Chase Jarvis takes great images as a commercial photographer. But he could really take a page from Steve Jobs on his presentation skills.
Nonetheless, Jarvis hit a few great points on the nature of photography business. We’d been warned a few times back in college about them, but it was refreshing to hear them again from a successful pro. One interesting fact he made in this presentation was: Out of about 2,000 images during his shoots, only about six to 10 get picked for final editing — I once told Brian that great photography, skills and techniques aside, also has a lot to do with statistics. If I gave Bryan a digital camera to snap around all day long, a few of the images are bound to be interesting or even great to look at. However, it’s the consistency and depth at which great images are made that define the greatness of a photographer.
So off we go. Happy clicking.
via [Strobist]
Incidentally, Jarvis also has the sweetest on-location photography laptop setup…
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