Interview with Sean Critchfield | GBPW Episode 180

I think that documentation is important and I think that photography is a wonderful way to do that.

Sean Critchfield

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In this episode, I speak with one of our community members and ambassadors, Sean Critchfield. Sean is an actor, portrait photographer, and overall creative powerhouse based out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

We talk about:

• How his young life influenced his photography
• Why gear doesn’t necessarily matter to take good photos
• Why the world is a beautiful place with more art in it

& much more!

Sean and I have a lighthearted conversation talking about those special photography moments.

Here is a preview of our conversation with Sean Critchfield.

Q: What drives you to lead such a busy life?

Sean Critchfield: It’s interesting. This is a discussion that my wife and I have been having recently about me needing to slow down. There are so many aspects of me as a person that need to be fulfilled in different ways and the best way to do that is to put those skills to use in a form of service within those different categories. I get called a people pleaser a lot and I think that the survivalist mentality is what made me understand that I don’t think we’re people pleasers. I think we can handle a larger load than others and I think that survivalists learn that that you know the mind controls the body and that when you think you’re out of gas.

Q: What made you specialize in portrait photography?

Sean Critchfield: I’ve always been a bit of a pixel slinger like you know I I started way back in the day on photoshop and I really enjoyed it. It was a creative outlet that I would play with, but never really got into the photography aspect of it. My wife one day was having a day and I had a cheap little camera and I said: “Let’s just go take some pictures”. We walked around the neighborhood and I took pictures and we came back and we were looking at them and, she was like these are really good. My father was a photographer and he passed away just recently. He shot pictures of airplanes for the air force, but also did portraiture.

Q: Do you have any tips that you use to connect with your subjects before a session?

Sean Critchfield: I take a few minutes and I tell them it’s going to be a slow process. I’m going to take a picture and adjust a light, I’m gonna take a picture, I’m gonna adjust the light. What I find is that does is two things: they calm down and get over any nerves. We get to chat while I’m doing it, and they get about 10 clicks before we’re ever actually really taking a portrait. This is to get used to the lights and the flash and the camera and it it kind of lets them baseline a little bit.

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Take Away

• Don’t miss out on this insightful episode that will spark your creativity and passion for photography. Sean and I have a lighthearted conversation about different aspects of photography and how our Great Big Photography World is growing.