Happy to have signed with photo rep Andrea Hutchins out in Toronto recently. New work is being added to her site and we’re in the midst of updating our print book. I’ll drop some random images of that process here on the blog and to the twitterverse once things go to print.
In the meantime – here’s a screenshot of a layout we’re playing with for some promo cards / leave behinds.
Surrey just got itself a beautiful new piece of architecture designed by Bing Thom … so we went for a visit (I kinda like the last image best).
One of these images is a photograph I took in Iceland in August 2010. The other is the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction (an image by Andreas Gursky that sold for $4.34 Million this past September).
And again below, one of these is a Gursky, the other an image I took of English Bay in Vancouver (also in 2010)
So does this make me a thief, a copycat, a world class artist? Truth is I wasn’t really familiar with Gursky’s work when I photographed either of these. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying these images are the same. The brilliance is often in the details and there’s a perfection in the angles and balance in both of these Gursky’s that perhaps isn’t as refined in my shots. I just found it interesting as I’ve been looking at Gursky’s work how much I identify with the way he sees the world through his camera. Maybe I’ve subconsciously been influenced by his work before I was familiar with it, maybe we’re kindred spirits… or maybe I’m just an idea thief.
- I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the value placed on the works artists create after having watched the film “The Great Contemporary Art Bubble” (highly recommended).
So what do you think? Do you see the difference in value between these images? Are my shots just cheap imitations of a master? Does it matter?
Drop a note in the comments – would love to hear your thoughts.
Here’s another snapshots set. If you like seeing these behind the scenes pics you may want to check out our facebook page as we post a lot more of them there.
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1. Assistants.
2. On location with Lululemon.
3. Dave practicing some yoga poses.
4. Partner yoga in studio.
5. Yoga.
6. Running shoot in Stanley Park.
7. Thanksgiving with friends.
8. Test shot for an upcoming art project.
9. The crew on location.
… close – but I do spend about 5% of my time partying like a rockstar.
(via aphotoeditor)
We have added a collection of some of our new work to the website, check it out here.
In our “Inspired” posts we feature a collection of links, videos, or images around a theme of something we find creatively interesting here in the office. Something I’ve found myself paying more attention to lately are the title sequences from some of the television shows I watch. They’re often this great mix of mediums – incorporating music, typography, motion graphics, film, stills, and illustrations into a quick visual story.
Here are a few that I think are particularily well done (if you have a favorite of your own drop a note in the comments so we can all check it out).
Mad Men Title Sequence: A brilliant bit of illustration and story. Created by Imaginary Forces.
How To Make It In America: Love this – incorporating a ton of still photography with motion. Created by Josh&Xander
Boardwalk Empire: Another Imaginary Forces creation. I’m a sucker for time-lapsed clouds (and for whisky).
Fringe: Where typography and motion graphics collide. (sorry couldn’t track down credit on this one) Created by Andrew Kramer (Thanks Geoff)
Lululemon recently re-designed their website and asked us to provide some of the images for the new look. Below are a few of the shots. You can also check out their site at lululemon.com
In the process of preparing for a recent talk I started to think about how important it is as artists to be able to speak intelligently about what we create. I don’t mean the ability to boast about awards won, or to ramble on about the how deep and introspective our work is – more just an ability to intelligently discuss why it is that we do what we do, what it is in our environments that inspire us or keep us curious, and the process we all go through as we push ourselves to create better work.
Some people are better than others at this naturally, but I think if we’re intentional about thinking through these things our work and our audiences will be much better for it.
Here’s a video of Andrew Zuckerman doing just that:
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