Story & Lesson Highlights with Jared Shahn of Pittsburgh

We recently had the chance to connect with Jared Shahn and have shared our conversation below.

Jared , we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned about your customers?
That they are very loyal and have patience and trusts me with the process of the photos I do and the results I give my customers

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m a local photographer in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania I currently shoot car photos I been doing photography since 2011 my mom got me into photography god rest her soul I did freelance photography then veered into car photography and ever since I have a passion for anything with wheels on it

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. Who taught you the most about work?
A great friend that goes by GQ image aka the hustler taught me a lot about work hustle hard and your hard work will pay off and another great friend of mine Trevor aka veedub kid and Gino they admire the work I do and pushes me to keep going with work

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I’m glad you didn’t give up on photography and I’m glad that you made a name for yourself and Getting recognized by tons of people and just keep pushing and striving

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
Car photography matters to me the most because I’m absolutely great with it I’m not the best but I’m great at it and I know how to get angles and know how to edit

Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What do you understand deeply that most people don’t?
The fascination of cars I have it’s something absolutely deep and mean sooo much to me I do sooo much research on cars it’s another apart of my life to me I got to shoot my dream cars not all of them but some of them and I’m very lucky to experience it

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