Often The Best Way To Solve Visual Problems Is
Often, the best way to solve visual problems is through paper, words and doodling. While this video was meant for graphic designers, I think it applies to photographers just as much. (via Jeffery Veen [https://twitter.com/veen/status/542816289677254656])
Stormscapes
It’s been a stormy week. Here’s a reminder that photography is no longer just stills. Whatever tells the story better is what matters. (via Kottke [http://kottke.org/14/12/more-stormscapes]).
The $6,500,000.00 Photo
Peter Lik just sold the most expensive photo of all time, “Phantom.” This prompted The Guardian’s art dude Jonathan Jones to rant: > “Photography is not an art. It is a technology.” > “The fact that it is in black and white should give us pause. Today, this deliberate
Mackinac Island Library
Mackinac Island Library
Freeing Up Some Time for Photography
The most common hand-wringing complaint I hear from photo enthusiasts is something along the lines of: “I juts don’t have the time to photograph everything I want.” and/or “I used to shoot a lot more, but I’m so busy these days.” This is one of those problems
The Smartest Things Ever Said About Productivity
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.” – Lin Yutang [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lin_Yutang] “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” - Lao Tzu “Taking your dog for a walk is usually better than whatever alternative use
What's your best advice for entrepreneurs?
“Never listen to anyone’s advice.” - Ester Dyson [http://www.inc.com/magazine/201412/diana-ransom-and-liz-welch/going-full-tilt-entrepreneurship-esther-dyson.html]
Another Reason to Go Amateur
From Christian Jarrett at 99u [http://99u.com/articles/35045/5-creativity-myths-you-probably-believe]: > Research suggests that work driven by internal ambition and reward—in other words for the sheer joy and satisfaction of doing it—tends to lead to more original and imaginative end results than work fueled by the promise
As Soon As Youre Willing To Say Its Not For
> “As soon as you’re willing to say ‘it’s not for you’, you’re freed up to make art.” — Seth Godin [http://www.accidentalcreative.com/creating/learn-to-say-its-not-for-you/]
Don't Quit Your Day Job
From Cory Doctorow’s book, Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940450284/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1940450284&linkCode=as2&tag=cjchilvers-20&linkId=F7ZOQOHQXKGNVBSQ] (via Austin Kleon [http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/