And in the rain, just one image for our latest TYR shoot, and so much more to come, one of the hardest and most fruitful shoots yet. Six hours underwater….fun times….now its off to vegas to shoot some cowboys….
Archive for October, 2009
Shut Up and Make Better Pictures
26
Oct
I had a great conversation with an art director while I was working on a Coke project last week in Chicago. We talked about new media and social networking. He made a great point that I think it should resonate with visual communicators. In so many words, and most likely because he was tired of getting tweets and facebook updates, about the great adventures of certain photographers, he suggested we as visual communicators, put aside the twittering, facebooking, and all the other distractions and concentrate on making kick ass images. How freaking true. I have always said photographers need to make photographs. Pretty simple concept but lately it seems a lot of photographers are doing more social networking than making better pictures. So I’m going to, heed his wisdom and shut up, make better pictures, and let my images speak to my strength as a visual communicator. With that said, I’d love to learn more about photographers that have visual blogs of their struggle to make more powerful images. More image making, less talk.
Not Enough Time
13
Oct
We have been fighting the clock. I remember in school, time felt like it stood still. Today I looked at this blog for the first time in months and realized that its been MONTHS since I have taken the time to post anything. What has been keeping us so busy? Well, first it was a Bolle shoot with Vitrorobertson, and all the post production that came along with it. There were nine final images, and they have all been delivered. Then there was the trip to Patagonia to shoot high in the mountains on snow in mid July. Can’t show anything from that project, it was for MARLBORO and we need to get legal to give us the okay. Great project, and have an amazing time working with TJ aka T-Sizzle, and closing the casino in Bareloche. For some reason I have never lost money gambling in South America. The streak stands.
After Argentina, it was more work with our friends at Craftsman, this time in San Diego. Then off to New Hampshire to shoot Chrissie Wellington, three time Ironman World Champion, as well as Andy Potts and the rest of TYR endurance athletes. September brought a studio move as well as a whole host of shoots and too much to explain. There was more Sears work, some stunt women on a rooftop, an alien with crazy eyes, reindeer, elves, and a mexican santa, and and best of all, a world famous golfer with a chainsaw.
September also brought a return to Georgia to shoot the 2010 Adidas Golf print campaign. We spent an entire day with Sergio Garcia shooting shoes, shirts, drives, as well as some stuff you’ll just have to see to believe. Still waiting on the ok to share some of those….and of course more retouching…
Now its already the middle of October, we are heading to LA tomorrow to shoot more for TYR, and then off to Chicago to shoot a campaign for Coke.
The new digs are pretty sweet, much more comfortable in more space. So thats about all for now. Time is running out, still have to pack, leaving at 8:00 AM. If only I could bottle up that magic power my high school english teacher had over the clock and slow it down, tick, tick, tick….
Drill Driver For Craftsman Print Ad
Chrissie Wellington and the TYR Endurance Team
Stunt Women at Work over San Diego