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Do You Have the Fortitude to Be the Best? Menuez on Manhattan – Act 2

March 10, 2011 By Ron Dawson

“We all want to be the best. And if you want to be the best, it takes everything you have.” ~ Doug Menuez

Last month I posted “Act 1” of my short film documentary series about commercial photographer Doug Menuez. In this episode Doug shares his thoughts and wisdom about making it in this business. In his charming and affable way, he dishes some hard medicine about being a success. He also shares a sobering story about a friend and mentor whose first overseas assignment was Jim Jones’ Jonestown. The harrowing result of that trip was a wake-up call to Doug about the seriousness of this business.

Are you ready to raise your game?

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Filed Under: Client Work, Personal Work, Photography Tagged With: Documentary, Doug Menuez, Jonestown, Manhattan, New York, photography

About Ron Dawson

Ron is a writer, filmmaker, speaker, author, coach, and host of Radio Film School. He does brand and content marketing for the media and tech industries at Blade Ronner Media.

Comments

  1. Sara Frances says

    March 10, 2011 at 10:28 am

    Ron, I just can’t access the video!

    • Ron Dawson says

      March 10, 2011 at 11:20 am

      Don’t know what’s going on Sarah. Perhaps it’s a firewall issue on your end?

  2. Trevor Dayley says

    March 10, 2011 at 10:52 am

    Love this series guys. Thanks for sharing. Well done.

    • Ron Dawson says

      March 10, 2011 at 11:21 am

      Thanks Trevor. Doug is a treasure trove of information and wisdom. Do a search for my podcast interview with him. It’s one of my faves.

  3. J Sandifer says

    March 10, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Great stuff from Doug, he has a good grasp on what it takes to be a photographer today and brings so much experience to the table! Another recent Doug sighting online:
    http://stocklandmartelblog.com/2011/03/07/doug-menuez-on-the-redesign-of-his-website-and-why-a-photographers-website-shouldnt-just-be-about-getting-work/

  4. toki says

    March 10, 2011 at 11:26 am

    LOVED this. Gave me stuff to think about…. Thanks for sharing!!

  5. Liam Hutchinson says

    May 15, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Please bring Act 3.. An offical date yet.. I’m dying to see it..

    • Ron Dawson says

      May 15, 2011 at 9:27 pm

      Hi Liam,

      We’ll get to it. 🙂 I’m hoping to have it come out later this month or early next month. It’s a little different than the first two.

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