Whenever I give a talk or host a show, I’ve heard from this community time and again that one of the most valuable things is the Q&A wrap up. Straight up. You asking questions and me doing my best to answer them. And not just the “how’d you get started in photography” questions…. we’re talking the hard questions, landing clients, hiring staff, working with challenging clients, legal questions, gear questions, portfolio questions, whatever you can muster…
As such, we’re dedicating and entire 90 minute chasejarvisLIVE show to this topic this Wednesday. 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, please frame your questions below in the comments. Don’t be shy. Ask away. Anything is fair game. Whatever it is you really want to know about with photography and video–your questions and the dirty truth.
Who: You, Me + a worldwide gathering of photographers and filmmakers
What: I’ll be answering any/all the questions you can throw at me in 90 minutes
When: this coming Wednesday, February 9th 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
I’ll bring your questions from the comments below onto the show and give you a shoutout for asking your question. You + me, mono y mono. And if I don’t know the answer, I might even make a cell phone call to get you the info you want. You get the point.
It’s free, it’s LIVE, and apologies but this video won’t be re-posted for a very very long time (if ever), so please tune in LIVE if you can. (We’re in a technical gear/podcast/youtube transition at the moment, figuring some stuff out.)
Ask your questions below in the comments. Hope to see you Wednesday. The more people participate in this event, the more interesting it will be for everyone involved, so feel free to invite your photo friends.
I would love to be a working commercial photographer, but until that happens, I focus on developing my portfolio and my skill. There are a lot of workshops out there, but I’m leery of most. I already participate in CreativeLIVE (thank you). But, I also wanted something hands on… Can you recommend any good workshops that are affordable and lean more towards commercial work?
How did you start geting clients? Like how did you go about it, and who were you talking to?
Do you ever desire to shoot dramatic moments such as (for a lousy example) streets of turmoil in Egypt or other such life molding moments. I know from listening to you that the commercial stuff pays the bills, but from a different emotional angle, do you ever want a change of pace?
BTW: I refered you to Charlie Rose for a potential interview…Your welcome.
You’re..I meant..typo
How long do you store clients images for if you don’t give them the “digital negatives?” Everyone I know shoots and burns because of the saturation of semi-pro photogs in our demographic. I don’t want to fall into that but I’m not sure if there’s an industry standard for length of storage time.
You and your team rock by the way, your Creative Live workshops have breathed life into my photography business.
Hi Chase,
I’m fifteen years old and have been shooting since last year. I’ve improved drastically since then, but I want to know what advice you could offer me when it comes to climbing the ladder into being a successful photographer? For example, the best places to advertise so you can gain potential clients, etc.
I hope to pursue photography or film making (or a combination of the two) and I’ve always been a big fan of yours, so I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Also, I won’t be able to watch the show, so if you do decide to answer me, feel free to email me.
Thanks a lot,
Kyle