The Power of Creativity | An Interview with Kylie Purtell
In this episode of the FilmingLife® Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers FilmingLife® Founder Courtney Holmes interviews FilmingLife® Community Manager Kylie Purtell about the power of creativity, finding your artistic voice, and the magic that happened when Kylie stopped comparing herself to others.
We chat about:
• What creativity really is
• How to use limitations to fuel your creativity
• What “finding your voice” actually means
• Finding your ‘why’ and using it to set yourself apart from the crowd
• How to make your client work as impactful as your personal work
• Using strategic portfolio building sessions to strengthen your business & art
• The importance of a good mentor
• Why you need to stop caring about what other people think & make
Kylie Purtell is a family photographer & filmmaker based in Sydney, Australia.
She specialises in creating joyful, bold & creative family films for people that don't like to be photographed. With a passion for creative experiments and a relentless sense of curiosity, Kylie's strengths lie in using creative techniques & colour to capture a family's unique story in a way that's both visually stunning and emotionally charged.
Kylie's work with the FilmingLife® Academy and as a mentor for new & emerging artists allows her the opportunity to do one of her favourite things - support & encourage new filmmakers to reach their highest potential in both art & business.
You can find out more about Kylie and see some of her work via this blog post, and visit her website at www.kyliepurtell.com.au or follow her on Instagram @kyliepurtell
You can see Kylie’s blog post on how she uses straws to inject colour into her films & photos here.
Members of the FilmingLife® Academy also have access to exclusive content from Kylie on using colour in your films, including bonus video demonstrations of using straws and the LensBaby OMNI Filter system, available now.