Charlie Rescued Me from Landscapes
My whole photographic life has been spent mostly on landscapes. It's the most challenging area of photography, because it gets harder by the day to express yourself in new ways in the same places. Recently, I've come to peace with the fact that I'm
The Easiest Way Out of a Creative Rut
Is also the hardest. That’s probably why it works. I recently put The Accidental Genius [http://www.levyinnovation.com/books-by-mark-levy] method to the test. It’s essentially the same method as Morning Pages [http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/], or dozens of others methods that
A Camera Is Just A Tool A Carpenter Using A
> “A camera is just a tool. A carpenter using a hammer and me using a hammer are going to get different results. I can use a hammer but I don’t know how to make a table. For me it’s not about the camera, it’s about the
Less Respect, More Freedom
From Side by Side [http://sidebysidethemovie.com/], a new documentary on the advances in digital cinematography (via Reason [http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/07/films-without-film]): > “Lars von Trier, co-founder of the avant-garde Dogma 95 filmmaking movement, concurs, arguing that ‘there’s a lot of
Owning Your Writing
It's taken me years, but I've finally gotten my blogging mind on straight. I take in just about all content I care about now from individuals I trust, not collectives of any kind. So, it's about time I build that trust with readers as
Laid Off from the Sun-Times
Laid Off from the Sun-Times [http://laidofffromthesuntimes.tumblr.com/] is a blog rising from the ashes of the recent photographer layoffs at the Chicago Sun-Times [http://jimromenesko.com/2013/05/30/report-sun-times-lays-off-entire-photo-staff/] : > Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter with
Demolition During Recess
After more than a year of planning, this happened over the weekend:
Should I Upload It?
Daniela Bowker [https://twitter.com/SmallAperture/status/341509661037584385] pointed this out today, from the Photoworld blog [http://www.photoworld.co.uk/photoworld-blog/should-i-upload-it-a-guide-to-your-next-facebook-profile-pic.html] . It’s a flowchart to help you determine whether you should upload that photo
Photography Without Thought is Surveillance
Look 5 years into the future of photography and you can probably predict where cameras are going: smaller, higher quality and more ubiquitous. Look 50 years into the future and you have to wonder what won’t be recorded. So, what won’t change in that time? Where will the
Look at This!
David duChemin [http://davidduchemin.com/2013/05/nice-capture/] hits the nail on the head with this one: > “Sometimes a photograph is a means to say, ‘Look at this!’ and other times a means to say, 'Look at me!’ I’ve got too many of the latter and