There are so many great things in this Outside Magazine interview with Cory Richards.
Here are my favorites:
1.) When you come back from trip how do you approach editing?
Well, I did a story recently and it was over three months, two different trips, and I had 65,000 images, and I didn’t edit it.You just sent 65,000 images to National Geographic?
Yeah.
2.) It seems like these days most people expect that you will be shooting moving images as well as stills on assignments?
Yeah and I think there’s some push back that’s important on the side of the photographer. I think you have to be realistic with people and say, “Yeah I can shoot both but that doesn’t mean both will be—They aren’t going to be as good as they would be if I were just shooting one or the other.” I think that’s really important, and I think photographers and videographers have to stand up for themselves in that regard when a client asks them to do both. Say, “This is what I am capable of.” Be honest with yourself, because some photographers are going to be able to do more than others and that’s ok. Just be honest and don’t over promise. I think you should always have a policy of under promising and over delivering. That’s the way you want to go.
And he likes Avedon too.
1.) In my dreams.
2.) Good reminder. Over deliver.
New camera coming to work tomorrow. I can’t wait. I’ll make cool photos again. I promise.
