Please be my editor for the next 5 minutes.I'm in the process of preparing an update for my online portfolio. Lots of new stuff to add. Having said that, we're having a meaty discussion here in the studio this morning about images. So it occurred to me that, purely out of curiosity--and if you're willing to indulge me--I'm looking for your feedback. I want to know two things, with a third thing as optional:Thing 1:... read more ›
Sep
02
Aug
26
Woot! Today I get to be among the very first to share with you the planet’s newest camera: the much-anticipated Nikon D90. You may have been attuned to all the recent leaks, buzz and rumors of a new Nikon camera coming soon, but I can assure you, this here ain’t no rumor. It’s the real deal and I know so because my crew and I spent several weeks testing and experimenting with this gem... read more ›
Aug
07
So many of the photography videos out there show great behind-the-scenes footage and tons of gear-related details. This video is more than that. In this Chase Jarvis TECH, I'm responding to the dozens--seemingly hundreds--of emails I've received recently asking me to highlight the various steps that comprise a professional commercial photo shoot. Therefore, follow along in this 3 minute video as I walk you through a recent commercial assignment where I was hired... read more ›
Jul
30
Quick favor to ask of those in or around Sydney, Australia. I've got this Emirates Airlines campaign running right now...it's print magazine and OOH (out of home - slang for billboards, busboards, etc). I've got the digital art file (pictured), but I'd love a photo of the billboards for my records. Rumor has it they're around the city and on road approaching the international terminal at the Sydney airport. I'll send off one of my... read more ›
Jul
23
Last week I was reminded no less that 5 times why it's important to carry a camera with you everywhere you go. I'd never have been able to grab a snap of any of these things had I not been packin' heat (G9, iPhone, D3, whatever)...1. The Google Earth 3D, street level, photo recorder thingie was mapping the area and I caught it. Very cool, despite the fact that fellow drivers were freaking out, as... read more ›
Jul
08
I've made so many mistakes in my career. Lacking backup gear, forcing pictures, forgetting to reformat the card, crushing hard drives, etc etc. This list is long.But in the past several years I made one mistake far too many times, and it was this: not leaving enough time, reminding the client to leave enough budget, or directing the proper energy toward the post production of my pictures. I learned my lesson finally in the last... read more ›
Jun
01
Alert all the detectives. I haven't done one of these low-brow things in a while, even amidst the requests...so here we go. Here's another doozie of an RWAV. Only this one's a little different. I'm not asking you to guess just one Room With(out) A View, but rather guess my location in my last three hotels at one go. Hence, "the Trifecta". You know the game - props, a bunch of new visitors to your... read more ›
May
28
Photographers: If you want/need to learn how to light, my good buddy David Hobby, aka Strobist, guru of all things off camera and inexpensive, has delivered the goods. Get 20 years experience, all the tricks and insights, minus all the drama in one box set of--count 'em...8 (eight!)-- DVDs for just $139. Seriously! He's damn near giving the things away. Between you and me, I just got off the phone with him and they're running... read more ›
May
11
If you're reading this in your browser, then you already know. If instead you're an RSS reader, then drop everything and come check out the new site. Click around and get some dirt under your fingernails - tell me what you think. Also, bare with me as we'll be tweaking things here and there over the next week or two until we get it where we want it. Generally speaking, I'm really happy with my... read more ›
May
09
I thought I'd share some experimental work I shot recently that was inspired loosely by the notion of celebrity, the video Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (directed by the very talented Patrick Daughters), and sensor bloom as art.For the right brainers amongst us, consider this stuff on the merits of the peculiar, cold, distanced aesthetic united with the white-hot lights. For the left brainers, consider what's happening with the camera sensor (blooming) to achieve... read more ›
