This week has been a great one from a work standpoint. So busy in fact I haven’t had time to read my RSS feeds. Just now catching up (sort of). Seems I’ve been missing out on a lot of hubbub going on thanks to a recent New York Times article on photography.
Heather Morton Art Buyer Blog had a niftily little commentary on the times article. One statement caught my eye: Think back on the jobs you did last year. How many of them utilized your true vision? How many jobs asked you to creatively interpret an idea instead of just executing a layout?
It made me pause for a moment and guess what, I’ve been pretty darn happy with the work I’ve created last year, this year, last month, this week, this morning. Maybe I’m finally getting it but the whole point of where I plan to go with my work is to execute my vision. Shooting rockstars, yes, its creative and I’m pretty lucky to be around other dreamers of dreams. But even when I’m working with an advertising agency and a national brand campaign, guess what, they are using my work for their mock-ups. Apparently I’m doing something right if my work can give inspiration to others. This all comes down to passion. Yes, I make a living pressing a button. However, I would still be pressing that button if I didn’t get paid to do it. When I work with people I get on a natural high, the give and take, the push and pull and guess what, its infectious! The only way I can get my vision is to give a part of myself to my subject. They need to feel it to, and when that happens…MAGIC.
Creating magic, I think that is a perfect way to describe the work that has been pumped out of my brain, through a camera and into the world lately. Case in point here….meet Raptile, Lionezz and Viper. They were troopers with the mud. After we captured what we needed I had Lionezz put a little mud on my face. I was overdue for a trip to the spa and I didn’t want the mud to go to waste…
Apologies for not including behind the scenes video on this shoot. Everyone at Team Pifer is working on other projects. Welcome to our busy season. Speaking of, we are seeking summer interns. If you’re into slave labor for school credit inquire within. Just kidding about the slave labor part. Thought I should clarify in the event that you aren’t picking up on my sense of humor.
