Saying Goodbye to Now
The New Yorker goes deep on why the real show is outside the viewfinder. (via Minimal Mac [http://minimalmac.com/post/37278170958/saying-goodbye-to-now-how-do-iphone-photos-impact-our] and The Next Draft [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ed102783e87fee61c1a534a9d&id=ca37aa0f03])
Experience
These words from Patrick Rhone’s Reflections [http://letter.ly/patrickrhone] newsletter have been bouncing around in my head all week: > “I often wonder why we don’t seek to create or capitalize on the opportunities to create a great experience in our everyday lives more often. > I
The Fleeting Moment
This weekend was unusually warm in the midwest. The city of Chicago was enveloped in fog and the streets were filled with families…and photography workshops. I was on a mission; pushing a stroller with one hand and composing with my iPhone in the other. I was attempting to put
My BFD
I wrote an article recently for Michael Schechter’s wonderful site, A Better Mess, titled BFD and GTD [http://bettermess.com/bfd-and-gtd/]. It does have some application to photography, but mostly I wrote it just to get it out of my head and in the open. I appeared on Michael’
Longevity
Longevity in photos has become inversely proportional to the lack of longevity in the subject.
The Folly of Jiro
The talk of my little corner of the web for a year has been the film, Jiro Dreams of Sushi [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbV6knbeUFE], a documentary about mastery and craftsmanship. It’s been used to quite a bit to rebuke the “follow your passion” crowd, but the
The Worthwhile Obsession
In deciding which photo blogs, books and magazines are worth your valuable time, it helps to remember our obsession is not cameras, it’s photography. This eliminates roughly 99% of the filler out there.
Pleasure, Pain and Creativity
The more fun something is to use, the more you’ll use it. This explains the prolific nature of lomographers, iphonographers and instagramers. Of course, quantity has never meant quality. Creativity is spurred when there’s just enough pain to prompt thought, but not enough to keep you from clicking
Happy Anniversary!
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the manifesto, A Lesser Photographer [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/10725821226/a-lesser-photographer-a-manifesto] . If you haven’t read it, do it now! The following people deserve big pats on the back for spreading the word on their popular blogs/podcasts. Their
Inspiration is Scheduled
Every successful photographer I’ve known schedules their projects. Why should amateurs be any different? Countless studies and interviews with my photo heroes confirm: Inspiration doesn’t “strike.” Inspiration is scheduled. It happens when you allow it the time and attention it deserves. It also has a better name: work.