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
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
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
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
Advice on Turning Pro
Or, better put, why to think twice about turning pro. This is a painting by John Baldessari made between 1966-1968, informing artists on what sells (via Signal vs. Noise [http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3405-john-baldessari-american-b-1931-tips]).
It's All for Rent
Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/01/owning-vs-renting.html] reminds us of something we all know; but you’d never know it from our actions: > “It’s all for rent, with a cancellation clause that can kick in at any time.” Sure, that goes
John Jay on Creativity
It’s a simple message: don’t get silo’d. Creativity abounds when you step outside your comfort zone and away from your comfort people. When a photographer tells me they “specialize” in a certain process, I have to think there’s entire worlds of ideas they’ve chosen to