Metrics Jon Hillenbrand, October 2, 2010October 17, 2019 Some people I work with don’t care about anything other than successful numbers. As someone involved in creating artwork for a living, it’s difficult to mesh with that metrics-based world. But I do keep track of almost everything I do at work so just for fun, here are some of my numbers from the past 14 days (since Sept 19th): PHOTO RESEARCH: 7 requests filled (way down – I usually get 3+ a day) PHOTO SHOOTS: 18 PHOTOS SHOT: 11 GB VIDEO SHOOTS: 4 HOURS WORKED: 97 (will rise to 99 probably today when I go in) MILES DRIVEN FOR WORK: 124 EMAILS RECEIVED AND ANSWERED: 460 UNANSWERED EMAILS: 15 FAMILY EMERGENCIES: 1 DAYS OFF: 2 COWORKERS QUIT: 1 Photography Thoughts artworkdataislandmatrixmetricsnumbersphotographyWorkwork-life balance
Photography Medium Sized August 4, 2010October 17, 2019 After college, I lived in Kankakee County in a small town called Momence for a while. There were only a few hundred people living there with a main street no longer than 10 or 15 blocks long, and that’s being generous. It was far from work, but in the neighborhood… Read More
Photography Photography Workflow March 15, 2011October 17, 2019 This may initially look complicated but this is the photography workflow that I currently use including the route from initial captured image, through ingestion and processing, distribution and eventually to archiving. INGESTION: Through Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, images are copied to a working internal hard drive on my PC. During this… Read More
Thoughts The Missing Ingredient December 5, 2011October 17, 2019 There are many things in this world that are almost perfect. Pringles, for example, would be perfect if they satiated you. Unfortunately, you crave more the more you eat which, lucky for Pringles, keeps you purchasing can after delicious can. My sister used to joke that they were laced with… Read More