Oct 13

Thank you PDN Magazine and Nikon for the Award

Thanks to collaboration from a handful of people in our office (read Scott, Kate, Julian) and our really talented designer and friend Finn McKenty (you can see their goofy video profiles on our staff page), I just barely squeaked in there and was awarded Honorable Mention for the category "Best Ongoing Campaign - Established Talent" in the 22nd Annual PDN/Nikon Self Promo Awards. Thanks to the judges and the fine folks at PDN Magazine and... read more ›
Oct 12

Speaking at Getty Images in Sydney, Austraila

As a followup to my Seattle talk for Getty Images "Passion for Pictures" speaking series, I've been booked to speak again at the Getty office in Sydney, Australia on this coming Friday October 20, at 1pm. These events are typically limited to Getty people and their corporate invitees, however if you're really fired up to attend, send an email to info@chasejarvis.com and depending on how many interested folks we hear from, we'll see if we... read more ›
Sep 26

Aesthetics and The Knights of Cydonia (And A Reminder)

Holy crap. I was reminded today in a strange way that good art is about vision and intention. It's less about the components and, ultimately, more about the process of DOING--the putting together of concepts. My good buddy Ben Winters from Uppercut Images turned me onto this brilliant video for the track 'Knights of Cydonia' by the band Muse. What I loved about it is that until I'd reflected on it properly, I didn't know... read more ›
Sep 26

Photokina – New Cameras from Nikon and Hasselblad

As many of you photo industry enthusiasts know, the huge yearly Photokina Trade Show is happening this week in Germany. While trade shows don't really blow most people's minds (mine included), it's worth noting that manufactures often unveil their new offering at these things. That said, Nikon today previewed their new N 80 "semi-pro" camera. A link to the release can be found here. If you're an aspiring pro or a serious amateur and you're... read more ›
Sep 23

Fresh Documentary Film Resource

I'm a huge fan of documentary films. Sometimes I like really weird obscure ones, but I'm also greatly satisfied by commercially successful (relatively speaking) and well done documentaries like Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, Scratch, and Winged Migration to name a few.Anyway, if you dig documentaries, you might want to check out this great link for 100 favorite documentaries I nabbed from BoingBoing and buy Kevin Kelly's PDF book featured therein.
Sep 23

Not A Bad View From My Room

I’m currently working on a project in New Zealand and couldn’t help but post this snapshot of the view from room 'Lakeside 206' here at the Heritage Queenstown Hotel.
Sep 16

Question to Chase: What are you blogging?

So the blog's not been live for long, but I've already fielded the following email from someone out there named Elijah: "Cool blog idea Chase! What are you planning to write about?" Well, I suppose the brief answer to this question is one that should be posted somewhere herein so that friends, subscribers, etc can get a sense of what sort of discussions will ensue (although I must confess I'm caught in the debacle of... read more ›
Sep 16

Apple and ASMP “Celebration of Photography” Series

Good news to report: Apple and The ASMP have teamed up to produce a professional photography speaking series that puts a handful of leading professional photographers and a smattering of their work in front of a lot of people at Apple flagship stores in NYC, San Francisco, and Chicago. The events are free and should be worthwhile to attend if you're at all interested in photography. Track down your favorite photography legends, like Jay Maisel... read more ›
Sep 16

Ask Chase — FAQs

I get asked these basic questions A LOT, so it makes good sense to post some FAQs here.Q: What brand of camera do you shoot? A: I shoot Nikon and Hasselblad. I primarily shoot top of the line digital equipment. I use Nikon’s Flagship D2x system, and shoot medium format digital with the new Hasselblad H2D. For the occasions where film is preferred, I shoot the Nikon F5 and Hasselblad’s H1 and 503 cameras.Q: Do... read more ›
Sep 16

New ChaseJarvis.com. Numerous thanks.

Finally! We've been so damn busy bolting from one shoot to another that we've had a tough time getting our new site live. But alas, with a hard push in the past two weeks, we've been able to launch a refreshed www.chasejarvis.com As you might imagine, it hasn't come without significant efforts from our internal staff--especially Kate, Scott, and Julian (whose bios you should check out on the staff page of the new site)--but also... read more ›