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Start Something Small to Build Something Great
I wrote yesterday [https://www.cjchilvers.com/why-i-wont-sell-my-books-on-amazon/] about my first real product: a well-designed hardcover book I carefully created over years and nurtured through the entire production and distribution process. It was a huge project. If I had it to do over, I would've started much smaller
Why I Won't Sell My Books on Amazon
You can still find my books on Amazon, but it's not because I want them there. For Kindle books, it may be a necessity, but for all other formats (and especially for indie physical books), Amazon has proven to be a horrible experience for both the publisher and
What Are the Biggest Lies You've Been Told about Photography?
Just curious. Let me know yours [https://iteratehq.com/cj-chilvers/57c5957472eb0e000100009d], I'll share mine and we'll all revisit them at the end of the week.
The Importance of Leisure
We need a different relationship with leisure in our minds. It may be the best investment we can make. I refer over and over to this article by Maria Popova: Leisure, The Basis of Culture [https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/08/10/leisure-the-basis-of-culture-josef-pieper/?mc_cid=c738efb0b7&mc_eid=d012da5742]
"Everything is a Link"
> "Everything is a link." - Andy Adams [https://twitter.com/FlakPhoto/status/730024625011183616] Every idea comes from somewhere. None of this is original. Embracing the link means rejecting the ego [http://amzn.to/2bzWxFI] and respecting the reader. It means making connections between ideas and helping people
What Do You Have to Lose?
I was a guest on Andrew Hellmich's wonderful Photo Xperiment podcast [http://photobizx.com/photo-xperiment-episode-links/] last night (to be released next month). I was on an episode of his PhotoBizXposed podcast [http://photobizx.com/Focus+Less+on+Gear+Create+Images+that+Matter+CJ+Chilvers] last year as well.
The Problem(s) with (Most) Online Courses
No one remembers a social media post. Few remember a blog post. Many remember a good book. Courses haven't yet entered the hierarchy in my opinion, since most are abused. It's rarely what's best for the customer. There a few good ones, but for
Two Photography Tribes
Have you been to a camera show recently? I went yesterday for the first time in 20 years. You would hope, with the revival of film in the past few years, the hall would be teaming with hipsters looking for deals on vintage film cameras. It was the opposite. At
Poll Results: Your Favorite Social Network
Last week I asked you what your favorite social network was, partly to find out where you spend your time, but also to see if we can all start talking to each other a little more. Here's the list of places you like to hang out in order