Jesse Dittmar of www.jessedittmar.com was first interviewed on episode 303 of the podcast. He's a commercial and editorial photographer based in NYC who has worked with clients such as The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Apple, to name a few.
A lot of his work is centred around celebrity portraiture, where he has photographed people including Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, David Letterman, Sting, Serena Williams and the cast of Star Wars, to name a few.
I loved recording that interview, especially chatting about how he became an assistant for Annie Leibowitz.
More recently, I learned that Jesse launched a non-fungible token (NFT) gallery.
He is one of the first photographers I know of to be working in this space.
Jesse says – it's potentially a huge and new revenue stream for photographers.
But added – I'm not sure if this is too far out there for your audience? It is the future of art!
I was interested to learn more, and yes, we will cover what NFT's are if you're as unsure as I was.
In this interview, discover what are NFT's, how they apply to photographers and what they could potentially mean for the future of photography and photographic art and how you can get started in the space.
NOTE: A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, a blockchain, that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFTs can represent items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files. When thinking of NFTs, think of cryptocurrency but for art.
Here's some more of what we cover in the interview:
What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Jesse shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the members FB Group. What are your takeaways, what do you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode?
In order to understand NFTs, you have to get your head around the idea that people are valuing digital only objects as much as they would value a physical object. – Jesse Dittmar
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Jesse or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to comment inside the Members FB Group too.
Personal Branding Mentoring Program with Paula Brennan
Paula Brennan was interviewed for the podcast a couple of weeks ago and she had heads spinning with talk about $10k personal branding photography days!
Paula went on to share a ton of actionable ideas on how to grow your personal branding photography business – or get started in the genre.
Missed the interview? Check it out here: https://photobizx.com/paula-brennan-conversion-and-nurturing-trumps-photography-lead-generation-numbers
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Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Jesse Dittmar's Tom Brady NFT Sale Transaction
OpenSea – NFT Marketplace
Grimes sold $6 million worth of digital art as NFTs
Your NFT Sold for $69 Million—Now What? Beeple Turns to a New Project, and Old Masters
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold for $2.9 million as an NFT
What is NBA Top Shot? Explaining the Blockchain NBA highlight collectables
PBX303 Episode: Jesse Dittmar – The business side of celebrity portraiture
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Jesse for coming on to share his thoughts, ideas and experience on what's a whole new world for photographers with NFT's, the crypto world and potentially entirely new markets and ways to generate or grow an income.
I'm just trying to make something interesting, trying to get my art into the world and through this new medium. – Jesse Dittmar
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to let me know in the member's Facebook Group or feel free to email me at [email protected].
That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
