We create a lot of content over here at DHS. At the moment we are finishing up retouching on a complex 8 image global ad campaign. On the personal side, we are crunching through the video of The SkateBoard Diaries on one station, while the station next to it is working on the thousands of stills. Yesterday we shot all day: video and stills personal project of an artist and her process. Tomorrow we go to Oregon where I will do a motion piece staring my mom. Everyday that I am not on a commercial job, we are either shooting, planning or editing a personal project.
This leads to a couple of things. First, a small fortune in digital backups. Second, image indigestion. This is a good problem, as far as problems go. It means that we are creating content faster than we are editing/retouching/publishing. Of all the problems for someone in the image production business to have, this is a great one. There will always be downtime at some point to work through the backlog. We are on a roll right now, and having been here before, I know these things don’t go on indefinitely. When you are in the flow, dive further in. You can always take time off, but you can’t always turn the dial back up on creativity.
