Update: It's official now, I'm dropping in as a guest on JoeyL's show TODAY at 10:45 Seattle Time (1:45 NYC; 18:45 London). Join us - ask questions. I just was sent over the topics he's going to grill me on and I haven't given an interview this in-depth about commercial photography in more than a year. Tune in HERE to watch... -- Occasionally I hand pick certain people that I'd like to see... read more ›
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Apr
25
Are you pursuing your personal passions to get the pictures you want, or are you letting...ahem..."too many obstacles" stop you? Here's a little inspiration. Using a weather balloon, a Gopro 2, a Multiplex Funjet and some other lo-fi equipment, David Windestål decided to get some first person footage of a trip to space. What he ends up with is an awesome video of the camera's trip into orbit, and a ton of inspiration for the... read more ›
Apr
24
If you've been following along socially you're in the know that I'm on a commercial assignment in Belize that targets the life and wonder of the world's water, lakes, oceans, etc. [...You might remember this video of the SuperPod of dolphins from the South African leg of this campaign with long time friend Mike Horn...] In short, I can't say enough good stuff about Belize. It's seemingly impossible to take a bad photo here...even without... read more ›
Apr
09
A lot of us still shoot film for love and for fun. I'm often dragging around my Polaroid 600, my Hassie 500cm, some Lomo stuff (or these other film cameras)... but it's next to impossible to have clients get fired up to shoot film in a professionals setting. They wanna see their picture NOW. Well, if you've ever been in a pickle over how to get... read more ›
Apr
02
Need a little more change in the pocket (or a lot)? If you're doing top-notch work, you may be in luck because Burn magazine is giving away $15,000 in grants for three photographers. Called the "Emerging Photographer Fund", the grants will be awarded in three allotments; one photographer will win $10,000, and two others will get $2,500 a piece. Initiated by legendary photographer David Alan... read more ›
Mar
19
Hi folks, Megan here, long time staff Producer for Chase. We get a ton of email inquiries every day from guys and gals looking to "work their way into the industry" or utilize skills learned while at school. Most inquire about being a photo assistant. And while that’s certainly an option to learn a ton on-set, it’s not the only path you can take to get your feet wet in the business of commercial photography... read more ›
Mar
14
UPDATE: here's a recording of our chat...above! Thanks to all of you who watched live. __ LIVE today at 9:30 PDT, 10:30 Aspen, 12:30 NYT, 17:30 London right here on the blog or on my YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/chasejarvis. I'm smack dab in the middle of shooting next year's campaign for Aspen (last years BTS video here with octocopers and wicked visuals) but had the morning off and managed to wrangle a couple friends for a... read more ›
Mar
13
Remember last year's Aspen campaign? Well, we're back at it again this year with even better conditions. We've been up before dawn and burning the midnight oil. Out the door right now - but stay tuned via social channels to follow along. In the meantime here's a gallery of behind-the-scenes photos. Enjoy. [caption id="attachment_20293" align="alignnone"... read more ›
Feb
11
I have been a long-time, huuuuge proponent of taking time to pursue personal work. Its in fact my pursuit of personal work to which I attribute a good bit of my success. In short, it's by taking time to investigate your personal vision that you will be rewarded. My homie Joey L., has been finding time to uncover personal gems throughout his career. And you'll see in his guest post below - it has paid... read more ›
Jan
29
I stumbled on this gem via Kickstarter a week or two ago and reached out to my camera tech pal Sohail to get his take. In short, we cranked out this review in short order to give you a first look AND... I've got another prototype en route to my studio now to put it thru the paces of an actual commercial job... Will report back again after all is said and done, but in... read more ›










