January 06, 2010
I recently had a workshop in December and I gave away a free ticket. I used a system that required you re-tweeting a message in order for me to "gain" more followers. Then I randomly picked the winner. That whole system was lame. I won't be doing that again.
I have another workshop
this weekend and want to give away another pass. I know it's last minute but I've been a little busy with
Help-Portrait and
Passion2010. So anyway, this time I simply want to give a free pass to the most deserving person. I want you to email me with the subject of
"WORKSHOP VOTE" and vote for a friend you know.... maybe someone who would really love to come but could never afford it. Or maybe someone who has no idea of me or this workshop but you think they'd love it and are very deserving. I'll leave the stories and reasoning up to you. But email me (again with the subject of "WORKSHOP VOTE") and I'll check in tomorrow morning and pick the winner. My email address is jeremy at jeremycowart dot com. And please don't email your friends and ask someone else to vote for you. Let's go with the honesty policy on this and really bless someone who's deserving and unknowing of what's going on. Cool?
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December 14, 2009
Hey, everyone, let me apologize for this blog that I never update. I promise there's a new one coming soon. I'm incredibly excited about it and am ready to pay much attention to it. There's some life-changing stuff happening lately and I can't wait to share the whole story with you. Thanks...
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November 09, 2009
So 2 things happened that aren't too surprising. The November date was way too quick for everyone and there was an big response to the January Date. So that being said, I took down the November date and added an additional January date bookmarking the backend of Imaging USA in Nashville. So here are the final dates. Please register below asap, they really are filling up quickly...
Also, FYI, I'm getting REALLY excited about doing this. Can't wait to meet everyone!
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November 04, 2009
Jeremy Cowart Workshops
So I've decided to finally host some workshops! I've been hesitant to do it for many reasons but after a lot of encouragement from industry friends and many of you on Twitter and Facebook (Yes, peer pressure), I've decided it's time. Plus I enjoy helping others so it's a win-win for everyone.
The goal for doing this is to move you forward in your pursuit of photography. I understand the feeling of not knowing where to go or what to do next. I've been there. We all have. So we're really going to target those questions over the course of the 2 days as well as teach you as much as possible about planning, shooting on location, composition, lighting, post production and whatever else we can cover.
Details:
When:
I'm offering the same workshop 3 different times to allow different people to participate, but also to narrow our focus each weekend to make sure each of you get some good one-on-one attention.
November 13-14, 2009
December 4-5, 2009
January 8-9, 2010 (Just before Imaging USA in Nashville)
How many spots? 15
Where? At my studio at the Factory in Franklin, TN
(20 minutes south of Nashville)
Format:
Friday Night - 7-10pm:
• Casual Meet and Greet / Dinner (Provided)
• Q&A / Discussion Time in the round
• I'll share my story, work, slideshow
• Overview of Saturday's Schedule
Saturday: 9am-6pm
This list is rough. These are things we'll definitely cover but hopefully more throughout the day.
• Casual BFast/Hang time (Light Breakfast Provided)
• Pre-Production
• Location Scouting
• Composition
• Shooting in Natural Light
• Lunch (Provided)
• Shooting with Strobes
• Jeremy Cowart Live On-Location Shoot with subject
• Split into groups for On-Location Shoot with each other
• Group Critique Session
• Post Production - Techniques, When to use, when not to use, etc.
At 6pm Saturday evening we will wrap and go grab dinner together (Optional).
Light Breakfast and Lunch are provided in the cost. Dinner is a separate cost.
Cost: $585
If you're interested in registering, just email me for now at jeremy at jeremycowart dot com (with the subject of "Jeremy Cowart Workshop") and be sure to let me know which weekend you're interested in and I'll send you the rest of the details. In the future we'll have a fancy place for you to sign up and pay, etc.
If there's anything you think I'm leaving out that you would like to see covered, please leave a comment below and let me know!
Looking forward to it!
- jeremy
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October 12, 2009
I recently decided I should start showcasing CD Packages that I've been a part of on my blog. Unfortunately CD Packages aren't being seen as much these days thanks to our changing technology but it still NEEDS to be seen in some cases.
Below is the new packaging for
Brandi Carlile. This is the 3rd shoot I've done with Brandi and I kind of still can't believe I know her. She is just overwhelmingly talented. If you ever get the chance to see her live, you'll know what I'm talking about. She's a legend in the making and this new record is proof of that. I seriously can't believe I got to be a part of this project.
Package Design by Michelle Holme
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September 08, 2009
So recently my friend Andy Davis hopped online with his camera and was broadcasting live on Twitter. He just stumbled upon it and tried it out to see how it works. Within a few minutes he had almost 200 Twitter followers online staring at him. He didn't know what to do so he started playing some songs live... an impromptu live Twitter performance if you will... or a Twerformance... or a Twoncert. (Sorry I couldn't resist mocking the ole TW-added-to-every-Twitter-related-word trend). Anyway, the result was fascinating. Broadcasting live is nothing new but to integrate it with Twitter is something I hadn't seen before. We knew it was coming of course but it was pretty rad to see it happening. Plus Andy is an amazing performer so that certainly helped.
All this to say, Andy's little experiment triggered an idea in my head for photographers. What if I did a live Photography critique? You all sent me links while I'm broadcasting, I share your photo with the rest of the crowd and discuss it live? I think the results would be interesting and would really help all of us in one way or another. I've never critiqued ANYTHING in my life but I'm interested in the process and helping others better themselves with photography. Plus I'm fascinated with social media and I've never seen or heard of this being done before via Twitter. It probably has but maybe not. And the idea of all of us exploring new territory with Social Media and Photography together could be an interesting experiment.
The only down side is you're going to have to look at me talk. AWKWARD. I wish you could only hear my voice instead of also seeing me but that's not how it works. Actually hopefully you'll be looking at the photos we're critiquing instead.
If all goes well today, I'd like to do this once a week. I think it will be yet another amazing step in bringing the Photography community together via Social Media.
So I'm in my crappy hotel room in NYC today. I will be hopping online at 4:30pm ET today to discuss your photos and answer any other misc. photography questions. Hopefully my internet connection will be able to handle it. Be sure to have a link to a specific JPG for us to look at. Don't send just a link to your website but a link to an actual jpg. Thanks!
Oh, and last thing. Be sure to
follow me on Twitter and I'll post the link to the broadcast at 4:30.
Looking forward to speaking with you!
jeremy
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