Meet Jay Cupcake: My Featured Interview with Canvas Rebel

Written By Jay Cupcake

I am so excited to share that I was recently interviewed by Canvas Rebel for their "Stories & Insights" series! This was a wonderful opportunity to step out from behind the camera and share some of the personal stories and lessons I’ve learned throughout my career as a photographer and digital collage artist.

Diving Deep into the Creative Process

In the profile, we dive into the nitty-gritty of how I developed my craft. We talked about:

  • The Learning Curve: How I learned to do what I do and the skills I find most essential to my work.

  • Hindsight: What I wish I had known when I was first starting out and what might have sped up my learning process.

  • The Journey: Insights into the resilience and persistence required to build a creative business in today's landscape.

Why These Conversations Matter

Sharing these "behind-the-scenes" insights is important to me because the path of an artist is rarely a straight line. I hope that by sharing my own hurdles and breakthroughs, I can provide a little inspiration (or at least a "you're not alone" moment) for other creatives currently navigating their own paths.

Read the Full Profile

You can read the full conversation over at Canvas Rebel to learn more about my background, my philosophy on art, and what keeps me motivated to keep creating.

Read the interview here: Meet Jay Cupcake - Canvas Rebel

Thank you to the team at Canvas Rebel for the thoughtful questions and for providing a platform to celebrate the local creative community!

Jay Cupcake

I’ve always believed that a great portrait is a collaboration, not just a click of a shutter. My name is Jay, and for over a decade, I’ve been capturing the vibrant, the surreal, and the unapologetically authentic. Recently relocated from the mountains of Colorado to the Twin Cities, I bring an editorial eye and a 'laughter-first' philosophy to every session.

My work spans the spectrum of the human experience—from photographing the Mayor of Denver for Civilian Magazine to creating high-concept digital collages featuring the icons of the drag and variety scene. Whether I’m building a complex 100-layer digital piece or capturing a clean, professional headshot, my goal is to make my subjects feel like the most powerful version of themselves. I don't just take pictures; I help personalities shine through.

https://www.jaycupcake.com
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