We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Michael Cavazos. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Michael below.
Michael, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?
I have been fortunate enough to work full time as a video editor for a company called Interactive Life Forms, AKA Fleshlight. It was not day one. I started off as a photographer when I bought a camera back in 2015. From there I tried to do everything I could to gain experience as a photographer and as a videographer, but it’s very hard because photography and videography aren’t necessarily in-demand skills. So, I kept gaining experience and I did many photoshoots and I did some music videos, weddings, and things in between. After I graduated college, I applied anywhere I could do get more experience and finally I started off as at Interactive Life Forms and they gave a great opportunity to grow my skills and do what I can do to work in the creative field.
Michael, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I’m Michael Cavazos a video editor and a videographer and photographer from Austin, TX. I got into my industry because my friend bought a camera and was making videos, and then I wanted to do it to because I thought to myself I could be good at photography. And through my friends I started doing photography and videography for weddings, music videos and everything in between. The problems I have solved for my clients is being able to give them great video content for their social media channels so they can share with potential clients. This helps them look like an expert in their field. I think my simplistic approach to most of my creative projects have set me apart from others. I’m most proud of evolving and expanding my knowledge in the visual arts. If you look at my videography from my early college days to my recent work it looks different. My current work looks so much better than the work I did than when I first started for example, my editing skills and my videography skills have completely gotten better. I can do things I never thought possible and my quality has definitely improved. Also, the technology I use is different. The average person who knows nothing about how a camera works would be very confused on my workflow.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
I think my creative journey is capturing people in the moment. When I do photography or videography for an event I never ask people to pose for a photo or pose in a certain way, most of the time I just capture them in their natural state. But my goal is to grow and continue to get better at what I do, and just better than what I was a year or a month ago.
Can you open up about how you funded your business?
I had to buy everything myself. Camera equipment is not cheap. None of it is. If you want high quality equipment you will have to spend a couple of thousand from the start. So, starting off I financed my first camera from Best Buy, and from then on I have purchased my own equipment from ebay or Amazon. Sometimes I have had to finance equipment but it’s nothing I couldn’t pay off or earn from working a regular 9 to 5, or earn from doing a job that required my camera.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cavazos.studios/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cavazosstudios/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcavazos123/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cavazosstudios5420/videos