"Sometimes in our industry, our professionalism, we get [put into] silos...it should be all of our goals to break out of those silos. The more you work, the more people want to put you in a silo so they can define who you are by their terms. Our job is to never let anyone define who we are..." John Jay--W+K's Global Executive Creative Director--on creativity and breaking out of silos. There's a lot... read more ›
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To borrow a line from The Clash, "London's burning". And the photographs of the mayhem are stunning. The above shot here is by Amy Weston/WENN.com, as seen in NY Mag. (That image and a bunch more images from NY Mag here). I've been been near riots of this magnitude on two occasions - Paris in 2005-6 and Seattle WTO riots - neither of which I... read more ›
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Aug
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Thanks to the couple hundred of you who took a stab at breaking down the image I nabbed of Prince Manvendra [note that this thumbnail here is a crop, not the final...go to the original post to see that one]. A couple of you nailed it to varying degrees. Here’s my breakdown of the image: First, one thing I think you'd find interesting with this image is that I had less than 5 minutes including... read more ›
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Aug
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I still deconstruct the work of other photographers all the time - it's a great way to expand skill sets and understanding. And I know from your previous feedback that you guys are fond of these posts, so let’s dig into another one. I was asked to photograph the amazing and controversial Prince Manvendra of India last month in NYC. It was an honor. But tell me... How did I make this picture? Is it... read more ›
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Lots of updating and housecleaning going on around here lately, the most fun being the launch of our new site here at www.chasejarvis.com. As such, I wanted to invite you to poke around our new digs. Lots of new photos--twenty something new galleries, there's finally a video page, and...well..a lot more. And we're continuing to update and transform the site into a smooth machine over the coming week. That said, your feedback is incredibly valuable... read more ›
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I jumped on Google+ last week to explore sharing some content. Let's be friends...er...that's Facebook. My profile is here. Please add me to some of your circles. Just uploaded a photo from the drive in movies last Saturday. Besides that I'll be adding more content soon. Looking forward to exploring this w/ you, sharing work, etc, and thanks to all you who have been flipping me invites for the past eons, especially my pal, Robert... read more ›
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Looking for a weekend project for your photo studio? Alrighty then. Thoroughly amused at the approach taken here in this vid by folks at EyeHandy, having mostly naked model Ashley showing us how to make a cyc wall. Funny though, if you can get past the scantily clad builder using power tools (not sure why you'd want to do that...but....), the truth is that the actual info here on how to build a... read more ›
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Captured this on the streets of NYC during Dasein artist in residency last May. [BTW, I'll be showing a lot of new work in this manner over the coming weeks and months. Voicing your opinions on this or any image in the future is welcomed. Thanks.] Continue reading
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Another post in a continuing discussion (joining this post last week) about the future of photography. Is photography over? Of course not. But a provocative title none the less (appropriated from SFMOMA) suggesting we think more deeply about what photography was, what it now is, and where it's going. This video here is part 1 of 3 from a great symposium back in April 2010 sponsored by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art... read more ›
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Beautiful music vid here performed by Seattle hip hop pals Macklemore (@macklemore) & Ryan Lewis (@ryanlewismusic) and shot by emerging Seattle filmmaker friend Zia Mohajerjasbi (@DrZia) You think this video emerged fully formed outta these guys' brains? Hell no. It's all a process. Usually, this process is not well chronicled. But in the case of this video, we get to see some special insights. Not just the 'making of' but the whole process... read more ›
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