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By: A Photo Editor – Chris Buck Interview | The Click

A Photo Editor – Chris Buck Interview | The Click — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:30:54 +0000

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By: Al Warfield

Al Warfield — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:44:51 +0000

That was a great interview. I’m a fine art photographer specializing in landscape photography, but also do some portrait photography and general street photography of people, so I understand where Chris was coming from. Although I don’t try make my living this way, I do try to sell my work via the website and through exhibits. The biggest problem I have faced has been the one of subjective selection by judges in contests or juried exhibits. My best work, though technically and artistically excellent, is frequently rejected in favor of technically lacking photographs that are out of focus, poorly composed, and improperly exposed. After much consternation I have decided that I will not try to copy a style like that, and continue to produce the work I prefer and enjoy.

By: Brian Carey

Brian Carey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:51:34 +0000

Informative. My son is my assistant and I’ll be sure to keep these points in mind and try to at least make him a part of the creative process. Better yet, encourage him to do his own thing when he develops the skill sets!

By: sue risk

sue risk — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:40:29 +0000

Thanks for the info about this super photographer. I just saw an interview with him on Arts and Minds (Bravo) on City TV. It was worth watching to the point where I am still searching the photographers, although I can’t find Jeff Well anywhere.
Your work brought out the more personal side of this artist, surprising issues after TV glamourized each photographer as highly successful, famous, etc.

Sue

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A Photo Editor – Chris Buck Interview « a repository of thoughts — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:07:53 +0000

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Reform Blog » Blog Archive » Chris Buck — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:43:25 +0000

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March 2009 « — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:29:01 +0000

[...] -Whenever someone ask me “what do you do for a living,” I am always a little hesitant to respond truthfully because the second question is usually, “what kind of photography….weddings and senior portraits?” and then the third question is always, “how long have you been a photographer.” Believe it or not, that last question is the most difficult to answer. “I’m a professional photographer that creates images of people for magazine articles and advertising campaigns. And, NO, I don’t photograph weddings, not with a gun to my head!” I’ve been a photographer since I was 5 years old. My first image was published in 1989, but I didn’t make photography a full time career until the day I arrived in Colorado, December 31, 1991. That’s 17+ years just being a full time photographer not making a living any other way. I say that because that’s how I define “professional photographer.” *link to quote [...]

By: Chris Buck

Chris Buck — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:19:00 +0000

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:30:30 +0000

[...] Christmas and New Year eve but I thought I’ll post the link to it here: Chris Buck interview part 1 and part 2. The CBC also did an really interesting interview with him back in 2006: Buck Shot. [...]

By: inspiration: chris buck | shots, notes & stray thoughts

inspiration: chris buck | shots, notes & stray thoughts — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:13:10 +0000

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1416教室 » 周一消息树 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:16:37 +0000

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By: When the time is right « Existing Light

When the time is right « Existing Light — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:01:46 +0000

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By: A couple of interviews and something else to share … | [EV +/-] Exposure Compensation

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:49:39 +0000

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By: Scott Van Dyke

Scott Van Dyke — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:32:25 +0000

I did the assisting thing for 6 months. I hated working for someone else. I got into this game to be “the photographer” not the assistant. I know there are people out there that want to be the assistant, and the is great. We need people like you.

By: Lumilon Photography » Editorial Photographer Chris Buck

Lumilon Photography » Editorial Photographer Chris Buck — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:14:48 +0000

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OUTTAKES » Blog Archive » Chris Buck + last weekend workshop — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:51:28 +0000

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By: Michael Asgian

Michael Asgian — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:56:32 +0000

Great article and interview, thank you!

Michael

By: A

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:11:55 +0000

@Chris Floyd, How did you get on? Let us know :]

By: Duncan Stewart

Duncan Stewart — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:38:44 +0000

This was a great representative of the photographer as a career. Chris has such a great attitude on his approach and seemingly knowing where he is in the greater part of his photography and where to take it in the moment. I totally feel the same way as I am now 31 it has taken me seven years out of college to define my style and just to get all the experimentation in photography out of my system to finally approach my work and be secure with other people’s work to understand my creative voice vs. others. Photo school has a funny sense about itself because it’s there to make accomplished photographers commercially viable right out of the gate. Its always great to hear someone else’s story and how their career is a life long journey and has greater value than that check that’s “in the mail.” Young Photographers need to hear more stories like Chris’s about the journey and how it pertains to a life of photography. Thanks Chris and Rob you guys rock.

By: A Photo Editor - Chris Buck Interview (Part 2)

A Photo Editor - Chris Buck Interview (Part 2) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:36:25 +0000

[...] is part two of my interview with Chris Buck (part one here). I mentioned yesterday how shoots with Chris always came in to the office with pleasant surprises [...]

By: Pete Bohler

Pete Bohler — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:31:35 +0000

Many of the photographers I assisted never were assistants themselves….but I can only think of one or two who didn’t assist, but actually knew how to light a picture. That’s fine if you just shoot flash on-camera, raw natural light, but so many photographers go into huge commercial jobs relying on the lowest paid people on the shoot–the assistants–to order equipment, design the lighting, and stay on schedule. I’ve always wanted to be self-sufficient, and I’ve always thought that really understanding lighting was essential to becoming a great photographer.

By: James Godman

James Godman — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:01:41 +0000

@michelle, Agreed.

By: chimgolden

chimgolden — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:55:08 +0000

WOW.

By: John Hryniuk

John Hryniuk — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:02:16 +0000

Great interview. So true about assisting. I can’t tell you how many assistants I’ve met who want to be a big name photographer now and don’t want to put in the time and patience of creating their career.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:05:09 +0000

wow thanks for this. chris bucks my freakin hero.
he mentioned he was working on a book when we exchanged emails. can you ask him how thats going? i never heard back from him…

By: Jeff Singer

Jeff Singer — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:38:30 +0000

@Timothy Archibald,

TA, you helped convince me not to assist when I was starting out as I pointed out here:
http://jeffsingerphotography.com/blog/2007/11/15/can-i-get-some-assistants/

Thanks for that!

By: cb

cb — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:20:42 +0000

Great interview.

I think that the assisting thing is only a trap for those who are afraid to be photographers. The ego (hubris with a dose of naivete), which I agree is essential, won’t let you assist for long. You will get out of it what you can and then have the “I can do that!!” moment and say “fuck this” on go on your own. Assisting can be a really valuable way of getting into the business, especially in NYC. I would estimate that all the jobs that I got in the first 2-3 years of my career (after 3 years of assisting) were from contacts that I made while assisting. The catch is only assist a top tier photographer because you will make top tier contacts and meet the other assistants of top tier people.

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:04:18 +0000

i agree with the avedon, esp that photo above but also i think the word flattering is kind of arbitrary– yes it’s not flattering in a typical glamour shot sort of way, but the beauty rests in the raw and the natural and sometimes its hard to make the latter triumph the former and have people value that– which yes, tons of credits to the photographer on that.

By: Interview with Photographer Chris Buck

Interview with Photographer Chris Buck — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:55:00 +0000

[...] An interview about the business of photography with veteran celebrity portrait (and occasional music) photographer Chris Buck. [...]

By: Ryan Schude

Ryan Schude — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:53:21 +0000

first, Chris Buck’s photos kick a lot of butt, hands down. Great interview too, made me curious about how he said photographers shouldn’t assist but that they also should expect to wait 10+ years to shoot full-time. So, aside from a healthy trust fund or a job serving tables, how do you expect them to eat during those years? Of the alternatives, assisting seems to be not only the best bang for your buck, but experience spent doing nearly the same thing you do when you shoot, except with a little role reversal. If the scare is that the assistant will either propel themselves into a lifer position or become a clone of their photographers, that seems to be more the assistant’s responsibility than a fault of assisting in and of itself.