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Why Paper Still Matters
After seeing a Kickstarter, a week or so ago, for a hybrid digital/analogue notebook [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marshallhaas/draft-a-physical-notebook-that-syncs-to-the-cloud] , author Austin Kleon let loose a rant on Twitter [https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/392838314660610049], which I had to save and comment on: > "You guys know
Small Books
Most Seth Godin books could be one sentence long. In fact, most books could be blog posts. So, if you're going to publish a real paper-based book these days, do me a favor: get to the point, charge a fair price and help me learn something. I'
There’s Nothing New Under the Strobe
The greatest revelations in photography every year, are generally repeated revelations. They’re made every year in countless books, blogs and even this newsletter. There’s nothing wrong with this. In fact, it’s necessary. Discovery is a problem. It’s a problem in music, since unlimited access to unlimited
Meeting People Still Matters
“It was interesting...because I hadn't given much thought to how networking had impacted my life and success in business. But by the time I was finished writing, I realized that EVERY success I have ever had can be attributed to the people I have met.” – Nick Usborne
Seth Godin's Best Business Writing Tip
“My best tip is this: buy a cheap digital recorder. Say what you want to say, as if the person you seek to persuade is standing there, listening. Then type that up. Simplify. Send.” – Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/06/writing-naked-nakeder-than-orwell.html]
The Snapshot is King
There’s no more damning critique of a photograph than “It’s a snapshot.” This makes no sense to me. Let’s examine what a snapshot is. * Snapshots are usually reserved for family, friends and events, where we’d rather be enjoying ourselves than setting up a tripod. * A snapshot
The Unrecorded Podcast
Today, the first public issue of a new newsletter I'm working on debuted, The Unrecorded Podcast [http://unrecordedpodcast.com/]. Patrick Rhone has a great post [http://patrickrhone.com/2013/10/03/the-unrecorded-podcast/] on how it came to be. Already, it's starting to break heads, as Patrick
Newsletters
My only metric for success on A Lesser Photographer [http://alesserphotographer.com/], or any other site I've ever had, is newsletter subscribers. Newsletter subscribers are my most engaged readers. They are the readers who read my stuff no matter what happens in the fickle lands of social media.
And Don't Call Me Shirley
The Zucker brothers made some of the most classic comedy films of the 1980s, like Airplane and The Naked Gun. It seems like everyone, to this day, has tried copping their style, usually to disastrously unfunny results. When asked in 1991 about why their comedies were so much better than
Don't Be Precious
When it comes to getting creative work done, no one dishes out the tough love like Steven Pressfield, author of Do the Work [http://www.stevenpressfield.com/do-the-work/] and The War of Art [http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/]. Today, Steven released a video [http://blackirishbooks.myshopify.com/blogs/the-authentic-swing/8322324-foolscap-video-1]