This Thursday I kicked off a series of lectures at local ad agency, Slingshot. British creative director Peter Wood (think original IMB Think Pad campaign) invited me to share some of my images as well as images that inspired me to start shooting in the first place. We also sprinkled in some personal pics from staff members for fun. Other than an iPad glitch (don’t present from iPhoto – use Keynote), it was an overwhelming success. The premise of my talk was that most of my best shots have come from being overly prepared prepared for the hero shot so as to leave time to experiment with the AD for a few hours. Almost without fail, the time spent experimenting nets a stronger image and builds a peer relationship with the AD that isn’t possible while running around at the last minute.
I’ll post the slideshow early next week for Slingshot and anyone else who is interested.
If you don’t know of Annie Leibovitx, Thijs Wolzak and Christian Stoll – hit google.
