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Mark Cuban & Bethenny Frankel Attend 'Shark Tank' PaleyFest Panel

'Shark Tank' investors Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary and Bethenny Frankel share entrepreneurial advice at PaleyFest NY. See photos below!

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"Shark Tank's" investors Kevin O'Leary, Mark Cuban, Bethenny Frankel, Matt Higgins, and Rohan Oza stepped out last night for Q&A at the PaleyFest 2018. The wildly popular ABC show is already in its 10th season and continues to grow strong with over 5 million viewers.

Take a look through Daniela's Lens below to catch all of the best highlights from the red carpet!

5:42 p.m.
Branding genius Rohan Oza is first on the carpet. He made his first appearance in Shark Tank's season 9 and will be on air again in season 10.
"What is your entrepreneurial advice?" a reporter asks him.
"Have a real idea that people need or want. Have a lot of passion for it and get sufficient funding."


5:44 p.m.
Matt Higgins is the first-time shark this season.
"What's your entrepreneurial advice?"
"Don't be afraid to tell the world you are an entrepreneur and that you are starting your own business. I feel like once your willing to announce it, it will drag you forward," he says.

5:47 p.m.
Bethenny Frankel is here and looks gorgeous!

5:48 p.m.
And then it's time for the veteran sharks Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban. They are in a great mood and joke around with the photographers. It's easy and fun to take photos of them. They are interacting with us. An interesting red carpet photo needs not only an experienced photographer but also a celebrity that knows how to pose. The best photos are always the candid ones, when something is happening when there is movement.
Marketing geniuses like Kevin and Mark know exactly how to do this. They are very natural and comfortable on the carpet, they talk and move and laugh and say hello to us and each other. And we snap away. Flash, flash, flash, 20 seconds, and it's over, the photographers are satisfied and happy. Great content!
A photo like this might run in magazines all around the world.

When a star dislikes the carpet, it's tough to get an interesting photo. Sometimes it's impossible. And it takes way longer. The more a celeb is annoyed by the photographers, the longer they will have to spend time on the carpet, and the less the chances are that the photo will make it into a major news publication.
A great entertainment photo is not so much about the most beautiful person; it's always about someone being interesting, colorful and in action.

5:49 p.m.
"Hey Mark, what's your entrepreneurial advice?"
"Learn, sell, be nice, respect!" says Mark.

5:51 p.m.
"What's your advice, Kevin?"
"Make sure you can explain your idea in 90 seconds or less. If you can't do that no one will follow you. That's the biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make. Get the idea out and make it crystal clear. Communication skills matter!"

6:01 p.m.
Group shot!

6:05 p.m.
And here is my advice for your next red carpet event:
1. Wear the most colorful pieces of clothes you can find. Colors make a photo pop!
2. From right to left: Make sure to look into each photographers lens.
3. Have some pizzazz!! Make a face! Give a thumbs up! Hug your friends! Laugh! Give us some action!

Daniela Kirsch is a renowned entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only just knows more than just a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series 'Daniela's Lens' offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.

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