Scott James Reeves

Scott James Reeves I’ll try to keep this short (although that might be difficult for me because I love this franchise so much). Raiders is probably my favorite film. It’s a damn near perfect movie. What I really admire is how the film drops you into its universe without overexplaining anything. The history between characters is clearly there, and you can feel it in every exchange, but the audience is trusted to piece things together on their own. That restraint makes the world feel richer and more believable, while also adding a layer of mystery. None of the other Indiana Jones films quite captured that same sense of lived-in depth. It’s that classic storytelling approach of beginning in the middle, where everything feels like it was already in motion long before we arrived. It reminds me of how George built Star Wars, a universe that feels worn, inhabited, and shaped by events we don’t fully see. The characters don’t feel newly invented for the plot, they feel like they’ve had whole l...

  I am professional portrait photographer and looooove the power of portraits. Photographing strangers is always so fun because there’s so many possibilities! Spend time getting to know your subjects. Doesn’t have to be long but try to find out something that makes them tick and then try to translate that into the image. You defs need to get closer for a classic shot but it also depends on what story you’re trying to tell. For example, I would be surprised if this person had a loud, bubbly personality. His facial expression just doesn’t tell me that. But what it does tell me is that he may be very thoughtful and maybe a bit stoic. In that case I would want to get close and have him staring into the camera with his face relaxed. Staring off into the distance doesn’t match up to the story his body language is telling. He seems a little uncomfortable. This all could be totally off the mark because it’s all soo subjective but thinking about what their vibe is can be helpful. Technicall...