The Luxury of Time (w/ Tayo Jr.‪)‬ Venture

This week we interviewed Tayo Kuku (@tayojr), an engineer turned photographer. We’ll get into how he got his start, along with how he sees the world as a photographer and how that’s driven by his engineering skillset.

A couple other things we covered:


9:36 - Solving problems as an engineer > solving problems as a creative

10:29 - What happens when things go wrong…how do you change your mindset?

12:07 - Skill vs. Talent

13:47- Self-teaching

15:43 - Expectations

19:16 - Passion vs. Frustration

22:35 - What parts of your process are special to you?

31:39 - Helping those who are just starting out

39:03 - Comparison, art/design, and social media

44:12 - Fear

48:33 - Taking your time



Check out Tayo’s Work:

Instagram

Twitter

Website

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