Episode Seven: Chris Marion
The Innovators Ep.7 Chris Marion – Part 1 – The Headshot is Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead
“The headshot is dead, dead, dead, dead. Who said that?”
A startling statement, no doubt, and one that will cause much consternation. But does corporate photographer Chris Marion agree?
All will be revealed in this episode of The Innovators – and, spoiler alert, this is not settled law… We will return to the debate in a future episode!
The Innovators Ep.7 Chris Marion – Part 2 – Chris’ Memorable Shoots
One of our favorite episodes and it ends with us calling Chris a pro. Why? Well you are just going to need to watch!
The Innovators Ep.7 Chris Marion – Part 3 – What Makes Your Photography Unique?
“One of the things I like to call myself is a problem solver, you know, and you show up on set, you’re at a location, and every now and then there’s a curveball. I’ve seen a lot of curveballs. You know, I like to think I’ve hit them out of the park.” – Chris Marion
Confidence and cool. For this episode, Chris actually let us into his lair, where we were able to watch him work his magic.
Spoiler alert: cameo appearance by Dawn Creighton
The Innovators Ep.7 Chris Marion – Part 4 – Headshot Versus Portrait
“A headshot is pretty utilitarian, right? It’s very much about the person, about the face. And it is, there’s no, there should be no distractions in it. You want to be able to readily identify somebody…” – Chris Marion
Oh man, we are back to this subject? We thought everyone was in agreement with “Headshots are Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead?” Maybe not?
The Innovators Ep.7 Chris Marion – Part 5 – People Problems
“So there’s, you know, 12 people or whatever. And invariably, there’s that one person on the staff. Everybody knows who that person is…”
How does Chris Marion deal with people problems on a shoot? Spoiler alert, it’s pretty good and has changed the way we engage our clients…well maybe how we aspire to engage our clients :).
This is the last episode of our chat with Chris about everything that goes into and around a variety of corporate shoots and styles. It was a blast to talk to Chris and get under the hood of his approach. Thanks Chris!
