Jul 29

Creative Boot Camp for Your Summer Brain [a public service announcement]

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This is a public service announcement that I think is valuable... I'm banking you know I'm co-founder over at creativeLIVE - where we've delivered more than 15 million viewer hours of creative education worldwide. (If you're new, here's stories about it in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, etc and stay tuned for my MSNBC segment coming in 2 weeks...) This is a short-notice opportunity to take advantage... read more ›
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Apr 08

MoVI Camera Stabilizer from FreeFly Cinema Looking Good To Revolutionize Camera Stabilization

Last week we checked out the Supraflux Video Camera Stabilizer, a small stabilizer that has been lighting up kick-starter, already making over double their goal with almost a month left. Today we've got the other side of the spectrum with the MoVi from my very good friends Tabb and Hugh at Firefly Systems. I've used these guy for several years now as go-to help for aerial RC choppers and other fun toys... but in the... read more ›
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Dec 27

Holiday Sale + Round-the-Clock Creative Education Streaming at CreativeLIVE.com

What does a stream of non-stop 24/7 creative education look like? In case you've been on vacation, it looks like what http://www.creativeLIVE.com/live has looked like for the past two weeks...and will continue to look for the remaining few days of 2012. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the rest of the year, you can join a community of more than 1 million people strong and check out the most popular segments of... read more ›
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Mar 02

The Canon 5D MK III is here.

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Hey there photo nerds. We're all in this together and today Canon just added more fuel to the HdDSLR fire - the much-anticipated Canon 5D MK III is here. They made some interesting choices on pixel count, recording modes, etc. So let's review the skinny of it all. Here’s some highlighted specs: _22.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor _3.2" Clear View High Resolution LCD _DIGIC 5+ Image Processor _61-Point High Density AF _Full HD 1080/30p and 720/60p... read more ›
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Dec 19

Holiday Sale + Round-the-Clock Creative Education Streaming at CreativeLIVE.com

What does a stream of non-stop 24/7 creative education look like? It looks like http://www.creativeLIVE.com/live looks for the rest of 2011. That’s right...24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the rest of the year, you can check out the most popular segments of streaming video education (there's even a published schedule on that page...) on lighting, fundamentals of photography, studio setup, gear, Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom, InDesign, fashion photography, wedding photography, portraiture, retouching, filmmaking,... read more ›
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Oct 17
Sep 01

Conversation with Vincent Laforet on Gear, Career, Vision and More

The following is a transcription excerpt from a conversation a while back on #cjLIVE between yours truly and my dear friend, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and filmmaker Vincent Laforet where we discuss gear, professional career, creative vision and more. We've got it on video (link at end of this post), but I think the transcript is nice because you can skim the conversation in just a couple minutes. And there are some nuggets in there... read more ›
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Mar 18

Chase Jarvis LIVE Re-Watch: a convo with Vincent Laforet

How to succeed as a creative. How to fail. How to translate stills to video. Gear. Insight. Fear. Challenge. Agents, education and more. Your questions and mine answered. If you missed--or want to re-watch--the recent LIVE broadcast of chasejarvisLIVE: a conversation with Vincent Laforet, here's an edited 35 minute version for your perusal. The full 90-minute version of the original live broadcast, featuring extra Q&A, is available via our new audio-only podcast. Click... read more ›
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Mar 02

Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die

I grew up listening to punk and metal. But mostly punk. Dead Kennedys. Sex Pistols. Minor Threat. Suicidal Tendencies. Skate. Surf, etc. I still love this music and I have a ton of respect and appreciation for the DIY ethos--and aesthetic--that this culture created. And not just the music either. I'm drawn to the art, the films, and particularly the... read more ›
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Feb 28

Vincent Laforet on Chase Jarvis LIVE [This Wednesday]

This Wednesday I'll be hosting pulitzer-prize winning photographer, award winning director, and my good pal Vincent Laforet into my studio for another broadcast of chasejarvisLIVE. In this 90 minute show, we'll talk shop, cut thru all the fluff, cut past Reverie and all the hubub to the meat of the things that matter. We'll also be taking your questions LIVE via my @chasejarvis twitter handle, hashtag #cjLIVE. It's free. It's live. Just point your web... read more ›
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