Old News: I delivered they keynote talk at the Photoshelter Town Hall event in NYC a few weeks ago. The swell folks over at Photoshelter posted the full 55-minute yap session (grab some popcorn and a beer or 3...) some time ago. Redux: Apparently, there have been a number of reported hiccups with the servers/host being slow or delivering incomplete downloads (although I should go on record saying that I think Brightcove is generally great).... read more ›
Oct
24
Oct
01
I'm en route to Atlanta now and wanted to remind any interested friends that I'll be delivering the keynote address at the PDN On the Road event tomorrow - Tuesday, October 2nd. The two-day event started today, however you can still snag a spot--for either both days or just one day (half price) -- if you register online and/or just head to the venue and bang on the ticket booth window. Feel free to throw... read more ›
Sep
27
There's a message in here somewhere, so please indulge me for 2 minutes. It's been a very busy fourteen days.On September 12th I finished a long term project in Seattle. That same day I rushed off to a couple meetings and the Photoshelter speaking gig in NYC. I returned to Seattle to sit at my desk in our new studio for 48 hours to get something done, then hopped on a plane again for back... read more ›
Sep
18
Thanks to everyone (close to 600 peeps!) who attended the Photoshelter Town Hall event Friday at the Filmore East in NYC. Good times and lots of discussion on which to ruminate. I really enjoyed meeting so many people from this community - outta site. Other highlights were: the audience participation, the kindness of the Photoshelter folks, the green room where I'm sure LOTS of historic stuff had happened (if those walls could talk), typo in... read more ›
Sep
13
Just a quick reminder that I'll be speaking at the Photoshelter event tomorrow, Friday September 14, in NYC. If you haven't done so already, register and plan to attand - at the time of this writing there are only 42 seats left. Keep in mind there's a lot of cool -- and more important, valuable, enriching -- stuff going on at the event besides my talk. There are other presentations, and round table discussions that... read more ›
Sep
10
Alas, there is much afoot at the moment. I know a handful of things:1. I'll be delivering the keynote address in Atlanta on October 2nd for the PDN series On The Road. It just so happens that it coincides with the very cool annual festival Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Consider registering for one of the On the Road tour stops. If you're tired of hearing me yap, at least check out some other photogs I enjoy,... read more ›
Aug
19
Mark your calendars! The smart folks over at Photoshelter.com --that cool site you've been hearing a lot about lately that allows you to archive, distribute and license images directly-- have just put together a neat-o six city tour aiming to inform, unravel, and discuss what they're calling Photography 2.0: The Business of Photography in the Digital Era. And get a load o' this: it's FREE.The format looks to be really engaging, down-to-earth and accessible with... read more ›
Aug
15
The Backstory Innovation is key to making visible, recognizable images. And there's almost always an option to photograph something from a cool angle or a unique perspective. One of my favorite techniques to take advantage of this involves creating killer point-of-view (POV) images. While the thought of strapping a large, expensive camera to a model, your buddy, a bike, car, etc, may seem like nothing more than a good way to break some gear, this... read more ›
Jul
27
Many topics in photography, design, or art are perfect for the bite-size chunks we expect from blogs. Other deeper concepts such as creative vision, business strategy, motivation, etc, are complex and often require more than a couple paragraphs in a column. That's why the nice guys over at StudioLighting.net have begun posting audio files from full-on interviews with some photographers. They ask probing questions that demand longer, in-depth answers. I was happy to spend an... read more ›
Jul
26
-I love that Mikhail Gorbachev will soon be a poster-boy for Louis Vuitton. StateoftheArt tells us the campaign is coming in September. Smart advertising I think (funny smart, not Einstein smart). What does this say about our appetite for celebrity? -Please sign this digital petition to make it easier/possible to continue to photograph and film in NYC. Mayor Bloomberg's Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcasting is set to begin requiring a $1 million insurance policy... read more ›
