The Problem(s) with (Most) Online Courses
No one remembers a social media post. Few remember a blog post. Many remember a good book. Courses haven't yet entered the hierarchy in my opinion, since most are abused. It's rarely what's best for the customer. There a few good ones, but for
Two Photography Tribes
Have you been to a camera show recently? I went yesterday for the first time in 20 years. You would hope, with the revival of film in the past few years, the hall would be teaming with hipsters looking for deals on vintage film cameras. It was the opposite. At
Poll Results: Your Favorite Social Network
Last week I asked you what your favorite social network was, partly to find out where you spend your time, but also to see if we can all start talking to each other a little more. Here's the list of places you like to hang out in order
Back to School
My wife got a new job at a college. I'm taking advantage of the situation to go back and re-take several photography classes with a discount. It's been 20 years since I've taken a college-level photography course. I'm excited by the prospect
Erase the List
Anthony Casalena talks here about how erasing his to do list made room for bigger, better ideas to seep into his brain. His better ideas became the platform this website is currently hosted on and earned tens of millions of dollars:
Selling Ideas
We're all trying to sell something, even if it's just our ideas. If we weren't, social media wouldn't exist and neither would the blog, the book or the portfolio. This is why it helps when photographers learn to write and writers learn
Thinking Slower
"People say, But with a computer you could go so much faster. Well, I don’t want to go faster. If anything, I should go slower. I don’t think all that fast." - David McCullough [http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/894/the-art-of-biography-no-2-david-mccullough] on why he used a
"Artists Shouldn't Be on Social Media"
"Artists shouldn't be on social media. Their work is time-suck enough as it is." - Hugh MacLeod [https://www.instagram.com/p/BG9f4E5oauv/] I want to agree with that statement. Then again, it was posted on Instagram, so I'm not sure Hugh really means
Why Choose Film in 2016?
It's rare that a pro-analogue article gets beyond nostalgia, but European CEO gets it right in their post Film Photography Makes a Stunning Comeback [http://www.europeanceo.com/culture/film-photography-makes-a-stunning-comeback/] (via David Sax [https://twitter.com/saxdavid]): > "'Necessity is the mother of invention; there is