In Previous blog posts, I have talked about keeping yourself inspired, seeing what other photographers are doing as well as pushing the boundaries of ideas and methods.
In examples of my photography I have often recieved questions about my techniques and methods in shooting them, from the initial briefs tthe lighting set ups.
While I was pondering how to best show this information........someone else thought of it for me!!! A photographer who I think incorporates everything I just mentioned in my first line, Chase Jarvis has been approached by blog reader and founder of a company called Trade Secret Cards,, he had the terrific Idea of interviewing a selection of influential photographers about some of their best known photographs, questioning them on the approach to dealing with the client and the brief, right up to the styles and techniques used in the shoot. After which he would put all of this information on to a footy card like display with the famous well printed shot on one side of the card and all the details, complete with diagrams, on the other. Its like they took all the most helpful bits out of all those photography books we buy just for the inspiration and ideas, and threw away all the stuff we don’t pay attention to, then put it all on a single card easy to view, Brilliant!
The cards come in packs and just seem to be a wealth of information and inspiration for any photographer wanting to get an inside look to how a top level pro photographer works on big commercial shoots. If your a fan of the Strobist Blog they have also put together a pack of cards from these guys too
They look just stunning and are exactly what I want for Chrissy! hint hint!
Till next time, My Name is Glen Edwards and you should be shooting
