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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
Creativity Requires Time And Space Two Things
> “Creativity requires time and space. Two things the modern world likes to erode.” — Hugh MacLeod [https://twitter.com/#!/gapingvoid/status/181995358803595264]
I'm a HTMinimaList Nut
I’ve been struggling lately with redesign issues for one of my sites. I find myself coming back to my favorite kind of web design; a little-known school of web design popular for about a few months more than a decade ago: HTMinimaLism. The idea is: instead of covering up
You Have Everything You Need
From Patrick Rhone [http://minimalmac.com/post/19346051323/what-are-you-waiting-for]: > “Nothing is stopping you from doing the work. You have everything you need. Right now. Today. You always have. So, what are you waiting for?”
Personal Work
From Ethan Pines [http://valueandconvenience.com/] (via A Photo Editor [http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/03/12/personal-work-is-what-recharges-us/]): > “There’s nothing more liberating than shooting in a new place, spontaneously, without planning, lighting or agenda. It’s what drew us to photography in the first place. Personal work is
Thinking About Men I Admired It Dawned On Me
> “Thinking about men I admired, it dawned on me that most had a quiet contempt towards any excess of material possessions. Their expertise and confidence were displayed by the fact that they did not require much to live successfully…They were not gadget junkies, seeking their fix from the
Award Winning Photographer Annie Leibovitz Was
> “Award-winning photographer Annie Leibovitz was recently asked in an interview what camera she would recommend to people today. Without hesitation she reached into her bag and pulled out her iPhone and said the camera on the iPhone is the snapshot camera of today.” — North Shore News [http://www.nsnews.