In true Seth Godin style (perhaps long before Seth was really cranking) Puma turned the tables on the sneaker industry. Now listen up people this is universally viable: if you're trying to make big steps in whatever you're doing, don't chase people around trying to be them! Innovate. It's the key to survival and growth, especially when the going gets tough. Fast company has a great piece online right now about turning the tides and... read more ›
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29
My good friend and amazing real estate broker, Bryan Ford, (thanks for landing us our new studio space, Bryan!) passed along this great piece from the October 2006 issue of Atlantic Monthly which outlines how America's cultural elite are clustering in a few cities--and leaving the rest behind. You might guess the cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Denver, Manhattan (and surrounds), Silcon Valley, Austin, and the North Carolina Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and... read more ›
Sep
27
So my good friend Ben Winters, VP at Uppercut Images sent me this response to my Aesthetics: Knights of Cydonia post at 2am after we missed connections at the DJ Krush show at Neumo's in Seattle. He wasn't down with using the 'comments' unfortunately, and wanted this off-list. I have subsequently negotiated his letting me post his sleepy 2am rant-but-on-point note here:Chase,As I sit awake now reading my email at 1 am after sleeping through... read more ›
Sep
26
Holy crap. I was reminded today in a strange way that good art is about vision and intention. It's less about the components and, ultimately, more about the process of DOING--the putting together of concepts. My good buddy Ben Winters from Uppercut Images turned me onto this brilliant video for the track 'Knights of Cydonia' by the band Muse. What I loved about it is that until I'd reflected on it properly, I didn't know... read more ›
Sep
26
As many of you photo industry enthusiasts know, the huge yearly Photokina Trade Show is happening this week in Germany. While trade shows don't really blow most people's minds (mine included), it's worth noting that manufactures often unveil their new offering at these things. That said, Nikon today previewed their new N 80 "semi-pro" camera. A link to the release can be found here. If you're an aspiring pro or a serious amateur and you're... read more ›
Sep
23
I'm a huge fan of documentary films. Sometimes I like really weird obscure ones, but I'm also greatly satisfied by commercially successful (relatively speaking) and well done documentaries like Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, Scratch, and Winged Migration to name a few.Anyway, if you dig documentaries, you might want to check out this great link for 100 favorite documentaries I nabbed from BoingBoing and buy Kevin Kelly's PDF book featured therein.
Sep
23
News from 1995: Apple is going to be lucky to make it to the end of the year. Lot's of web traffic today on NY Times columnist David Pogue's brilliant and hilarious reminder here that know-it-all's are regularly known to be very wrong. Congrats to Apple for, well, giving them the finger. And all of us, take a lesson: critics are often angry, tired, cynical people living in dark apartments. Don't pay them the attention.
Sep
23
I’m currently working on a project in New Zealand and couldn’t help but post this snapshot of the view from room 'Lakeside 206' here at the Heritage Queenstown Hotel.
Sep
22
Current Managing Director and lead legal counsel for the ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers - www.asmp.org), Victor Perlman, and former (retired) Executive Director of the ASMP, Richard Weisgrau, have recently co-authored an interesting book called Licensing Photography. You can review and buy "Licensing Photography" here It's one of the better titles that deals with the unique challenges facing photographers who are licensing their imagery in the new millennium. It’s noteworthy to realize that the... read more ›
Sep
21
Ever feel like your creative gas tank is struggling to stay full? When I bounce from project to project, shooting for one brand this week and another brand the next, I have to work hard at staying creatively disciplined so that I’m as fresh as possible.If you at all identify with this challenge, and you’re into podcasts, I’d recommend checking out Todd Henry’s Accidental Creative podcast (link should take you to iTunes podcast) and related... read more ›
