photography
It's a Boy!
I haven’t been posting regularly for a little while due to a new addition to the family, my son Charlie. Since his arrival, only one thought about photography has been reverberating in my head. Photography should be there to capture whatever it is we love or find fascinating about
Work Alone
Whenever possible, work alone to boost your creativity. What artists have long suspected has born out to be true, according to Susan Cain in her new book, Quiet [http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352145]. Years of experiments have shown collaboration tends to create fewer and lower quality ideas, compared
Appropriate Practicality
Some argue lesser photography vilifies gear serving “practical,” “efficient” or “appropriate” purposes. Not quite. Lesser photography is about the rejection of the notion of “practical,” “efficient” and “appropriate” in photography. How many times have you been inspired by the “practical” nature of a photo?
Im Thinking There May Be A Market In Being The
> “I’m thinking there may be a market in being the guy who helps to un-train you of all the ‘tips’ that the ‘experts’ teach you.” — Patrick Rhone [http://patrickrhone.com/] (damn straight, Patrick)
Pass Along Your Best Stories
Images corrupt and apps are unreliable. Your backups may not be backing up what you thought. Websites suffer neglect. A few years after you die, your files may not even be readable, if someone even cares to look after them. The truth is, there’s no such thing as an
Access To Tools Is Easier Too Every Digital Tool
> “Access to tools is easier too. Every digital tool in the world is easily available, often for free…Alas, the only access that’s harder than ever is access to the part of your brain that’s willing to take advantage of all of this.” — - Seth Godin(This
Get Booed Off Stage At Least Once
> “Get boo’ed off stage at least once.” — Carl King [https://twitter.com/#!/carlking/status/160103367761334273]
11 Random Thoughts From an Amateur Photographer
“Just because you’re a photographer doesn’t mean every conversation has to revolve around the subject. Photography might be what you pursue but having a life outside of it is what ultimately serves as an inspiration for what you do with the camera.”
Innovation
This week you’ll hear a lot about innovation in photography on your favorite blogs. Unfortunately, they’re talking about innovations in objects, not ideas. How much time could you save and how much more could you learn, if you tuned out the blogs that fall in love with objects?
52 Tiger
I’m appearing on 3 episodes this week of the 52 Pickup podcast, a members only podcast, from the excellent tech blog 52 Tiger [http://52tiger.net/]. If you support great writing and unobtrusive tech blogs, it’s worth becoming a member (I did on day one). We’re talking