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Episode 0053: Interview with Commercial Photographer Steve Wanke

by Dave Warner on June 1, 2026

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. Dave interviews Steve Wanke and puts ALL the content in the player, including the podcast and the images video with a more conversational approach.

After receiving a formal photography education from Brooks Institute of Photography, Steve ran a successful commercial photography studio for nearly 20 years. During that period of time, product photography and lifestyle stock photography were the core of Steve’s business. He, along with another photographer, ran a separate stock photography production company for several years as well. For the last 5 years his photographic interests have focused primarily on architectural and lifestyle photography.

In this episode, the Steve talks about why the focus on interior and architectural photography, who his typical client is and how he gets to them, what clients are most interested in, licensing rights, how much time he factors into post production, the best time to shoot and much more. We created a multi-media show of his images with an explanation of each one and the full podcast interview (above) and our typical show player and download, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Adobe Photoshop, Sonnenstand.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., onOne Software, Tafota.com and a podcast commercial about Jennifer Wu’s Adirondack Fall Foliage Workshop. Also, poodcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

Podcast on iTunesTo listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:01 — 24.0MB)

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Episode 0044: Interview with Charlie Borland, Commercial Photographer

by Dave Warner on March 30, 2026

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Commercial Photographer Charlie Borland. Charlie has been shooting photography professionally for almost 30 years. He works for a variety of clients including corporations, advertising firms and editorial clients.

Charlie has won numerous awards for his stunning photographs and his work has appeared in prestigious publications including National Geographic Adventure and Traveler, Newsweek, TV Guide, Sports Illustrated for Women, and many more.

Charlie is also the co-owner of Fogstock, an online stock photography agency he co-founded to provide stock photographs to the public.

In this episode, Charlie talks about the ups and downs of a 30 year career, stock photography, how he gets his shots, advice for stock photographers, how to get clients in this tough economy, his new venture, and much more. We created a special video of Charlie’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below. Editor’s Note: Please excuse the coughing in the background, sniffling, sneezing, etc. I was pretty sick during this interview and couldn’t get all of it out!

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: www.pronaturephotographer.com, www.aspenphotoworkshops.com, www.fogstock.com.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., Photo Book Press, and Tafota.com. Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

Podcast on iTunesTo listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:15 — 35.9MB)

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