Some people have been asking me about how to get their first big job, and then what to do when it comes through. These are huge questions and I can’t really answer, but here is a real super simple list of some things that you may find helpful. These are based on my mistakes, and [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Real world: Canon v Zeiss on a real job
There has been considerable discussion of the Zeiss ZE lenses used for motion and stills on Canon bodies. I have tested most all of the Zeiss ZE line, and have compared them to the Canon lenses and to Nikon mounted on a Canon. Here is the bottom line: When I shot a big stills ad [...]
Your body is your tripod
I had the good fortune to be sitting next to Ed Kashi at the Blend Images spring workshop. More on Ed later. What I want to mention is something he said in passing about how when he shoots video how hard it is on his body. That he gets himself in some uncomfortable position then [...]
Good news about the Time Magazine Rescued Fighting dogs story
Last week I recieved word from PDN that my series on Rescued Fighting Dogs from Time Magazine had won in their annual contest in the editorial catagory. Wonderful news, and I am thankful and grateful to PDN. Then on Friday we received the following email and photo: Hello, We recently adopted a pitbull (our third [...]
i-nonPhone
The iPhone is poorly named. It is not a phone. It is a lot of other things: text device, web bowser, emailer, music player, app money pit. But it is not a phone. And the problem is not ATT, as the Apple propagandists would have you think. The problem is the iPhone. My wife is [...]
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.
