We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Miles Quebedeaux. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Miles below.

Miles, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Let’s jump to the end – what do you want to be remembered for?

I think the leading tone of the choices I make is from the question: “what would the 15 year old me think of this?”

That sentiment drives a lot of what gets me to do things. I want to do things that have an excitement that make my children, the next generation, and the most youthfully ambitious version of myself feel inspired.

So when you ask about legacy, I can’t ignore the fact that I want to be a person remembered for never compromising on those things as my age and life’s burdens took my attention.

When that happens, we become cynics. When that happens we lose sight of the reason why we truly started in the first place.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Miles Quebedeaux, and my interest in cinematography & photography has been with me for a long time. Since high school, I’ve had a fascination for the process and preparation of both fields. Taking classes, and working with experienced people in those fields was always an awesome memory to have when I was younger.

As I have gotten older, my interest in cameras and how to use equipment has turned into a bigger desire to help others tell stories. Stories for your own use, stories for others, and stories to ultimately represent important moments for people to see.

After starting a life in Northeast Ohio with my family, we shortly after started our company as a full service film & photo company specializing in narrative & weddings for film, while fulfilling portraits, weddings, and editorial work for photography. We’ve been extremely blessed to have success in all those interests and angles, but more importantly we’ve found an amazing passion for those niche’s because of the amazing people that have let us into their lives to capture content.

When asked what I’m proud of with our past seasons, I’m extremely proud of how the artistic nature of pursuing excellence has never stopped. I want to be able to tell a provoking story in a meaningful way every time. I haven’t felt disconnected from any story that we’ve pursued or projects we’ve taken. Human beings connect to story because it related to them. If we lose sight of creativity in the story telling process, we lose sight of our interest in making a connection with the viewer; and that can’t be accepted.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I feel like there are a lot of things that are easy to understand about what I do. I have been lucky enough to tell stories and capture moments for people and organizations that have a target desired outcome, and it’s hard to mess that up if you care for the process and want to serve the client.

On the other hand, being a creative person means that we should have a willingness to pursue new things often. It’s how we can find what we are good at, what people are interested in, and how we can set ourselves apart from anyone else in the process.

The real trouble with that is that we have to expose the work that we are personally happy with, but aren’t completely sure of how other’s will receive it. It’s the dichotomy of freedom in creativity. We can do anything, but we can’t carelessly do everything; or at least it feels that way.

So my encouragement for “non-creatives” is to begin to think of things less through the lens of “that’s awful work” and more through the lens of “it’s maybe not for me”. Encourage creative people in your life to keep going and keep pursuing.

The next generation for every present generation is relying on us to set a precedent of care for creativity and those who live work and play in that space.

Any advice for growing your clientele? What’s been most effective for you?

Be a nice person. Be an invested person. Be a present person.

But seriously – I think that 90% of my clientele in the last year was built on relationships developed on set or on a shoot in that previous calendar year. If you develop good working relationships with your existing clients, you’ll see what I mean.

If your niche is weddings, make and effort to meet every vendor. If your niche is corporate video, offer to buy lunch for the project manager so you can learn about the pain points they experience in their company. If you work with a modeling agency, try and figure out ways to support your art/creative directors.

This isn’t a crazy marketing tactic, and it’s difficult to provide data to quantify the value. I’d just say that it is unfortunately a rare experience for clients to see people in my industry take that level of initiative. But because of that, it’s meant that being kind, present, and invested is more important than ever.

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