after a bit of thought + talk it’s official – we’re relocating full time back to my hometown of portland, or. couldn’t be happier. it’s been 14 years since i lived in oregon for any extended time but managed stints in japan, seattle + montana along the way so feel it’s a full circle kind [...]
it’s all laid out here by the well named heath brothers. the idea being you have to have indicators. who has low budgets despite what they say? who has the skills beyond the resume? who can produce the project despite the weather? to really make it work these days you have to be able to [...]
dose of motion tech for monday. word just in from our man ross in CO on his new FCP blog, called youdownwithfcp. he’s the man with his fingers on the keys 24/7 so it’s tech heavy + uber insightful for anyone up to speed.
more basic yet, only four steps to digging into FCP from larry [...]
… film – both still + motion.
just looking at the images from an older post with stuff from se asia + the warmth of the images is undeniable. i’ve read this in a ton of places but seeing it with my own work really spoke to me. (check out ape’s interview with sam jones for [...]
spending time in a brand new environment last week in missoula put me in a unique headspace. as much traveling and dialogue as this career entails many times it can be variations of similar themes. not the fault of anyone it’s the creative dilemma we all face – seeing (and thinking) with new eyes not [...]
TEN is an ongoing serial effort to highlight points of value within a topic without watering anything down or writing a full blown novel. Obviously there are more factors involved with some decisions and less with others. But in a nutshell creatives in general and the world on whole have a tendency to make processes [...]
Cool project coming up from aurora photos out of the other Portland – in maine. (I’m out in pdx and the Oregon coast right now) In celebration of their 15th anniversary the brain trust at this expanding agency has come up with an inclusive project titled action:reaction. It will start this Sunday 6.8 for the [...]
The recent discovery of Robert Capa’s negatives and pending auction of Edward Weston’s work got me thinking about history. Not in general but in terms of photography and one’s personal tie to it. With the changing of the medium I’m curious how history will work out. Will we ever discover a suitcase full of hard [...]
Rather than look back at all the water under the bridge that made up 2007 I’d like to simply say thanks. Thanks to all the clients, assistants, models, athletes, editors, and absolutely everyone else who has made this year the great one it was.
And in that vein, here’s a few ideas of what 2008 may [...]
