Had the opportunity to photograph dancers from Company Rose during one of their improv-promo events for the VORTEX John Cage presentation at the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. These ladies are remarkable dancers.
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Growing up I heard I could become anyone I wanted to be. It just so happened I wanted to be a lot. This is my website: it’s both professional and personal (because I don’t believe in separating the two), it talks about what I’ve done, what I’m doing and what I hope to do next.
This is a site about photography, web design, martial arts, acting, art, writing, philosophy, film, faith, business and living – made from 100% Kosher Justin Harvey.
Had the opportunity to photograph dancers from Company Rose during one of their improv-promo events for the VORTEX John Cage presentation at the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. These ladies are remarkable dancers.
So I’ve long finished a revised design for my site – but what’s the point of taking it live when I’m not really updating this one on a regular basis? Since my last post I’ve done photo shoots in London, Amsterdam, and Hawaii, had roles in 4 different films, designed a dozen client websites and even taken a few aerial fabric classes. So here’s the deal I’m making with myself… update and manage this site a little more regularly for a while then I’ll let myself launch the redesign. Sounds fair, right? 
It’s true that these days I’m doing far more design than I am coding, but that’s no excuse to fall behind… especially when it comes to new features being launched by everyone’s favorite analytic provider, El Goog.
If you’re web savvy you need to read this.
Some footage of me and the boys tricking at the Nashville Fringe Arts Festival.
I’ll be performing at the Nashville Fringe Arts Festival (aka Sideshow) this Saturday at 6pm. Joining me will be my team of tricking amigos from Mpact. Excited get my ninja on.
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not terribly experience with shooting video. I’m even less experienced with video post production. But that’s what has made working on abrasiveMedia‘s Kickstarter video so much fun. Over the last week I’ve shot over an hour of footage for a 2 minute 45 second promo reel. I’ve spent hours learning how to edit, color correct and mix video and audio tracks. And now, just days away from the target launch date, I’m starting to see the fruits of my labor. This won’t win me an Emmy, but it’s won me over to the film making process. When it comes to movie making, I love being in front of the camera, but being behind it isn’t so bad either.
There’s nothing quite as daunting as waking up on a Monday morning fully aware of everything you need to get done that week. Sure, you have 5 days to rock it out, but where to start? And what if you pick the wrong thing… you know, that one project that’s supposed to take 4 hours but really takes 25?
Today’s one of those Monday’s for me, but I’m working it out, forcing myself to organize a plan of attack, sorting the projects for each day from smallest to largest and attacking the little guys with as much Monday gumption as I can muster.
This week: website designs, banner ads, email template, CSS updates, photo shoot, photo processing, get head shots to agent, edit a video, talk to corporate heads about changing ad standards, put together a live action stunt exhibition… am I forgetting something??? Probably.
Just finished a shoot for Kat Jones and her band – I’ll be adding them to the projects section later this week. Here’s a preview:
I’ve been training. Here’s the proof… and shameless self-promotion.
I’ve long believed that separating business life and personal life is a bad idea. Compartmentalizing yourself leads to not only a disjointed identity but also deficient work. How can you put the best of yourself into what you do if the best of yourself (who you are, what you think, what you love) is isolated to disassociated regions of your life?
I recently took the Senior Web Designer position at Gannett Client Solutions. The job is pretty self explanatory - I oversee and create web-based media design (websites, ads, email, etc.). That’s what I do… but how I do it is what makes my job worth doing. After 10 years of being a creative entrepreneur I thought I was ruined for working in a corporate environment. What I didn’t realize is that there are corporate environments where “who you are” is crucial to what you do. I don’t think this is a corporate rule at my company (Gannett), but it certainly is the case with my department. My boss, Daphne, gets this and she’s gone out of her way to hire people who get this. That’s why I put aside my “ruined for corporate” mentality and jumped on board. That’s why I think this department will become a shining example for what a great work environment can be like.
Of course, there are other great examples already out there. Today I got to tag along with the Tennessean’s digital senior editor (Knight Stivender) and business writer (Bobby Allyn) to interview Clint Smith, co-founder of the Nashville based email marketing firm, Emma. The moment you walk in their door you can feel the energy of the place. Their office is a breeding ground for creativity. From the modern, open work space to the keg on tap in the break room, you instantly get the feeling that this is a business that embraces the culture of the people who work there. It’s that kind of approach to business that I believe makes business worth doing and from my perspective, it gets business done well.
