Verify Your Backups
Since we store almost everything digitally now, we need to remember, there is no digital archival format. Paper backups are best (think books), but digital backups are crucial and those backups are only as good as the last time you checked them for errors: > “Take a few minutes to
Shoot What Scares You
> “Shoot what scares you.” — Eric Kim [https://twitter.com/erickimphoto/status/566776440751157248]
Nonconformity
There’s no such thing as nonconformity. We just conform to different groups and ideas. By rejecting nonconformity, just like originality, we can clear away one more obstacle between ourselves and the photos we really want to create.
Eddie Van Halen Gave A Talk About Invention And
false Eddie Van Halen gave a talk about invention and creativity at the Smithsonian last night, while dropping off a few guitars. As you’ll hear, even to one of the most innovative artists in rock history, it’s all about a daily grind and constraints.
The enemy of creativity is fear.
Fear in our case can be running to gear, using filters or cliche techniques. It’s all just a way of avoiding difficult questions.
The Wall Street Journal Doesn't Get Photography Yet
New gear doesn’t create “better photos.” A better subject, a new way of looking at a story - this is the stuff of better photos. I usually ignore articles like this because I see it so often, in so many publications. But it needs to be addressed when it
Its A Blizzard Out There Nobody Cares About Your
> “It’s a blizzard out there. Nobody cares about your hand crafted, artisanal snowflakes.” — Hugh MacLeod [https://twitter.com/hughcartoons/status/565535197710794752]
“I’m a person of simple needs.”
A great go-to line for lesser photographers (via Patrick Rhone [https://twitter.com/patrickrhone/status/564612859037220864]).
It Is Insufficient That The Document Be Easy To
> “It is insufficient that the document be easy to understand; it must be difficult to misunderstand.” — My old editor speaking the truth