original vision of Manual Focus, how it got off track, and where's it headed in the future

  35. 17: Social Media Owned Me

    A vulnerable episode on how Social Media sunk it's teeth into me. I share hurtful thought patterns, what happened during my social sabbatical, and what I learned.

  36. 16: Breaking Down Photography Styles

    I share how photography styles came about in Focus Lab, what they consist of, how I create one, and examples of the thought behind specific client's styles.

  37. 15: Why I left UnSplash

    I share my candid story of the high and lows of UnSplash, and how it can be used in a positive way.

  38. 14: CreativeSouth 16 Review

    Alicja sits down with her CreativeSouth 16 roomies to share their thoughts on the conference. Though Alicja has been 3 times, Melissa and Tara both had their inaugural experience.

  39. 13: My Personal Projects

    I share my personal projects: when, why, and what happened - to you'd learn what to do, not do, and expect.

  40. 12: My Guided Journey

    Started as a print designer and ended up as a commercial photographer, I share the story of how that happened and tidbits to help you.

  41. 11: Put a Human In It

    I share a shoot that was lifeless and how either 2 solutions could have saved it.

  42. 10: Impress with Our Strengths; Connect Through Our Weaknesses

    I chat with Justin Mezzell about why we should ditch trying to impress with our strengths, and how to go about it.

  43. 09: Shooting for Stocksy United

    I share how I discovered Stocksy, what it is, how I was accepted, what I learned, and that I'm bad at ending an episode :P

  44. 08: Less Jerk. More Lead.

    Leading a shoot, while not being a jerk is hard - but it's possible. I share 6 foundational points of how.

  45. 07: The 4 Qualities of Light

    Understanding the 4 inherent qualities of light is the foundation of learning how to modify it.

  46. 06: BTS Found in Kind - Part 1

    Well after 2 blunders, Alicja (somehow) is still in the good graces of Paige, Found in Kind's founder.

  47. 05: Insecurity Never Sleeps

    A shoot that's the largest of it's kind, grows to have more meaning than just the images. Alicja shares how it escalated and what she did about it.

  48. 04: Sales is Not A Pitch

    Alicja interviews Will Straughn, Focus Lab's new business guy. He lays some heavy sales wisdom that's only the tip of the iceberg.

  49. 03: My personal Creative South Story

    Alicja shares how going to CreativeSouth has changed her career trajectory.

  50. 02: Fractured Income

    Alicja shares her 3 points of photography income and how she manages them.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Alicja, paper illustration and photographer, chats about the intersection of Christ and Creativity.

HOSTED BY

Alicja Colon

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