Taking rubbish photos? Phones and education…
- At August 04, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Everyone here knows of my man-crush on Chase Jarvis (just hit the tag cloud, he’s the most common topic on this little rambling site!), it’s almost like he has a sixth sense for posting something right as I’m thinking/experiencing it!!
For example, over the last couple of days I’ve been pondering the idea of formal photography training. On one hand I think I would like to “round out” my photography knowledge with a little more theoretical substance – I can talk most of the tech but I sometimes wonder if I know enough, or if my knowledge is really as comprehensive as I pretend it is! But on the other hand, Ansell Adams said it best when he said “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs…” – surely if I take enough images I’ll eventually hit my groove and know what I’m doing??
Read More»More Chase, and DIY Professional?
- At July 06, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Everyone who reads my ramblings knows I have a thing for Chase Jarvis – he lives the notion that photography is a business, and I have to admire that dedication to his business!! Just because he happens to take an OK image every now and then certainly doesn’t hurt (and Chase, should you ever read this, I really mean “mind blowing awesome image”!!)
But I digress – Chase is doing my head in again, with his throw-away pearls of wisdom!! In a post he did last month (yes, I’m slightly behind on my RSS feeds), Chase suggested photographers should “Stop trying to get everyone to like your work”. He makes a great point, and it’s like Chase is talking DIRECTLY TO ME!!!
How many of us have an awesome idea for a shot – and then over a few minutes, hours, days, weeks, that brilliant idea loses its shine, puts a few doubts in your mind, and before you know it – you hate it! I’ve bin’d so many ideas using this process, it’s a wonder I ever shoot anything!! (Stop laughing at me, I do actually shoot sometimes!!). But Chaswami is correct, I need to “quit with my shifty eyes” and stop looking at what everyone else is doing – and just get on with my stuff!!
Here’s hoping I can convert this concept into more spontaneous shoots – some of the best images I’ve seen and admired came from that breathtaking idea moment being immediately followed up with some action!!
On a side note, I was impressed with the idea of a cheap PVC Flash Bracket for off-camera flash photography. However, what are the chances you’ll ever do a second fashion or catalogue gig if you used one of those on a commercial project!! It’s annoying and irrelevant, but commercial clients will notice cheap gear – it shouldn’t make a difference to the photos, but it will make a difference to the number of zeros you can put on your invoice!
Chase scares me – again!
- At June 14, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Wow, it’s been over a month since I last updated, sorry about that! As always, it’s a hectic world we live in, and I will admit that running a studio is quite a bit of work! But it’s such ENJOYABLE work – I’ve already met heaps of awesome people, assisted on some amazing creative shoots, and generally had a great time of it!! Running a studio is not cheap though, unfortunately, which means I’ve also had to turn away shoots that were probably going to be amazing but didn’t have a budget. I’m thinking about opening the studio to TFP projects once or twice a month, to give awesome projects a chance to shoot in a great space for a day, for FREE!! I’ll think about it some more… feedback welcome! Read on for more…
Read More»Steal like an artist
- At April 19, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Regular readers here know that I tend to get a bit gooey when talking about Chase Jarvis – he takes the occasional pleasant image (!!) and also knows how succeed and grow in the business of photography! He’s an all-rounder, pure and simple – while old skool film shooters are lamenting the loss of the good ol’ days, Chase continues to tear it up!
So I was a little surprised when I saw Chase had updated his blog with an article titled “How to steal ideas like an artist“. Eh, what?
Read More»Chase Jarvis is an awesome hack!
- At April 27, 2010
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Having recently posted my own “zOMG, I can’t believe I did that” moment, it turns out it happens to the best shooters in the world as well!!
Many people are aware I have Chase Jarvis around the top of my admiration list, so it was with a wry smile that I read his post about almost blowing it with Moby!!
Go ahead and read the article – the sign of a true pro is not just adapting to the problem without meltdown, but still absolutely nailing it!!
More perspectives, there are no excuses
- At February 01, 2010
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It must be the day for them – as soon as I posted the previous article, I notice a new post from Chase Jarvis. I’ve always been a big fan of Chase, he’s got the art and business elements of photography working harmoniously (at least, it looks that way on the outside!).
Anyway, in this post Chase talks about how we’ve all got plenty of reasons not to shoot, and none of them are really stopping you from getting out there and just shooting something!! I’m the same way – I have my share of excuses, but all I really have to do is make a little time to pick up the camera and point it somewhere – I don’t need to try and create the next piece of award winning art, I just need to be practising my craft!! Simple as that…
Take a look at the article, I seriously encourage you to click here and check it out. And watch the video he’s posted – it’s yet another perspective, a film of sorts made from stills (and a very cool one at that!!).
Your photos are boring
- At August 25, 2009
- By Photograjph
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I like Chase Jarvis – he does many things I admire in a photographer and business person, and he produces great images!
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