Jun 14

How To Get Your Work In The Guggenheim

Controversial? Perhaps. But I love it. From the New York Times: The project, called YouTube Play and conceived as a biennial event, is intended to discover innovative work from unexpected sources. It is open even to entrants who don’t consider themselves artists, and actively encourages the participation of people with little or no experience in video. “People who may not have access to the art world will have a chance to have their... read more ›
Jun 10

Which Photo Is Better: A or B ?

Remember when I did the original chasejarvisLIVE photo shoot way back in winter? If you recall, I was shooting the album cover image for alt/punk country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. We also did post production and editing on the images LIVE as well a few weeks after the shoot. Well now it's time to print these suckers on a limited edition run of vinyl and there is somewhat of a debate on which... read more ›
Jun 08

Two Episodes of chasejarvisLIVE This Week!

I'm pumped to bring two new episodes of chasejarvisLIVE to your desktop this week. I hope you'll tune in to join me. First, tomorrow I'll be hosting my good friend, one-light guru, photo instructor, and the best beard around: Zack Arias. We're bringing Zack to Seattle for his creativeLIVE workshop, and I'm stealing an hour of his time before hand to talk shop in my studio. Think Barbara Walters meets Jon Stewart meets Photography (meets... read more ›
Jun 07

Insane Footage at 100mph & 1000fps [via The Creators Project]

I wish I had a better plan, but I’m trying to make a film about the world right now through my eyes. I’m trying to use some of this technology we have right now, like our cinema truck and our snowmobile systems and our helicopter systems, to tell the story of the world today in a different way. -Curt MorganWhat do you get when you get when you combine some military spec gyro stabilization with... read more ›
Jun 03

A Wakeup to the “Awe(some/ful) Future” of Indy Filmmaking

There's some fun and evocative smack talking going on over at Uproxx.com that caught my attention:"Granted, some of this is entirely the fault of the indie film scene itself, which is always rife with idiocy, and these days is basically celebrating incompetence because competence is just too Hollywood, man. The hot movement, mumblecore, seriously got its name from the fact that the filmmakers lacked the technical competence to point a microphone at an actor’s mouth.... read more ›
Jun 02

More Unjust Attacks on PhotoJournalism

Seems like every week I'm reading another story of the rights of photojournalists getting stomped on. Today, no exception. In this Virginia case, the cops seized unpublished photos from the James Madison University newspaper using a search warrant that violates journalist's privilege under the First Amendment, the Virginia Constitution and common law. "The settlement ends a month-and-a-half long debate over the photos, which began when someone from the prosecutor's office called the student newspaper a... read more ›
May 20

Below The Surface: The Underwater Project

The most powerful images in documentary photography projects are rarely the ones on the surface of the issue, they're the ones that go deeper. Australian documentary photographer, Mark Tipple, has taken this concept quite literally in a new series called "The Underwater Project". I've always been intrigued by what happens below the surface, like what's happening where we can't see. Coming from a surfing background I used to wonder what happens when we're duck-diving, like,... read more ›
May 16

Aperture 3 and Fundamentals of Photography on creativeLIVE

I recently kicked off the world's first live, FREE creative classroom and it's growing every week. We had a blast hosting my pal Vince Laforet for a 3-day workshop on HDdSLR Cinema 2 weeks ago (amazing downloads here). And now there are two more photography classes you should know about over at creativeLIVE.com... First: want to edit and manage your photos, view video, and combine them all using one software? Starting tomorrow, Monday 5/16 at... read more ›
May 14

Sagmeister on Keeping It Real

Whereas in ancient times a big waistline was an indication of prosperity, today it's not. The same goes for your creative business. “The conventional wisdom in our business is that you have to grow and keep moving to survive. We never grew, always stayed tiny, and it serves us very well over the years, allowing us to pick and choose projects, and keeping our financial independence from our clients. We actually have a rather good... read more ›
May 12

Photography Is Not A Crime

[UPDATE: The criminal charges against him have just been dropped and the judge issued a court order for the release of his camera equipment. Good news for sure, but the points remain: 1) we need documentary shooters shooting the entire gamut, legal and not. 2) we need public defenders who understand this need and are prepared to help us defend it.] This is nuts. LA photographer Jonas Lara has been arrested and faces up to... read more ›