I had found this person last week and made it a draft for this week's posting, not knowing we would have the class assignment for a presentation. In my group, we discussed and reviewed a number of photog artists and I had proposed Zack as our person of interest. And as it turns out, we look to be going with him. Funny how things turn out sometimes.
So anyway......
If you do not know me well, suffice it to say I can stay up very late sometimes and do lots of work on various things photo related, taxes for my personal or business, or even take photos in my home studio. This night in question, it was all things DPII.
I was following a path thru the the world wide web, seeking knowledge, pursuing my craft.
I happened upon a photographer out of Atlanta, GA area.
ZACK ARIAS. I watched a video of him sharing his plight with Signal and Noise. It had a soundtrack that was pleasant and being a lover of good music, I pursued that path, it turns out it was his wife and she is a professional and that led me further to another video of Zach doing a challenge of using a really cheap camera with an off camera flash with minimal functionality in a foreign land, with little common language available.
The path I took was simply exciting.
I happened upon the video that started my journey, liking it a lot. It sets up the common issue most everyone will encounter when they get stuck, and he offers up some solutions to think about, to try. His message is to find the right path to keep moving and not get stuck with too many details.
http://zackarias.com/uncategorized/signal-noise-produced-for-scottkelby-com/
This is five minutes well spent in my opinion. And after watching and listening, I then needed to pursue the music that played during the video. I do that a lot, watching a show and hearing a soundtrack is one of those hot pursuit paths I do a lot. Many shows spend good money and effort to find that perfect tune to give the viewer a complete experience of audio as well as visual pleasure.
I find that when tune sticks in my head, I will typically remember the event that occurred when I heard the music. I guess that is what most producers are going for, to remember their show or product when you run across that song.
That led me to: What is the song, and who sings it.
It turned out that Zack 's wife Meghan is the writer and artist singing the song. And she has others that are equally compelling for me, at least. Check her out.
http://meghanarias.com/
And her blog
http://meghanarias.com/blog/
the song posting is at
http://meghanarias.com/2013/01/16/polly/
And not sure how I got to the next level of fun things, but it happened on my iPad, and the junk at the bottom had a list of videos that might be of interest to me. So I saw one, with the Zack man again, doing this challenge and it was as I have grown to love about the group that produces these videos. Educational and truly enlightening about how you can do so much with so little if you have the talent and skill to SEE the image. The gear can be of minimalist means.
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/23/zack-arias-attempts-pro-photos-with-a-cheap-camera/
All in all a bit of time that paid me back exponentially. I have seen a number of this series, the host is a riot to watch, and seriously down to earth with practical advice on many topics and approaches. This challenge series is just one of another of his genius offerings.
Zack's web site:
http://zackarias.com/
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