The Doorpost
GUEST: Dave Hill
Dave has been a commercial photographer for the past 11 years, making a name for himself with an illustrative/high-concept style of composite photography. His work has been published in many national magazines and ad-campaigns. His clients range from FIAT, Ford, Scion, Sony, UbiSoft, ESPN, and Rolling Stone to 50 Cent, Chris Brown, and Wu-Tang. This entire time, Dave has also been working on his primary passion – filmmaking. He has written/directed 4 short films, numerous music videos, and created The World’s First Instagram TV Show – @desertfriends. He also has an action/adventure film he wrote last year that’s currently in development.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
“You can sleep when you’re dead.” -Unknown
BIG BREAK:
Putting a $60 ad in a local Nashville paper and getting a client that eventually lead to shooting head shots for major music labels.
PAST FAILURE:
He spent too much time and money on his first short film.
SUCCESS HABITS:
He uses productivity apps on his iPhone for scheduling, to do lists, etc.
Going to the library and writing everyday.
Finishing what he started and moving on, no matter how good or bad the idea.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:
At Work by Annie Leibovitz
Everything in Cinema by Richard Brody
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