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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Special Announcement: From Pocket Camera to Fashion Week
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Video: David Blaine- How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes
“As a magician I try to show things to people that seem impossible. Whether I’m holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards, it’s pretty simple: it’s practice, it’s training and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be.” -David Blaine
A surprisingly enlightening lecture from controversial magician David Blaine- watch the video and you’ll see there’s much more to him than attention-grabbing antics.
Inspiration truly does manifest in different ways.
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The Path: Pursuing Your Dreams is NOT Mysterious!
I’ll admit that my experiences- right place at right time occurrences and clients that seemed impossible to get as a very new photographer- do seem out of the ordinary. Many may look at success stories as lofty, hard-to-grasp events that you have to be “lucky” to get. I want to take the time to debunk the myth that following your dreams has to be this whimsical, flighty experience but is instead a very practical process that anyone can achieve. I’ll use experiences I had in just the last two weeks and break down how, step-by-step, it happened:
1) I’m about to shoot Fashion Week-related celebrity images for a internationally-known photo agency based in Milan, Italy.
2) I’m the official New York Fashion runway photographer for mega fashion site POSHGLAM.com
3) Upon signing of a contract last week, the United States Department of Commerce is now one of my photography clients (shooting in August)
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I am definitely excited about these recent achievements…but I can’t say I’m too surprised. Why? Because I took deliberate steps to get to them!
1) Milan Photo Agency
This month, I voraciously looked all over online for anything I could find about agencies or companies that send photographers to shoot NY/London/Paris/Milan Fashion Weeks. I looked closely at runway photo credits in Vogue, Elle, NY Mag, etc. and wrote them down. Imaxtree, the agency I’m referring to, showed up on many popular publications, so I Googled their name, went to their website, headed to the contact page and got a contact e-mail. I then took my biggest step: I faced my fears and EMAILED them, letting them know I’m a photographer interested in shooting for them and provided a link to my photography website. A day later…I received a response from the Milan HQ. After e-mailing back and forth, they became interested in me photographing celebrities and street fashion during New York and London Fashion Week. Yay!
2) POSHGLAM.com
This achievement involves the power of networking and the invaluable strength of referrals. My friend and up-and-coming MC Malaki from Virginia Beach got me in touch with a stylist where I am in Atlanta. I introduced myself to her through Facebook and we’d write back and Continue reading
Filed under The Path {Introspection}
Excursions: My Debut Exhibition {Photos by Dustin Chambers, Dustings.Net}
One of the most pivotal days of my 1 year career. I was floored by the many MisterLevius.com supporters that came and supported my exhibit that evening.
Filed under Excursions {Photo Essays}
Photo of the Day (July 13, 2010)
Image by Travis Levius. All Rights Reserved.
I’m sure your first impression of this photo’s location was in someone’s suburban backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Path: Congrats to Spain, 2010 World Cup Champions
Congratulations to football nation Espana on their first World Cup win.
Though trying to make it as a photographer is hardwork, I can’t IMAGINE the intense discipline, physical strain, mental stamina, world-wide pressure for a first win, and critical use of teamwork needed to accomplish such a admirable feat.
Though I still don’t “get” sports (most that know me know I could care less about any ballgame), I must say that this is a truly inspiring event.
(Maybe in the next four years I could be one of those privileged photographers (seen above) on the field photographing FIFA.)
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ADVENTURES! E-mail from a New York Fashion Week Designer
IT’SSSSSSSSS…….
HAPPPENNNINNNGGGGGG………
My first designer invitation to photograph at New York Fashion Week.
This.
Is.
Only.
The.
Beginning.
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Photo of the Day (July 9, 2010)
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July Weekend.
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