Whenever I give a talk or host a show, my fav part is the Q&A. Rather than me guessing what I should share, you just ask away. Especially the hard questions that you can’t learn in photography books: landing clients, overcoming failures, working with challenging clients, legal, gear, portfolio questions, whatever it might be. In this year’s first #AskChase version of chasejarvisLIVE, I got thru about 40 of your questions in the 90 min show. This time around, I’m hoping to double that, plus we’re adding another dimension.
The first half of the show will be me answering any questions you can put in the comments below. Rapid fire, as many as I can get thru. So don’t be shy, ask anything you’d like below and I’ll give you a shout out for asking it and do my best to answer with the dirty truth. But catch this: the second half of the show, I’ll have a guest with me. The Associate Creative Director for REI, Jason Sutherland. If you have been ignoring me are new here, then you’ll need to scroll back a bit and read the Diary of a Shoot I just wrapped up, where I chronicled my 9 day campaign shoot with them. Jason will be on hand to answer your specific questions, but also any/all your general questions about whatever you want to know from a client CD/AD perspective. Hopefully this is as good as gold.
Who: You, Me + guest Creative Director Jason Sutherland + a worldwide gathering of creatives
What: YOUR questions answered for 90 minutes
When: this coming Wednesday, April 6th at 10:00am Seattle time (1pm NYC or GMT -8)
Where: just visit www.chasejarvis.com/LIVE
How to get your questions on the show: ASK THEM IN THE COMMENTS BELOW
We will take some questions LIVE via the #cjlive or #AskChase hashtag on Twitter (follow @chasejarvis here) during the broadcast, however, so that we can be organized and get through as many questions as possible, you’re far more likely to get your questions answered by framing them below in the comments.
It’s free, it’s LIVE, and apologies but this video will not be re-posted in it’s entirety, so please tune in LIVE if you can. (We’re still in a technical gear/podcast/youtube transition at the moment, figuring some stuff out.) Hope to see you Wednesday. The more people participate, the more interesting it will be for everyone involved. Feel free to invite anyone you’d like to join the party.
I’ve always been curious if an art director viewing a photographer’s portfolio would rather see a jack of all trades with a particular style or a photographer that specializes in one thing (ie. Portraiture). As a freelance photographer, my project vary from week to week and am currently making a full transition into wedding photography. I have a hard time determining if I should be selling myself as an expert in one area or a jack of all trades showcasing my versatility. Please shed some light (pun intended) on this subject. Thanks a lot!
Raph
Hey my question is for Jason, at what point did the REI brand start spending real money on advertising and developing promotional material? I have been pursuing smaller companies for photography/commercial work in the hopes that we can grow together but I have yet to see them grow there advertising budgets along with the rest of there company. Should I just go after the big guys and compete with the likes of Chase?
Thanks to everyone at Live for putting these on.
What question(s) do you wished you had asked when you were starting out?
What question(s) do most aspiring photographers NOT ask enough of?
@Jason
Do you find it rewarding working as CD under the roof of one brand? What tactics or guiding light principals do you and the gang put in place to “keep it fresh”?
Does REI develop brand standards/visual language in house or has the company worked with agencies in the past?
@Chase
Was cool to see Kina in the posts from Telluride. Have run into him a few times in Bozeman.
I wish I could tune in for this but I’ll be taking an exam at that exact time…darn it!!! I’ll just have to wait for the mini video to be out…I really really wish i could tune in 🙁
Have fun…I’ll be with you guys in spirit