What are you doing right now? Are you doing the thing that you most need to do? I found myself a couple of days ago with pads of lists, setting up jobs in 3 time zones, coordinating with all the various suppliers, crew and location folks that entails. Then I found this scheduling software called Omni Focus. Super nerdy. But I love it. Synchs with my iPhone. Lots of online videos feature mondo nerd types explaining its merits and how to get the most out of it. But it works, or I should say it gets me to work. Now when I have moment somewhere, I can look up Context:Phone and start making calls off the list, no time like the present. I am not sure if having this sort of thing leads to wearing a belt holster for my phone, but who cares, I now have more time to do what I really like to do, and even better, the nagging worry the resides in the back of my head about, “what should I be doing, right now?” has gone away. Check it, you’ll love it.
About
David Harry Stewart is a photographer and director. He comes from a small town in western New York. He started taking pictures at the age of 8, first with a plastic Kodak 126, then a Polaroid Swinger. He did his first national ad campaign at age 23, then moved on to Paris to work for fashion magazines. Returning to New York he has a successful and award winning career, working for magazines like Interview, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, New York Magazine, Time and The New York Times Magazine. Agency work includes Saatchi, Deutsch, BBDO, Leo Burnett, and Ogilivy, for clients such as American Express, Nike, Coke, Corona and Bank of America. Awards include Communication Arts, The Art Directors Club, Photo District News, The Living Photograph Motion Awards, and American Photography. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York.
