The Perfect Explanation for the Proliferation of Bad Professional Photography
Digging through some quotes I had stored in Evernote, I found this little gem in a tough love article [http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/06/how-to-build-a-career-as-an-artist/#] for artists looking to go pro: > “The only difference between artists making money and artists not making money is that the first
Putting It Very Crudely Creativity Is The
> “Putting it very crudely, creativity is the ability to play. And, to be able to turn that facility on and off when necessary. This makes perfect sense to me. Everything I’ve ever written, created or discovered artistically has come out of playing.” —Ricky Gervais [http://www.rickygervais.com/
Favorite Places: Starved Rock
In 1769, a group of Illini were chased up a butte by Ottawa and Potawatomi. They remained there, under siege, until they starved. Ever since, this system of canyons and peaks, created by a freak flood 15,000 years ago, has been known as Starved Rock. Starved Rock [http://www.
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 add different angles to the
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 talent that could be
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 an iPhone, so he is documenting his new life
Demolition During Recess
After more than a year of planning, this happened over the weekend: