Jen Rosenstein is a native of Los Angeles, where she works as a director, photographer and artist. Rosenstein graduated in 2008 with a BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design. Her work can be seen on national ad campaigns for McCann Erickson NYC / TBWA\Chiat\Day LA. She shoots Grammy award winning artists like Jason Mraz, Pentatonix, Jennifer Hudson, Foo Fighters, and many more.
Her most recent published book, Rock & Roll: An Intimate Portrait was released last year, along with her solo exhibit of her journey photographing the music industry.
Rosenstein’s photography is a reflection of her deep relationships within a creative community of musicians, artists, filmmakers and LGBTQ people. While her subjects are strong, her images seek to capture transformation and vulnerability – a trusted emotional exchange between friends, immortalized.
As a woman behind the camera – Rosenstein likes to explore all the ways that femaleness presents, including what it means to take up space in the world as a woman. Music, joy and abundant feeling is the heartbeat of her collaborations, and her series of beautiful, human portraits the result.
In this episode we talk about:
- being a Yes and putting yourself out there
- feeling like a fraud
- how a major speech impediment affected her childhood and was a reason she got into photography early
- the impact doing karate as a kid had on her and building her self confidence
- coming out as gay in high school and not being fully recieved by her
- turning to drugs and alcohol and hitting some super lows
- going to rehab treatment at 22 for a year
- going on tour as a tour photographer after rehab sober
- learning about Art School and doing everything she could to get in and the validation of being accepted
- meeting transgender people and starting her Transformational Project
- getting paid to follow a family around taking photos of their vacation and how that effected her confidence and passion
- realizing she can tell stories with her photos and that leading her to the BP oil spill
- how saying yes to a non paying gig had a major impact on her career
- the pep talk she gives herself daily to show up for her life
- what she says to everyone she photographs to make the most of the shoot
- Which keychain she chose from my line and why!
Find Jen at https://jenrosenstein.com and @jenrosenstein
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Jason Mraz and his Claim it! episodes
Advocate article on Jen’s Transformational Project
ABC news article on Jen’s Transformational Project
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