Its Time To Change Your Thinking Your Day Job
> “It’s time to change your thinking. Your day job isn’t standing between you and your passion. The former is actually paving the way for the latter.” — J. Maureen Henderson [http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2014/12/30/why-your-unfulfilling-day-job-might-be-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-you/]
Hunter S. Thompson's Praise for the Snapshot
> “When photography gets so technical as to intimidate people, the element of simple enjoyment is bound to suffer,” Thompson writes, highlighting his main argument. “Any man who can see what he wants to get on film will usually find some way to get it; and a man who thinks
Automation Kills Creativity
Nicholas Carr was the first high profile writer to capture all of the research behind the effects of human’s move from paper to pixels, first in Wired [http://www.wired.com/2010/05/ff_nicholas_carr/all/], and then in his book The Shallows [http://www.amazon.com/gp/
You Cannot Tell What A Picture Really Is Or What
> “You cannot tell what a picture really is or what an object really is until you dust it every day.” — Gertrude Stein
The A Lesser Photographer Newsletter
Welcome to the new readers from Craft & Vision! The easiest way to keep up with A Lesser Photographer is the weekly newsletter [https://tinyletter.com/alesserphotographer]. Simple, clear and delivered straight to inbox.
Craft and Vision Podcast
I had the honor of being the first guest on the new Craft & Vision podcast hosted by Jeffery Saddoris.
Why Being A Lesser Photographer Matters?
I did a video interview at Tiffinbox. I have a face for writing, alone, in a bunker, so don’t expect this to happen again.
A Lesser Photographer: Escaping the Gear Trap to Focus on What Matters
The A Lesser Photographer book is out! As they say, $4, square deal.
A Lesser Photographer: Escaping the Gear Trap to Focus on What Matters
The A Lesser Photographer book is out! It’s $4 at Craft and Vision for a limited time.
Your Storytelling Brain
> Cognitive science has long recognized narrative as a basic organizing principle of memory. This is perhaps the best way to think about storytelling in photography. It’s not about platform. It’s not about techniques. It’s about allowing the brain to do what it does naturally and not