Find out why curiosity can lead you to become more creative.
Today, my special guest is David duChemin. He’s from Canada and he started craft and vision. He’s going to share his story about the rubber chicken guy. It’s just too funny. He’s going to inspire us with his steller sea lions photographed underwater. And he’s going to teach us all about how to embrace our creative constraints.
Share - Rubber chicken guy
Inspire - Steller sea lions underwater
Create - Embrace creative constraints
Enjoy! Brent & Johny.
I want to
make
money from
my
photography
I want to
learn to take
stunning
Portrait
image
I want to
learn to take
amazing
Landscape
pictures
In this episode:
(00:59) - Rubber chicken guy
(01:24) - 12 years as a comedy performer
(03:22) - Steller sea lions underwater
(04:59) - Find something outside of photography
(06:56) - Focus on the “Why” not on the “What”
(07:47) - Photographing sea lions
(09:22) - Embrace creative constraints
(11:54) - Heavily pursue your creative constraints
(12:37) - Creating constraints pushes you further as a creative
(14:09) - Shooting with shadows
Show Notes:
David's Website: HERE>>>
Craft & Vision Site: HERE>>>
David's Facebook: HERE>>>
Share - Rubber chicken guy
- Been a photographer since 14 years old
- Photography as a vocation
- 12 years as a comedy performer
- Performed as a juggler
Inspire - Steller sea lions underwater
- First underwater photograph made
- Focus on what you want to photograph passionately
- Find something outside of photography that you love and pursue it and be curious
- Find something that you’re curious about and learn a new skill
- Have an experience that moves you
- Focus on the “Why” not on the “What”
Photographing sea lions:
- Used strobes
- 12-15 meters or 45 feet
- Shot 15 mm fisheye
- Nikon D800
Create - Embrace creative constraints
- The creative work is the hardest stuff
- Embrace your constraints rather than fight them
- Heavily pursue your creative constraints
- Constraints push us to learn
- Creating constraints pushes you further as a creative
Shooting with shadows:
- Shot all photos with Fuji XT1
- Set on a Velvia film emulation mode