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 love creativity as much as anyone. But sometimes, the need to “out-creative” everyone else is just exhausting (and impossible).
Chase, do you sometimes have to remind yourself that it’s OK to just take pictures for yourself? For fun? Just because you want to?
If i get a Panasonic Lumix GH2 w/ 14-42 mm Hybrid Lens..and FinalCutPro…and maybe some Magic Bullet Looks…is that enough to get started? …How do you store all of your videos? Can I use a laptop and an external hard drive to do all of my editing?
Chase, I’ll be in Seattle next week, Can we have coffee and will you sign my Seattle 100 book?
I would love to know what is included in an estimate for a commercial shoot. What should be included, what should be excluded?
Hi Chase,
I am a young photographer starting up from Paris in commercial photography. I was wondering how you had initially gotten the first contract that was really meaningful as a credential to start up in commercial photography? Did it happen by chance, through friends/connections, or did you go and meet all the agencies in your area to try to get referenced? If so, would you recommend going to agencies or perhaps to talk to brands directly?
Many thanks for doing this! great momentum.
Best,
Max