35% FUNDED!
September 26, 2015
Review copies going out to the press as we reach 35% funded!!! Advertisements
Author: S. Dirk Schafer
Stephen Schafer studied art photography at the University of Cape Town then focused on commercial photography and multi-media while enrolled at Brooks Institute of Photography. He opened his first studio at 19 doing commercial photographs for clients in southern California. After 20+ years in the studio, his work has evolved from advertising and high-tech product photography to architectural photography.
~Jony Ive Quote
September 26, 2015
Another quote from the book: DON’T SHOOT | 66 Reasons NOT to Become a Professional Photographer on Kickstarter: DONT BOOK link
Lissette Model quote from the book
September 24, 2015
“Photography is the easiest art, which perhaps makes it the hardest.” -Lissette Model Photography Quote from page 2 of the Don’t Shoot Book.
Trending well.
September 24, 2015
Views & News Feature
September 23, 2015
Eloquent Light, Craig Varjabedian’s Workshops in New Mexico, featured the DON’T SHOOT BOOK in their latest VIEWS & NEWS/GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS newsletter. Thanks Craig!
Do you have the mania?
September 23, 2015
I told you DON’T SHOOT wasn’t about empowerment… Here’s the first quote of the book. Do you have the mania?
WE HAVE LAUNCHED!
September 22, 2015
Here’s what we looked like on Kickstarter’s “new photography page” this morning at 9:14am. Only 31 days to go. Now it’s up to us to make this thing happen. Wish us luck (or better yet pledge as little as a dollar) to see the Don’t Shoot book come to fruition.
The video.
September 22, 2015
Here’s my Kickstarter video for DON’T SHOOT | 66 Reasons NOT to Become a Professional Photographer: Link to the project on the KICKSTARTER site.
Late night prep …
September 22, 2015
Late night listening to Dirty Loops and getting ready to send out mockup DON’T SHOOT review copies to start off the #Kickstarter tomorrow. Thanks to Zack Arias for the quote on chapter 28. I guess I still have a use for that 26-year-old light table.
Beware the coming onslaught
September 21, 2015
Tomorrow we strike.
September 21, 2015
Looks like all the preparations are in place and we launch September 22nd. I’m all giddy.
An Open Letter to Amateur Photographers
September 20, 2015
If It Ain’t Broke … Don’t Fix It. If you love taking pictures and have no desire to become a working pro, then don’t buy my book, but read this! THE OPEN LETTER TO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS ON MEDIUM
Link to the Pre-release Kickstarter page.
September 19, 2015
Comments welcome! Here’s the link to the PRE-release Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clickittycat/1548322854?token=95477c1a
OVER the TOP header images
September 17, 2015
Here’s the final header image, ready for primetime. I’m especially proud of the fact that the letters were photographed on a smartphone just to prove I did a book cover without all my fancy equipment.
Don’t Shoot on Kickstarter…
September 15, 2015
The launch is upon us, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ONE …
