{"id":136529,"date":"2017-08-23T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildideas.wpengine.com\/?p=902"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:09:37","slug":"todd-glaser-how-to-become-a-world-renowned-surf-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/todd-glaser-how-to-become-a-world-renowned-surf-photographer","title":{"rendered":"Todd Glaser &#8211; How to Become a World-Renowned Surf Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Todd\u2019s Wild Idea: To take amazing pictures of waves and the athletes who ride them.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Glaser is one of the most sought-after surf photographers in the world. As a staff photographer for Surfer Magazine since 2008, he\u2019s earned more than a dozen covers. Today he takes photos on land and in the water with surfs stars like Kelly Slater, Jack Johnson, Rob Machado, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Todd grew up in Solana Beach, California, competed as a body boarder, went to school for photography, and then immediately took his love of shooting his friends in the water, and turned it into a thriving career.<\/p>\n<p>His work has appeared not only in sports publications like Surfer and Outside Magazine, but also in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and the Smithsonian\u2019s National Portrait Gallery. Most recently, Todd took photos for the latest Taylor Steele Movie, Proximity, and just came out with a photography book around it that he self-published, and is currently shipping from his mom\u2019s garage.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to this Episode if:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You love surfing.<\/li>\n<li>You read surf and sport magazines.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re interested in photography and want to know how to take better photos.<\/li>\n<li>You love being in the water.<\/li>\n<li>You consider yourself a shy person.<\/li>\n<li>You want to know how Todd can tread water for eight hours at a time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4:20 &#8211; Todd\u2019s tips for sun protection and hydration.<\/li>\n<li>7:30 &#8211; How Todd stays healthy on the road.<\/li>\n<li>13:15 &#8211; Why Todd gets asked back on photoshoots with the best athletes in the world.<\/li>\n<li>16:45 &#8211; How to become a surf photographer.<\/li>\n<li>20:40 \u2013 What happened after Todd went on a surf vacation with friends and shot photos after\u00a0graduating from college.<\/li>\n<li>24:15 &#8211; How Todd got in at Surfer Magazine.<\/li>\n<li>26:15 &#8211; How to capture a great portrait shot.<\/li>\n<li>30:00 \u2013 Why it\u2019s important to be yourself on a shoot.<\/li>\n<li>32:00 \u2013 How Todd has been able to take his photos from surfing publications to the Smithsonian.<\/li>\n<li>34:30 &#8211; What it\u2019s like collaborating with surfers.<\/li>\n<li>35:40 &#8211; Advice for aspiring photographers.<\/li>\n<li>39:10 &#8211; How Todd negotiates fear.<\/li>\n<li>42:50 &#8211; Why Todd is excited about his new book, Proximity.<\/li>\n<li>45:30 &#8211; How much work goes into publishing a book.<\/li>\n<li>50:30 \u2013 Todd\u2019s advice: Turn your phone off!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tTodd\u2019s Wild Idea: To take amazing pictures of waves and the athletes who ride them.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":136606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1992,1993,1727],"tags":[],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-136529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-season-1","category-podcast","category-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/todd-glaser-how-to-become-a-world-renowned-surf-photographer","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Todd Glaser &#8211; 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