If you're a regular reader, you know that I am on-the-record with a deep belief that photography and filmmaking are not all about speeds and feeds or how big your megapixels are compared to mine. Nonetheless, I do have a healthy respect for the technical side of the craft -- and for those who dive in deep. Like the guy who made this video, for example. This optical illusion is "purportedly" made possible by synching... read more ›
Oct
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Oct
18
At only 22 years old, LA resident Megan McIsaac has a truly impressive body of work under her belt. She has a way of capturing the world around her with pure honesty; of illicting incredibly intimate reactions from her subject matter. She has taken the Tumblr world by storm, garnering thousands of notes on each image she posts - something about the simplicity and rawness of her photography seems to reverberate with a broad audience.... read more ›
Oct
17
Big news. Ramit Sethi is doing a 3 day intensive course on creativeLIVE starting today. Right NOW in fact. If you know who he is and why I'm so stoked, go to creativeLIVE.com/live RIGHT NOW for free. If you don't need or want to earn money with your creative work then no worries - total respect - skip this post and jump over to 13 tips for a more creative success (one of my fav... read more ›
Oct
15
Felix Baumgartner's skydive from space, inspired me to look at more mind-blowing photography from outside our atmosphere. The photography and work of Michael Benson caught my attention. He has created a spectacular view of the solar system. Truly never before seen photos. To make the images on display in his upcoming book, Planetfall, Benson first curated thousands... read more ›
Oct
15
Congratulations to "Fearless Felix" and the crew at Red Bull for inspiring the world's imagination yesterday when Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his capsule halfway to outer space and plummeted back to Earth from more than 120,000 feet (24 miles) above Roswell, New Mexico. The 43-year-old pilot became the first person to break the sound barrier outside an aircraft reaching speeds of mach 1.24 (834mph). To break the record, he stepped off a tiny ledge... read more ›
Oct
10
I am a big believer in aiming to be different, not necessarily better than everyone else. Marc Vicen's recent work, a collection of portraits named, "Hanging - The Faces of Unemployment," is a great example of coming with an angle that turns your photos and thinking, um, upside down. Here is the explanation from Marc's website. Click through the image tabs above to get a sampling. "The practice of a globalized economy vertigo, has resulted... read more ›
Oct
09
Last year we were fortunate enough to host some great friends on chasejarvisLIVE --- perhaps the fastest rising hiphop act in the country --- MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS. Today the Seattle duo independently released their latest work: “The Heist.” The effort brings artists like Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul to the table in a 15-song album. It is their first project since 2010's re-release of their debut The VS. EP and it is AWESOME. And I'm... read more ›
Oct
05
Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway dropped some of her latest work on the Internet recently and responses have been all over the map. Dullaway's recolorization process sees her take iconic black and white photos [Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Anne Frank] and sprinkle rainbow dust all over them. [The actual process is a little more complex than that. For a taste, check out this YouTube video demonstrating the recolorization of the classic 'The American Way' photo. And... read more ›
Oct
04
This black and white portrait series has been a hard won achievement by Australian photographer Rohan Phillips. At only 27 years old, much of his teenage and adult life has been spent in and out of hospitals battling life-threatening health problems, including digestive tract paralysis and testicular cancer. Even after a successful surgery to remove the tumor and cancer cells, he still needs to be "attached to a feeding machine for 17 hours a day,... read more ›
Oct
02
Real heli's and remote octo-copters. Flying cameras and world-class athletes. Lots of hard work and a great campaign for one legendary resort. Earlier this year in March you may have tuned into my live-updates while shooting the 2012-2013 campaign for Aspen/Snowmass resort. Amidst our 20 hour days we were able to kick out behind the scenes photos, some daily blog posts and a few other things highlighting our work (thanks to Aspen for being incredibly... read more ›