NASCAR Blogging
Perhaps I’m a bit spoiled, by following lots of great bloggers who place more importance on their readers than their advertisers, but are the most popular photography blogs, to quote the podfather Adam Curry, “NACAR” blogging? Some sites seem to be more ads than content. As for useful content?
Get Rid Of All Your Best Weapons And Then You
> “Get rid of all your best weapons, and then you have to get good.” —Louis C.K. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OKY6BGcx37k#t=254s]
An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living But An
> “An unexamined life is not worth living, but an electronically recorded life is not lived at all.” —Penn Jillette [http://pennsundayschool.com/]
Oscar the Minimal
I’m thinking King Oscar II wouldn’t worry about whether he was a Canon or Nikon guy: > “I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep over my extravagance.” – Oscar II [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_II_of_Sweden], King of Sweden and Norway
Are We Fetishizing Creativity Probably Author
Are we fetishizing creativity? Probably. Author Austin Kleon spoke [http://vimeo.com/65988589] recently on the nitty gritty of the creative life at CreativeMornings in Austin. I can attest to the truth of what he’s saying, based on my own experience, but I’ll assume everyone will take away
The Van Halen Encyclopedia Teams Up with VHND
Sixteen years ago, the Van Halen fan community put their collective heads together and created the first detailed book about the band's history. I was incredibly lucky to be the custodian of that book for all these years. I'm proud to announce that this year the
Why Adding Text to Your Photos is Important
Brooks Jensen [http://daily.lenswork.com/2013/05/image-text-as-point-of-entry.html] shares a story about how a viewer got interested in his portfolio based on text, not photos: > “Through the stories she was able to connect with the images. Notice the sequence of events in that last sentence. It was
Go Into The Arts Im Not Kidding The Arts Are
> “Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s
Sound Arguments
I finally got a chance to catch Sound City [http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/], the documentary by Dave Grohl about an old recording studio and the many bands who recorded there. I was sure there’d be some correlation between the subject and photography, and I wasn’t disappointed. > “In
It's a Problem Worth Having
From Pat Dryburgh [http://bitquill.com/home/2013/4/28/bqa-pat-dryburgh-on-design-development-health-and-music] (via Michael Schechter [http://smarterthaniam.com/post/49364620147/at-a-certain-point-life-gets-in-the-way-of] ): > “At a certain point, life gets in the way of documenting it."