If you have a personal website, why do you have it?
> That question leads to more specific questions… What am I trying to get out of this? What’s unique about my story? Do I have anything to say? Why would someone look at this? Why do I want them to look at it? What do those visitors really need
How to Be Grateful For What You Have
Eric Kim has been on fire lately. Here he goes deep on gear obsession and how he deals with it.
Commodity Failure: A Rant
I love this. A rant from a professional’s point of view about the commoditization of “average” photography and the importance of creative problem solving in setting yourself apart from the crowd. > “People could give away cars and there’d still be a market for Porsche and Ferrari. And
The Longer I Do What I Do The More I Come To
> “The longer I [do] what I do, the more I come to realize that making art is most rewarding not because of the art, but because of the making.” — Guy Tal [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153126454714708]
The Minute Someone Gives You A Map Is The Minute
> “The minute someone gives you a map is the minute it’s not art anymore.” — Seth Godin [http://youtu.be/RZ_D2BNqRzU] (why there are no rules and why how-to articles generally suck)
Sponsor: The Book and the Newsletter
Instead of a traditional sponsor, I’m just going to remind you the A Lesser Photographer book [http://craftandvision.com/products/a-lesser-photographer] is only $5 at Craft & Vision. Go get it [http://craftandvision.com/products/a-lesser-photographer]. Also, the A Lesser Photographer newsletter [https://tinyletter.com/alesserphotographer] comes out on
You Can Control Your Portfolio Allocation Your
> “You can control your portfolio allocation, your own education, who you listen to, what you read, what evidence you pay attention to, and how you respond to certain events. You cannot control what the Fed does, laws Congress sets, the next jobs report, or whether a company will beat
Eyetracking Photojournalism
I’ve seen this linked to quite a bit and the research is interesting, but the conclusions seem off to me based on what was tracked. > Professional photographs were twice as likely as user-generated photographs to be shared, according to ratings given by people in the study. What they
Solve More Interesting Problems
Creativity is just another word for problem-solving. It makes sense that if you want a more creative life, you should chose better problems to solve.
Steven B%c3%b6hm Posted This On Twitter Today Good
https://twitter.com/steven_at/status/559978571931078656
