So I had been circling around this idea of clear headphones for a while. I knew they'd look really cool, especially with a color light flashing to the side of them. Plastic and glass that bends throws the colored light around in really interesting ways. So, I had this idea for a cool visual, but no concept or meaning behind it yet. I let it simmer and sit in my head for about a week before I had the other half of this concept come to me. Something should be inside these c

Second installment of crazy clever ads that I love. Looking through these always gives me motivation to push myself to try and reach the same level of expertise. How could you look at these as a photographer and not feel motivated? Amazing work all around. It frustrates me that most people don't view advertisements as art. True, some advertisements are not, but many out there really are amazing artworks. I had someone comment on one of my photos recently "This is a advertis

My ultimate goal in life is to become a conceptual advertising photographer. I'll often take note of advertisements that I think are extremely clever and smart. I'll save those in a folder to peruse through when I'm feeling low on inspiration or need to see some amazing work to get me going again. So, I decided to share them with you guys :) This will probably become a reoccurring post theme much like my Photographers to Follow series. I apologize for not having the proper c

Time to introduce you to more awesome photographers and celebrate the ones you already know! As always, this list is constantly growing, but here are some of my favorite photographers to follow and be inspired by. Tim Tadder Untitled ("In the Corner" series) by Tim Tadder Tim Tadder is a BIG time advertising photographer. He's worked on campaigns from Gillette to Reebok to Gatorade and the big names just keep going. His work is insanely clean and crisp and always perfectly

There are so many photographers out there who I love that my previous post of photographers to follow just could not encompass all of them. So, I've decided to just make this a recurring series. Here is my second installment of photographers to follow! Each one of them excellent, each one unique and inspiring! Nina Y. "House of Agoraphobics" by Nina Y What I love about Nina Y is how extremely painterly her work looks. Usually very soft and always very unique imagery. She i

I follow photographers for 3 reasons: I like finding new images that are creative and make me say "huh...I never would have thought of doing that". I look for photographers that have a career I'd enjoy having in order to research how they got there and how they run their business. Lastly, I find it a necessary motivator to see the high quality of skill that's out there and try to push myself to reach that calibre. It gives you a tangible goal to reach in a somewhat ambiguous