Nov
22
I'm no photojournalist - but I have huge respect for those men and women who put themselves in dangerous zones, risking their lives, to show the world some of its most important (horrifying) images. I've been asked before if I'd consider taking pictures in the line of fire and my answer is simple: Hell No. I just do not have the balls. Hang me out...
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Nov
14
I'm big-time stoked to bring to my blog a heavy hitter in the world of adventure storytelling. Corey Rich has done commercial work for everyone from Apple and Adidas to SI and Outside. He has an eagle eye for the shot, both for still and motion, and I've invited him here to give you all a little what-for on the topic of transition from still photography to motion film [hint: it ain't about hitting 'record'...
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Oct
24
When I saw this recent post strike a nerve, it motivated me to share this post from my man Ramit Sethi on charging what you're worth. Today he's back by popular demand to share a simple one-two approach to setting your prices and upping your earning potential. Pencils ready? Okay, take it away Ramit. Thanks, Chase. I recently asked a photographer how she came up with her pricing. She said, “Well... I researched my competition and found...
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Oct
15
One of the most consistent requests I get from readers is for info about all the paperwork and business side of the photo & cinema industries. Given that our Executive Producer, Kate, handles all that, I've talked her into doing a series of posts that get down to the brass tacks. This post is about that ever-important piece of paper that few photographers obtain--or even know how to obtain the location PERMIT. So here's Kate...
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Oct
08
What do Tom Waits, David Lynch, Debbie Harry, and Mark Twain all have in common? They're all...ahem...impossibly cool. And they've all been featured on The Impossible Cool, a must-follow Tumblr account that offers gorgeous, mostly black-and-white, amazing portraits of some of the most bad-ass tastemakers of the last couple centuries. Ranging from politicians to celebs to writers to musicians, The...
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Aug
27
Canon FINALLY announces the long awaited Canon 5D Mark IV. And you're like WAIT! Don't you shoot Nikon? And to that, I retort, I shoot em all my friends, whatever is the best camera for any given job. Truth be told, I like Nikon for stills and Canon for video...which means that I've been waiting for this camera for a while...for an update to my video kit. Yes, it's true, for years I've been rocking...
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Aug
19
Every so often, I am reminded of the tectonic shifts in photography that seem to skip under the radar in our exploding world of photography and photographers. No harm, no foul -- but it snaps my head back into place when pointing these out from time to time. Mary Warner Marian's book 100 Ideas that Changed Photography does a damn nice job highlighting some of these shifts. It's her personal take on the most influential ideas...
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Jul
18
Seems like the more I listen, the more I hear people talking about the gear, the business of photography, the widgets. Let us not forget the simple love of photography. I understand why there’s so much rhetoric in our industry about the business of photography and the gear and the gadgets. There is the common stereotype that most creative people aren’t good business people. There is fear. Gear is easier to talk about than vision....
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Jun
27
Hi Friends! Over the past 60 days, I've received SO SO MANY requests - literally hundreds of tweets, snaps, comments, emails etc requesting a podcast version of the #cjLIVE interviews we did for 30 Days Of Genius series... So today I’m very happy to announce - it's here. Yes, as of TODAY - you can on subscribe here on iTunes and get one episode every week. UPDATE: We are featured in New & Noteworthy on iTunes....
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May
19
In one of my most popular #cjRAW episodes, I talked about How I Learn. In the era where we're all a bunch of hyphens -- as in we've all gotta learn not one job but 3, 4, or 5... We're photographers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and more -- all at the same time... How in the hell do we navigate it all? If it sometimes seems overwhelming, then this post if for you. In short - becoming a master...
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