Sprouting Photographer Podcast and Workshop Info!

I’m so honored to be featured on the incredibly informative podcast for photographers, the Sprouting Photographer.  The Sprouting Photographer podcast is a weekly podcast interviewing industry experts and business specialists who share high-value, no-fluff, concrete business ideas for professional photographers, and it was named the Best of iTunes, so being a part of it is so rewarding!  After teaching photojournalism for over a decade, I can talk about photography all day, so with host, Bryan Caporicci, we truly had a great discussion on how photographers can stand out in their field and market themselves to their perfect clients.  Here is some of what we talked about!

Sprouting Photographer Podcast Discussion with Candice C. Cusic:

  • Focus on capturing moments instead of obsessively posing your clients like you may see in popular blogs
  • Remember that your responsibility it to photograph real people in big moments of their lives while still making it a fun process for you
  • Make yourself stand out among the sea of photographers and differentiate your work.
  • Delegate the key shots to someone you trust so you can get more creative in the field.
  • Be wary of “creative suicide” and get inspired by your unique surroundings whenever possible.
  • Utilize your best and favorite work on your website so you attract the ideal clients.
  • Educate your clients prior to their big event so they know they don’t have to smile to the camera all the time.
  • Create experiences that will produce the best shots for your clients.
  • Making your clients comfortable so they are able to let you be a fly on the wall.
  • The best way to make money quickly is to produce standout photography.

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    Chicago Pet Photographer

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Candice C. Cusic has launched a powerful new project, The See Hear Love Project™, to spotlight the rising number of animals in Chicago shelters. In collaboration with local rescue groups, she’s giving a voice to animals who deserve a second chance and a loving home.

This one-of-a-kind initiative combines the art of animal communication with Cusic’s renowned photography to help each animal be seen, heard, and ultimately adopted. Follow along to meet them and discover their stories.

Since the filming of this video, Ramona has officially become a proud foster fail—aka ADOPTED! She now spends her days living her best life with her mom April, her dad, and five pig siblings, soaking up all the love, snacks, and belly rubs she could ever dream of. 🐷❤️

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Last year, 3,380 dogs and cats were euthanized in Chicago.
During his animal communication session, Tater shared something quietly heartbreaking:
“Sometimes I worry people won’t like me. I worry if I’m good enough.”
His foster mom couldn’t hold back tears — because he is good enough. Every dog waiting for a home is.
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and Chicago’s shelters are beyond capacity.
The See Hear Love Project™ unites animal communication and fine-art photography to give foster animals a voice — so they can finally be seen, heard, and adopted.
🐾 Featuring Tater from @darkhorsedogs
📍Created by Candice C. Cusic
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Every foster animal has something to say.
Maggie’s animal communication session inspired the beginning of The See Hear Love Project™—and many more voices will follow.
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#adoptlocal
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    Dama may be in a wheelchair, but her spirit is unstoppable.

Through The See Hear Love Project™, her voice and her story are shared—so she can be truly seen, heard, and adopted. 

Thank you @sayvanimals for giving her the chance she deserves.  Thank you @salvageone for welcoming us to photograph Dama in your beautiful space. She was a little nervous Nelly that day, so we finished her session in the studio. We’re so grateful for your support in helping animals like Dama be seen, heard, and adopted. ❤️🐾
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    This is Nala the cat. 🐾
Her reading wasn’t about adoption — it was about understanding.
Animal communication reveals what our pets are truly feeling.
Would you want to know what your cat is thinking?
    Something extraordinary is beginning.
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The See Hear Love Project™ gives foster animals more than a portrait—it gives them a voice. Through animal communication and photography, their stories will finally be shared with the world.
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Follow along as we change lives, one portrait at a time.
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SEEN. HEARD. LOVED.
    Meet Trixie — the very first foster animal to launch The See Hear Love Project™.

Rescued from Chicago Animal Care & Control and safe today thanks to @darkhorsedogs, Trixie opened her heart during her animal communication session and shared her wish: a forever family to love her gentle spirit.

Her story begins The See Hear Love Project — a movement that combines fine-art portraiture with animal communication to help foster animals be truly seen, heard, and adopted.

This October, in honor of National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Trixie’s story highlights the countless foster animals still waiting to be adopted.

Follow along as more animals share their voices — and please share Trixie’s story to help her find her forever home.

#chicagoshelterdogs 
#adoptlocal 
#rescuelocal 
#chicagodogs 
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    🐾 After Maggie’s first animal communication session, her words surprised us all.
But what she shared next was just as powerful…
This famous Chicago dog (@maggieandherdads )reminded us why animals deserve to be seen, heard, and loved. 
Her voice helped inspire The See Hear Love Project™ — a campaign giving foster animals a chance to tell their own stories through communication and fine-art portraiture.
Follow along to hear the voices of animals still waiting for a home.
#SeeHearLoveProject #AnimalCommunication #chicagoshelterdogs 
#adoptlocal 
#rescuelocal 
#chicagodogs 
#chicagodogswithoutjobs 

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