May
26
Two short films. Two amazing people I'd love for you to meet. 1. Soren. You know TV's reality drama "The Deadliest Catch" about the world's most dangerous profession. Well Soren Sorenson has lived that hardcore commercial fisherman's life for 50 years, and he's lived it without an ounce of bravado or showmanship, despite his record-breaking catches and the fact that 6 of his boats have ended up on the bottom of the ocean. Now at...
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May
11
If you were like me, then it wasn't long ago that you were prophesying that "before long" we'd have implants or cameras on us at all times that recorded everything we see. Well, welcome to the the future. They're not implants, and of course you look like a Cylon if you actually sported these suckers, but the spectacles pictured here are getting closer to the future of 24/7 coverage of human life. There have certainly...
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May
09
Friends: It's the weekend and I'm focused on some personal stuff that could use your help if you're willing. I'm trying to help my favorite non-profit win a $125,000 grant to make emergency repairs to their building, and I'm willing to incent you with about $500 bucks in gear for your help in doing so. If you are interested, please read on. [NEWEST update: in what the sponsoring group, Partners in Preservation, called "an unprecedented...
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May
07
Thanks again to everyone for throwing down your thoughts on how I shot this photo. Lots of good ideas presented in your answers, and lots of you nailed several components of image. Overall, I think Derik got the closest to detailing how we did this, so if Derik will ping us offline, we'll send him a signed copy of TBCITOTWY. In the meantime, here's the debrief of the soccer shot from my portfolio. 1. Environment....
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May
05
You know I love to deconstruct a photo. And I know from your previous feedback that you love it to, so let's dig into another one. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. It's always been one of the most helpful technical exercises throughout my career to try to dissect the images of others, and so here I am encouraging you to take your shot at this image today. (If you want to...
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Apr
22
If you wait around to read the email when it pours into your inbox, will you ever have time to take pictures? How many ideas will you miss by chasing the next best thing rather than finishing the project you've already started? If you continue taking those crappy gigs that generate dogpoop looking photos or films, will you ever have time to create the ones you want? What is the cost of doing things that...
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Apr
21
One of the things I loved about learning to speak a decent bit of French a few years back was that just when you realized that you knew enough French to get by, THAT's when you realized that you had so much more to learn. Same goes with any second language, or flyfishing, or race car driving or laundry or medicine, yoga, or anything that you can really sink your teeth into. And the same...
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Apr
19
I want my work to be protected and used only when I want and how I want. But I also want it to be consumable in the new media. Confused like the rest of us? If you make art for a living or are interested in the rapidly evolving rights for people who create stuff--and especially if you live in/around NYC--then point yourself at this FREE day-long symposium brought to you by the fine folks...
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Apr
15
[Note: I'm excited today to bring back an element to this here blog that we started a while back, but got lost in the mix: monthly guest posts from my badass staff. Since each of them are experts in their own right, I figured you'd be interested in hearing some different perspectives. Today, our tech guru and all things 1's and 0's master, Dartanyon, drops some knowledge about how to create a podcast in 6...
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Mar
19
Running dry on ideas to push yourself and your photography portfolio? Here's 5 ideas worth stealing. Perhaps one might catch your attention, or inspire to you do something similar. Or very very different. 1. Photograph one of your grandparents extensively. Might sound boring, but I assure you it will be profound. If you're lucky enough that your grandparents are still with you, spend an entire day--or better, a week perhaps--photographing your grandma or grandpa. 1,000...
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