Many people are confused about what a photographers or other visual artists web site should look like. These are my thoughts based on my experience and my many failures. I preset these hoping to save you some money and grief. The web site is the way we present our work to the world, the portfolio [...]
Archive | April, 2010
Friends of ASC membership
For everyone who has been following this blog, I want to thank you for your support. I hope I have been helpful to you. Here is something really special, something that if you are a photographer, film maker, or want to be one, is just too good to be true. The American Society of Cinematographers [...]
SHOOT VIDEO NOW! YOU CAN DO THIS!
I just posted the Asia Mon Amour Video, which has been getting a lot of attention. Here is exactly what you need to know so you can make your own video: Here is what I used: Canon 5DII for the normal speed work done at 30p. Canon 7D for the slow mo shot at 60p. [...]
The importance of Chase Jarvis
Mr Chase Jarvis is a divisive persona at my studio. The breakdown goes something like this: I defend him, my assistants hate him, with a capital H. So lets do the hate argument first because it is more fun. They cannot stand his personality. They find him to be arrogant, self obsessed and seemingly blind [...]
Nobel Prize Winners and Allen Iverson.
One of the wonderful things about being a photographer is the access is gives us to extraordinary people we would never normally have. The above is a book jacket that was signed by Harry, as his idea of a gift to commemorate our short time together. Harry Markowitz won the Noble in economics in 1990. [...]
Models vs Actors vs Street Casting.
Normally, a regular person put in front of seamless paper will not exactly freeze, but be a bit disoriented. They will look at you and want you to tell them what to do. They are relying on you as their guide to help them in this strange environment. This is where the photographer really needs [...]
Photographer web sites: 10 suggestions
Many people are confused about what a photographers or other visual artists web site should look like. These are my thoughts based on my experience and my many failures. I preset these hoping to save you some money and grief. The web site is the way we present our work to the world, the portfolio [...]
Want to be a better photographer? Shoot motion.
One of the great surprises to me in my exploration of working with motion is that is has been so helpful for my stills work. Shooting motion is an entirely different skill set than doing stills. There is the way the camera moves, there is sound, there is editing, and there is an awful lot [...]
NYTIMES.COM Today
This just blew my mind this morning. You have got to see this. The front page opens and the banner for The Fugitve starts to move, there is a Wompf noise when the helo comes into frame, even if the ad sound is off. Then the action slides down into a fake insurance company ad [...]
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.
