Author: JENIFER CASTILLO

Here is the 5 Shot sequence of me surfing that i made with my gopro.

https://gopro.com/v/eQa4J7vQ2X3N7

For my video Pitch i will make video of my friend Brett Loving is an Artist, a business owner and entrepreneur, an action sports athlete, and all-round earth experiencer.  the video will show how he makes his unique art and motorcycle life and events.

Intro: Brett Loving is an Artist, a business owner and entrepreneur, an action sports athlete, and all-around earth experiencer. Brett Loving is 32 years old. He was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in Montana. His background started in motorcycle racing professionally. And from there, he went into racing cars and fasted forwards. He can use his creativity and work to create art while successfully proving that Art and life work can work together.   

AMBI: Room tone 

TRACK: I’m here in Bridgehampton with local artist Brett Loving, who creates his art using a very unusual tool.      

ACT: BRETT: I fabricate all of my pieces, paintbrushes, and squeegees to go on to a 40000 pound Volvo excavator. So I push and pull the paint across the canvas using acrylic paints, also oils.  

Track: It’s an unconventional way to paint, but for him, that’s the point.  

ACT: BRETT: I like the idea of painting using modern machinery. I like the conversation of the bridge between machine and man.  

Track: While we were talking about the conversation between machine and man. We drove deeper to find out what the juxtaposition was.  

AMBI: Excavators sounds 

ACT: BRETT: I believe that we are a dying breed, the last of an operator, the one to meld with the machine, and to be able to operate. Soon things will be AI, and we will no longer be needed. I like to focus on form and movement, and light. I also like the idea that we can manipulate our realities unless you are paralleling to them. 

Track: How does your art make you feel?  

ACT: BRETT: I’m not sure anything can make me feel anything. It’s all how I choose to feel. It’s how I choose to react. I began to realize that art imitates life in mysterious ways. So, yeah, my life has changed inevitably because of art, because of using colors. I started to realize that I appreciated colors like fall in spring and the developing seasons.  

AMBI: Brushstrokes 

 ACT: BRETT: It started to occur to me that the brushstrokes, the layering of the paint on the canvas were like life and that oftentimes we start to reflect on the layers that we’ve become and the density of beings that we have. Subsequently become yes, I want people to stop and reflect on their lives, I want them to be immersed into a dimension of something different, not their obscure normal. I think we’re all living in the past, present and the future, and in cycles we go up and down and across the board from all.  

 

Photo Ville assignment 

For the Photoville assignment, I signed up for a live online session that was held on 2nd October 2020 on Pitching and Marketing. From what I saw in the workshop, there is a lot more than just photography in this field of journalism and photography. The experience was stunning and would love to attend more of these live sessions to learn and gain more experience in photography. People should realize the art of photography must perceive in greater ways and not just taking photos around. One area that was well articulated in the session is marketing your photography and making it a business.  

The workshop targeted emerging photographers and editors intending to take on commercial photography as their full-time commitment. It hence talked more about gaining the business skills to help you move from just a photographer to a commercial photographer. The entire session was awesome and some of the most outstanding areas that were well addressed are portfolio editing, pitching, and work marketing. One clear thing that was talked about by the presenters is that however good you are in one of the three areas mentioned, the chances of success are low and so, you need to level up the three aspects to succeed.
 

In the live presentation, I learned that a good photographer needs the skills to be a good portfolio editor. It all starts by making your portfolio professional. Once that is perfect, you will need good pitching skills and abilities to convince potential clients. Lastly, you need to market your skills in the corporate world to get access to clients who will land you a life-changing job. The three aspects are key to your success in commercial photography. 

For my radio Pitch i will Interview my friend Brett Loving is an Artist, a business owner and entrepreneur, an action sports athlete, and all-round earth experiencer.  He is fun, Smart and super creative would love to hear more of his life stories and how his creativity and creative life plus work comes together.