Took a little break from the blog for a while. Getting my life in order... or something :] Actually, to be completely honest, I've been too busy shooting to blog. As I'm sure [and hope] you can appreciate, my first responsibility is to my fabulous clients, so blogging always takes a back seat for me.
Above are a few of the slides that were playing on a loop before I gave my Personal Vision talk at Inspire Boston. The subjects in each image are the authors of the words in the slide. I got to interview so many incredible people for this talk - some over e-mail, some in person, some on the phone... quite a remarkable process that taught me so much about what is important. Folks from all walks of life.How would you define Personal Vision?
Can you articulate your Personal Vision? Do so.
Where does personal vision come from? Ingrained or Acquired?
How did you go about taking your personal vision and putting it into practice?
How has your personal vision changed over your lifetime?
Have you ever compromised your personal vision for any reason?
Have you ever questioned the authenticity of your personal vision?
How, specifically, does your personal vision translate into something tangible?
What happens without personal vision?
What feeds your personal vision? What inspires your personal vision to grow?
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seek the joy
eric
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Many times when I travel for headshots I have some random nights free in some pretty random cities. That means random shoots on random nights in random places. Always fun playing around in front of a camera... and raiding the costume shop, or putting on something sexy, or putting on something crazy... no rules. no plans. no guidelines.
Getting a chance to play in front of a camera can be a very liberating experience. Especially when the photographer is playing with you. There's something about gaining a better awareness of your body and how it moves that is key for folks that utilize their bodies for storytelling - performers, dancers, actors... and play is the key to learning and betterment. play play play. something good always comes of it. or not. but hey, it's play :]
seek the joy
eric
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AHH!! love this, we had so much fun with you that night... I lost my phone in the snow but it was worth it!!
(04.26.10 @ 07:30 PM)
I've heard so many wonderful things about your presentation and so wish I could have been there to see you in action (and barefoot, as rumor has it). You inspire us, e. Thanks for wearing your heart on your sleeve every minute of every day and being such an incredible friend. Adore you to bits!
(04.18.10 @ 01:55 PM)Wow. Perfect, perfect timing for this post. I, along with so many of my friends, have been struggling with the "what do I want to be when I grow up" question for what seems like forever. What I'm beginning to realize is that maybe it doesn't have to be just one thing, one passion that I pursue. One thing I know for sure is that I'm not going to find something I'm truly passionate about; unless I put myself out there, and soak up as many new experiences as I possibly can. I would much rather fail at attempting something new and exciting, than succeed at a job I hate. I loved reading everyone's words of wisdom~ truly insightful. Thank YOU Eric for sharing and inspiring.
(04.18.10 @ 10:21 PM)Can you do this talk again? Please? I think we all need to hear it. You. Inspire. Love to you you you.
(04.21.10 @ 01:44 PM)all so well said...thanks for sharing the photos with the voices..i thoroughly enjoyed reading through each one and nodding my head.
(04.26.10 @ 10:13 AM)