As a springboard from all the portrait work I’ve done over the past three years, I, at some time during that process, became really attuned/enamored/moved by people’s faces and started experimenting with a new creative study. Internally we’re calling it “60”. In short, it’s really simple: I’m taking 60 second video portraits of people. No instruction, no direction, no coaching, nothing. Just the camera pointed at them for a minute.
Although the concept is simple, I’ve found the results to be pretty interesting. At a fundamental level, the human face says a lot, even without the person saying anything at all.
While I’ve been at this for a while, I thought it would be time to start sharing some of these portraits here on the blog. This chase jarvis 60 features world-renowned explorer Mike Horn. You may remember Mike from my Pangaea experience across the South China Sea with Panerai watches. [Lots of posts here, here, and here.] It was a life changing experience for me, and a good bit of it was getting to know Mike. Hopefully you’ll get to know him a little here as well.
Love to know your thoughts.
[aside: if you are interested in seeing these videos when I post them to youtube, rather than just the occasional ones that make it here to the blog, you’re invited to subscribe to my youtube channel here. thx]
Shout out to McKenzie Stubbert for the music.
beautiful remastering of the great Andy Warhol, great job chase!
so what do you do behind the camera during the filming? How do you disconnect yourself from the subject so as not to influence the shot?
I find this absolutley facinating because simply put, actions speak louder than words. Certainly would love to see more. Thank you!
Sarah
Powerful. Like dead air in a conversation, I’m left wondering what is on his mind–uncomfortable in the silence or waiting for the impetus to act or waiting for something to act upon him.
Simple yet fantastic idea… I know I’m inspired!