Mar 05

Day 2 – Diary of the Aspen/Snowmass Shoot – Nailing It

chase jarvis aspen photoshoot
Yesterday's scout was epic. After waking at 3:55am Seattle time, flying Seattle >> Denver >> Aspen we arrived and hiked our asses up to 12,395 feet of elevation. Sea level to 12 grand in a few hours. Good for the heart and mind - hard on the lungs. Our scout + the weather report (scheduled for perfect sunshine) yielded information... read more ›
Mar 04
Dec 06

Guaranteed to Look Twice: Powerful Photos of 2 Year Olds Smoking

Don't view this as endorsement of kids smoking, tobacco or any of that shiznit. But these photos will make you look twice, guarenteed. Regardless of if it's social, political or commercial, or otherwise, it's very effective art. This is smart, powerful, horrible. This photo series "The Beauty of an Ugly Addiction" is Photographer Frieke Janssens’ response to nicotine addiction and new smoking laws. She asks, "does this ban treat adults like children who can’t willfully... read more ›
Aug 11

Never Let Them Define Who You Are

"Sometimes in our industry, our professionalism, we get [put into] silos...it should be all of our goals to break out of those silos. The more you work, the more people want to put you in a silo so they can define who you are by their terms. Our job is to never let anyone define who we are..." John Jay--W+K's Global Executive Creative Director--on creativity and breaking out of silos. There's a lot... read more ›
Feb 02

Audio is the New Video.

Ok: so this video by W+K for Nike is certainly cool. For one, it's soccer. For two, it's Andres Iniesta from FC Barcelona. For three, it was shot with a 6-video-camera 360-spherical rig, introduced by director Scott Lyon. But the thing that impressed me the most is actually the sound. Put some headphones on if you can... They nailed the audio. I've learned that was recorded bi-aurally... a system I'm told where Continue... read more ›