10 Photographers You Should Ignore
I don’t agree with all of it, but the point of blazing your own trail is spot on. (via Marco Dughera)
From Allthingsd The Four Most Popular Camera
From AllThingsD [http://allthingsd.com/20120329/flickrs-digital-camera-of-choice-iphone/]: > The four most popular camera phones on Flickr currently? The iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS — in that order.
From Seth Godin Via Enough If Your Happiness
From Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/04/if-your-happiness-is-based-on-always-getting-a-little-more-than-youve-got.html] (via Enough [http://www.enoughbook.com/seths-blog-if-your-happiness-is-based-on-always-getting-a-little-more-than-youve-got/] ): > If your happiness is based on always getting a little more than you’ve got then you’ve handed control over your happiness to the gatekeepers, built a system
If I Had a Hammer
From LensRentals.com [http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/03/hammerforum-com]: > With the recent camera releases (or maybe Spring fever) I’ve been rather amazed watching various photography forums have major melt downs during the last few weeks. I said something about cameras and lenses just being tools, not
"Why I Print"
David duChemin [http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2012/03/why-i-print/] seconds a sentiment I wrote about [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/16265202789/pass-along-your-best-stories] a little while ago: > “I encourage you, even if you never print at home, to print your work. The artist’s life is about creating and
Your Best Work
From Havard Business Review [http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/choosing_between_making_money.html?awid=6239356729261291404-3271] (via Hugh McLeod [https://twitter.com/gapingvoid/status/185696297402118146]): > “Based on the research we did for our book, we’re convinced that when you’re heading into the unknown, desire is
Lightroom 4 vs. Aperture 4
Lightroom 4 debuted recently and, since, I’ve read a glut of opinion on what Apple should do to play catchup in Aperture 4. Peppered throughout these pieces is a sense of entitlement along the lines of, “I’ll stop using Aperture altogether if Apple doesn’t implement the follow
"The Ongoing Sabotage of Art"
An interesting opinion piece from photographer Kirk Tuck [http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.it/2012/03/vital-role-of-critics-and-ongoing.html] (via Marco Dughera): > “What I’m arguing for is the idea that, before inflicting on our shared culture, another meaningless rectangle of bouncy color and vacuous content that we all have a responsibility
The World Is Full Of People Who Are Waiting For
> “The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and motivate them to be the kind of people they wish they could be. These people are waiting for a bus on a street where no buses pass.” — Brian Tracy
The Hobbyist's Dilemma
The Online Photographer [http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/03/open-mike-hobbies-and-interests.html] on the trappings of a hobby (via Marco Dughera): > All hobbies and interests are beset with “received” models of how to go about participating in them: If you’re into boats, say, then the conventional