Amateur Media Will Win
I’m doing an annual pruning of my photo blog reading list. It’s an audit of the blogs that have been interesting and the blogs that have proved useless. A trend is emerging. I’m getting further away from group blogs, big publications and networks of photographers/writers. I’
Your Nemesis is Closer than You Think
There is no competition for a creative person. There’s only your own assumptions and habits to overcome. Your nemesis is closer than you think.
How Do You Know if You're a Talented Photographer?
Jason Kottke [http://kottke.org/10/09/on-talent] on talent and photography: > “It’s interesting that you can’t figure out whether you’re any good or not from your 300 friends on Facebook, the 23 people who liked your Tumblr post, the 415 people you follow on Twitter,
You Dont Have To Take My Word For It Heres Jack
You don’t have to take my word for it. Here’s Jack White on constraints and creativity.
Constraints are Inevitable
Brooks Jensen [http://daily.lenswork.com/2013/03/the-death-of-the-straight-line.html] brings up a good point about the increasing choices in photographic technology and what it means for the future: > “I see nothing on the horizon that would indicate we will have fewer choices five years from now than we
Don't Worship the Masters
John Neel [http://www.pixiq.com/article/the-masters-are-not-gods-part-1] explains why it’s OK to admire the greats in photography, without resorting to copping their styles: > “Unlike what some might think, the greats are not gods. They are instead, exceptional models.” I would add that for every exceptional model, there’
The Rules of Photography
Ever notice how the “rules” of photography get more objective when money is involved? I’ve been asking myself a lot lately about the most common guidelines given to new photographers in tutorials and classes. Some are based on science: how the eye, the brain and external stimuli work together.
Your Photos Are Not Files
Your photos are a meditation of sorts; slow gazes of your life in a fast glance world. Beware of the urge to file, sort, rate, tag and categorize by face, date and location. Treating your moments as files is addictive to our lizard brains…the very part of the brain
The Pros Do Not Own Photography
But you’d never knew based on the debates they have. This is an actual question appearing on the Society of Publication Designer's website [http://www.spd.org/2013/02/dashwood-books.php], from an interview with David Strettell, and highlighted on the popular A Photo Editor blog [http:
Pro Photographers Discovering the Advantages of the Amateur
Over on Chase Jarvis’s blog [http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2013/02/3-undeniable-reasons-to-pursue-personal-work-why-being-the-guinea-pig-pays-off-bigtime/] , pro photographer Joey L. lists 3 reasons pursuing personal projects can help even the professional photographer: > You’d be surprised at how many artistic people there are out there who reach a certain level, then