146: Michael Malak – Can Pinup Style Photography be a Viable Portrait Business?

World War II and Hollywood Glamour Photography based in the 1940's, better known as the genre - "pin-up style photography" is uncommon amongst modern portrait photography studios. As much as the images (if done well) are eye catching works of art, it's difficult to answer the question - can pin-up style photography be a viable portrait business today with so few photographers specialising in the genre? One way to find out was interview the best pin-up photographer I could find. When searching for the right person to interview for the show, I saw a lot of horrible, badly done photography. Some of what I saw was truly scary. Then I found Michael Malak’s work and knew he was the photographer for the podcast. His photography not only fits the genre, it looks like it has come right out of the era it represents. What Michael creates can only be described as great art. Michael is based in California and specialises in 1940s style Hollywood glamour photography and WWII pin-up photographic recreations. His biggest and most influential inspiration is George Hurrell, known as the master of Hollywood glamour. Looking at the work of both photographers, it’s difficult to say one’s better than the other. Here’s some of what we cover: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this episode where you can hear lots more content from where we dive deeper into some of the earlier topics plus some new ones that I pushed hard for that include: If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interview with Michael Malak get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. If you’re not willing to hang your work in your house, what makes you believe someone else would be willing to buy your work and want to hang it in their house - Michael Malak Plus, access to a members only Facebook group where you'll connect with other members (and interview guests) to help, support and motivate you to take what you hear in each episode and put it into action. You will not find cooler, more motivated and caring photographers online. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below. Being happy with what I’m shooting, I think, it completes me at that point - Michael Malak If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Michael or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below. 30 Days of Gorgeous – The Guide In the last episode, I interviewed Amanda Schulz and we talked about her hugely successful promotion - 30 Days of Gorgeous. What I didn't know at the time of releasing the interview is Amanda has a step by step eBook on how to implement her strategy step by step. If you can see the potential Amanda’s 30 Days of Gorgeous will have for your business, you are going to love the PDF Guide. This Guide is available at Amanda’s Easy store for under $12 - and you should definitely buy this if you're a free listener! Premium Members received their copy free last week - thanks to Amanda. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome! Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings...