Whew! What a week it was last week… Last Wednesday, I brought pal and photog instructor guru Zack Arias into my studio for another episiode of chasejarvisLIVE. We chatted photography for 2 hours and took questions from the live Twitter audience via #cjlive. Was a blast. While about 20,000 of you caught the interview LIVE–it seemed like I got at least that many tweets/emails/fbook requests to post it again here on the blog, so… As you wish. Here ’tis.
From there, we shipped Zack and his crew into our creativeLIVE studio where he put on one heckuva studio lighting course all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully you saw the interwebs booming, especially with the @creativeLIVE and #askzack tags. I’m pretty sure Zack swiped some ratings from the World Cup. Or at least we had fun trying. I wanted to give a huge shoutout to Zack and his team for an amazing effort. You guys and gals nailed it. Also a shoutout also to all the manufacturers that kicked in gear for Zack to give away, as well as uber thanks to B&H Photo Video for their support of the creativeLIVE studio and G-Technology for keeping our gobs and gobs of data safe. They support us, please support them. I hope lots of you tuned in. And if you didn’t but wished you had, the course is available for download here.
While I’ve got you, I wanted to ask for your feedback. Not somebody else’s…YOURS. In the comments below, we’re looking to find out a few things with the goal of making creativeLIVE the best it can be. Tell us whatever you want, but please help us by answering some or all of the following particulars about our LIVE, free, worldwide creative education platform:
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different, better, worse? How does our class format compare to others?
2. Where do you live? We want to understand the breadth of our audience with the comments on this post. Where are you from, and when are you watching the LIVE feed?
3. Does this live worldwide format really work? This is the important part. What does the experience feel like to you? Can you help describe this format to someone who’s never seen it?
Thanks for taking the time! If you’re new here, I invite you to subscribe/follow via links above and to the right. Lots more stuff heading your way soon on all our channels…
I want to thank you both for not only being a big inspiration to the photography public. I would have sat-down here and watch you both for 2 hours if it wasn’t that you both put it all on the table for us!
Chase & Zack, thank you both for keeping it real and not holding anything back. If it wasn’t for you guys many of us would still be lost!
Thanks again~
~Jay Rodriguez
I live in Hamilton, ON Canada and just love the format of this presentation. I’m a retired inspired photographer who just began this endeavour three years ago. In addition to college courses I soak up everthing I can to better learn the art of photography. This format was an excellent one for me. I was unable to stayed tuned the whole weekend so I pre-purchased the download….excellent idea. I feel like I’m there while I’m watching but I can ‘be there’ on my own time which is usually between 12 midnight and 3 a.m. Zack is awesome! I learned more the 1st day about lighting than I had in three college courses. He makes it understandable and less confusing, but if I do get confused, I just watch it again. It’s great that it’s broadcast worldwide because I for one would never be able to afford to experience this type of expertise in training otherwise. Keep it up!
1. It’s better because it combines both an online audience (which actually gets some input! – This is amazing and unexpected) and a live audience. It’s better because it has (had?) Zack Arias. Knowing I couldn’t watch the whole thing live due to the scheduling conflict (photography-related classes/workshops/anything on a _Saturday_? Really?), I pre-purchased. It’s great having downloadability and editing, and a very good value. Letting us have the rough edits earlier is wonderful as well.
2. I live in Edmonton, Canada. I traveled down to Seattle in October for Zack’s OneLight @ StudioJarvis, and intend on traveling rather a lot more. The feed is essentially “real-time @ same-hour”.
3. I am uncertain as to its “viability” as time zones get too far apart. The scheduling is troublesome for me, as I am utterly unavailable on any Saturday. It’s a day that _nothing_ photographic should ever be scheduled. Anybody involved in the industry will have issues with that day of the week.
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different, better, worse? How does our class format compare to others?
i LOVE creativeLIVE… it is different, in that it is one, free… TOP quality PROFESSIONAL photography GURU’s of our industry, that we could only dream of seeing, or being near, or attending in a class… straight to us , and FREE… now, this is incredible, for many reasons.. not everyone, can afford to attend trips to see classes or the travel to where these people are.. and you bring them to you , to show us … not everyone , can get to where they are, at the right time and place at the right cost.. more importantly , and most important. is the fact that , this is top quality knowledge, advice, hands on learning , and skills that we can carry with us , in a format of watching it live.. and we CAN buy it , if we choose, and that is the best part. we do get the choice.. and the way you present that is one of the best things i have ever seen.. not to say its a marketing strategy , but if i were to say so, its the best way to do one that i have ever seen , you watch , learn, love.. and then buy , as who wouldn’t , after watching ? that simple.. and of course, if you cant, afford, those that need this.. are allowed the place to learn , and you are giving it out ,, paying it forward.. this is incredible, and ive enjoyed every minute with Zack, who I LOVE. and Greengo .. who is very engaging and excellent, and with Arte .. and Chase .. all people that i so highly respect!!! fantastic this is !!
2. Where do you live? We want to understand the breadth of our audience with the comments on this post. Where are you from, and when are you watching the LIVE feed?
i live in seattle.. i watch live feed at the time of class going on !!!
3. Does this live worldwide format really work? This is the important part. What does the experience feel like to you? Can you help describe this format to someone who’s never seen it?
IT SO WORKS!!!! I have learned SO much , i have felt near to so many people i have only dreamed of seeing or being around .. i have loved this format. and they way this is going about , with so many willing to put in time and effort , for free.. and the option to buy , at discout , and such clear and wonderful photography along with instruction .. along with the Q&A.. there is nothing better then this . that ive seen or been around in a very long time!!!
KUDOS!!!
I love to learn. I love to attend classes, CreativeLive is the first place I have been able to attend a real class in six years. I am disabled. It is hard for me to attend classes. I was able to watch this class and many others from the comfort of my home. When I am feeling well I like to use my camera or create things. While I will never be an “expert” I enjoy others perspectives and like to do my best to inspire others. Zach Arias is an awesome instructor. So is Art Wolffe, and John Grengo, I am looking forward to the watercolor class that is coming up!
I live in Nebraska USA.
The format for me is fabulous. I totally feel as if I am apart of the class, and I have even had my questions answered in some of the classes I have attended. I am so grateful for the opportunity. The instructors you have on are enlightening, entertaining, and know their craft. Watching these classes makes me feel like I am out in the world again. I am quite inspired and grateful. You are serving a forgotten community of people by broadcasting online and for free. You are providing inspiration where none has existed. Thank you so much! The quality of the training is excellent, the kind I used to be able to attend in person when I could work.