Oct
05
Scott here. Many of you know that I'm the primary retoucher here around the Chase Jarvis studio. I was surprised to get into a fairly spirited debate the other day with some of my co-workers. The topic? Adjustment presets and plug-ins in Aperture or Lightroom or Photoshop. I’ve got a strong opinion on this, but this experience has once again reminded me that there are a thousand ways to skin a cat and that my...
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Sep
23
Few people that I know who have ever encountered photographer Chris Jordan's work can dismiss or forget it, let alone NOT be inspired to action. Here's a re-watch of this TRULY inspiring chasejarvisLIVE episode with the eye-opening Mr. Chris Jordan. Wondering about how to leave your safe job and become a photographer? Want to get out from under that blanket of creative & professional fear? Want a cause-based vision for your photography? Want...
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Sep
20
Hey there Mr./Ms. Creative. How are your social skills? Think you can get by on raw talent? Think your agent, rep, manager or business partner is going to take care of that fluffy customer-facing stuff so you can be a reclusive artist, camera-hider-behinder? Think again. Like it or not, the feeling you've been feeling all along is becoming more pronounced. Call it unfair, call it fake, call it whatever you want, but as the world...
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Sep
19
You might recall my recent post in the wake of the London riots, where we discuss photographer Amy Weston capturing a woman jumping from a burning building here. I've been in those situations a few of times, even though I'm not a photojournalist by trade and I raised the question of whether I should be shooting or helping. Lots of debate ensued, with the most common answers being...
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Sep
14
You have certainly heard this from me before, but the more I think about it, study it, and live it, the more I can say definitively that the photographic snapshot has quietly emerged as one of our culture's--if not the world's--most unsung creative heroes. (Here's some deeper explanation.) This little film is an exploration and summary of some thoughts and personal experiences, having just recently carved out a month to live with the...
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Sep
13
A while back I had Grammy Award Winner, Sir Mix-A-lot on chasejarvisLIVE. The guy is smart - dropped some pretty serious knowledge on the show [here's the re-watch if you missed it]. At the end of the show, I shot the cover for his upcoming album, live, online. Here are the results. The lead one that shows his face is my fav, but there's plenty of debate, because the other shot is tough and mysterious....
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Sep
12
Two weeks ago I announced a labor of love collaboration project (plus some behind the scenes photos...) that's been underway for the past few months. It’s a group art show called Made in Polaroid 50 | 50 | 50 - top artists from photography, painting, graffiti, filmmaking, design, theater, acting, sculpture and more all have come together to raise money for Free Arts NYC, a nonprofit that provides under-served kids and families with art education,...
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Sep
09
I've shared the whole lot of these before in video format, but today it gives me great pleasure to present my favorite 60 or so images-- edited down from a body of work called "Life of the Party" containing more than 21,000 images captured in a single 5 hour evening. Yes you read that correctly...(via an out-of-control set up at our last studio anniversary party). Click here for my favorite results. [***UPDATE: BTW, a lot...
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Sep
06
Lots of people would have called Chris Jordan crazy to leave a career as a well-paid attorney to pursue a career as a fine art photographer with a cause-based mission to document the human impact on the world. That is, they would have called him crazy, until they saw his work and the impact that work is having. Gallery shows, museums, speaking gigs, documentary films, and moving the world to action. That's why you must...
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Sep
02
Damn if the weather this summer hasn't alternated between drought conditions and torrential storms. One week the plants are wilting, the next, they're looking for a snorkel, trying their damnedest not to drown. Sorta the same with people. For us USA'ers, this weekend is a holiday weekend, but regardless where you are, this weekend largely marks the beginning of a seasonal shift. As such, I've found 9 reasons that you should get off your arse,...
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