Hawkeye Media Solutions
We’d like to introduce Hawkeye Media Solutions, a commercial photography company in Houston, TX. Besides photography, the company also offers premiere commercial marketing for both major companies and local businesses. The company’s owner and lead photographer, Nathan Colbert, has years of experience in the industry and worked with companies such as Verizon, Akris, and TSSA. To learn more about why Nathan is the best Houston commerical photographer, and how his company has become so successful, check out our interview with him below.
Nathan, what is your background and education?
I have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy. I graduated in 2015 and a month after graduating, I left the country for a 6-month photojournalism internship in Israel on top of a 3-month backpacking excursion through Europe. After returning, I started my company Nathan Colbert Photography and built that up over the course of 4 years until I decided to create Hawkeye Media Solutions at the beginning of 2020 because I was seeing exponential growth.
Why should a customer choose Hawkeye Media Solutions?
I believe most people get into the realm of content creation thinking, everyone is doing it why can’t I. But they don’t actually take the time and put in a real effort to study and practice. I can say from experience, it is not easy, and I take the work very seriously. I love it, because not only am I able to create art, but I am able to tell a person’s or company’s story and show it to the world.
What was it that made you want to start a photography business?
Honestly, I just fell into it. I always had a point-and-shoot growing up on family trips. But in the last couple of years of college, I started to really get serious with understanding and learning photography. In 2014 I went to Israel on a group trip and they asked me to write an article about my experience using some of my images. It got published in a few online news outlets in America and Israel and I fell in love. I knew this is what I wanted to do.
What are the advantages that come with owning your business?
Freedom to choose my work and my schedule.
Where do you see your business in the future?
With COVID, it is hard to say. As of 2019, I was one of the top corporate event photographers and videographers in the city, and I was growing fast. But that area has all but dried up due to the COVID situation. So for now I have pivoted my company towards more Real Estate marketing, Drone, and session photography.
What is your mission statement?
We are here to capture your story. Let us help share your message.
What are the biggest issues for running this business?
The growing public perception that photography is a cheap commodity.
Do you have employees?
I was about to bring on 4 employees before the pandemic. Now it is back to just me.
Where can people learn more about you?
