Feb
23
------ UPDATE: if you're reading this post now...The LIVE fashion shoot with the phantom camera #cjLIVE is TODAY at 10:00a Seattle Time, 1pm NYC, 16:00 London! Tune in here to the live page to watch over our shoulder, ask questions, and follow along as we shoot a fashion spot with the $150,000 phantom flex camera. ------ Know what its like to be on set during a super-legit fashion shoot? Well turn that up to 11...
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Feb
19
Want to know what your rights are as a photographer in the USA for shoot photos in public? All of us USA'ers do, as well as anyone who might travel here. So...As a part of his hitRECORD project, kudos go out to actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (my best friend panel pal - here we are talking creativity...) for calling on the ghost of Ben Franklin to educate us via this cheesy--but very informative--cartoon by...
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Feb
15
Are you a photographer, filmmaker or creative type and find yourself bogged down by contracts and legal documents? No where to turn? Do contracts make you want to scream? Well hello friends. It's me Kate, Executive Producer over here at Chase Jarvis Inc. One of my roles as EP is to deal with all of the legal schmegal that comes through our shop and --while I have an excellent lawyer...
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Jan
25
Do you know how to load a roll of film? Work a light meter? Edit slides on a light table? Scan film? Color correct scans? Track a photo inventory? Submit photos to clients? Work with a stock agency? Make prints? Pack a camera bag? Ship equipment? Set up lights? Scout a location? Drive on the left side of the road? Order food in French? Clean a digital sensor? Work in Photoshop? Create a workflow? Edit...
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Jan
24
HDSLR video is a great way to get high quality footage on a micro budget; and a great way to keep that budget micro is to be picky about what accessories are right for your setup. I recently received an email question focused on this and--in particular--if I had to choose between the Rode Stereo Videomic or the Zoom H4n, which would I use? So here's a little background on my thinking... 1. Cost. They...
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Jan
16
Picture Monica Lewinsky w a cigar, Hitler in a bunker, the Beatles w their lawyers. It's all here. Or rather it's all in your mind... So what does a book look like that is targeted at visual artists and creatives, yet has exactly ZERO pictures and isn't a how-to? Well, it looks like well-known photo agent Frank Meo's latest personal project called Mind Prints. A hardback book laden w typography. From the intro:We all collect...
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Jan
02
I get more questions via email and social channels than I could answer in a lifetime, but occasionally one jumps out at me as incredibly worthwhile to share. The answer to this question is important, and my response is below. Chime in and let me know what you think: "What's more important as a photographer... to remove yourself from the photograph, or to make the photograph about you as a photographer?" -from photographer Jay McLaughlin...
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Dec
31
Mara here - I handle the money & taxes here around Chase Jarvis Inc - chiming in with a few last minute year end accounting tips for all you creatives out there. In these moments of the year, I suggest you take an hour today before the parties begin to focus on your accounting paperwork and the financial status of your business. Here’s a few things to look at ASAP Contractor or Assistant Payments. Review...
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Dec
22
If you weren't one of the 25,000+ people who watched this show on the day it was broadcast or if you couldn't take notes fast enough and need to see it again, we rallied and pulled together a YouTube re-watch for you & your comrades... I was lucky enough to host business guru and #1 Amazon and New York Times Best-Selling author Ramit Sethi for a hard-hitting, no BS chasejarvis LIVE focused on...
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Dec
21
Last week when I posted the broadcast commercial for REI that I recently directed, I promised a behind-the-scenes vid. So here 'tis -- the focus here on the epic aerial shots we nailed using a remote-operated RC helicopter flying an onboard camera, curtesy of our friends at FreeFly Cinema. Hope you dig it. Also--since a lot of y'all have been asking via social channels--I figured I'd give a second-by-second, shot-by-shot breakdown of the...
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