storytelling
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]
"Visual Journalism" in the Instagram Era
An interview with “Photography Theorist” Fred Ritchin in Mother Jones [http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/07/bending-the-frame-fred-ritchin-photojournalism-instagram] get details about his new book, “Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and the Citizen,” and his views on the state of photojournalism: > “There is enormous need for professionals who know how
Photography is an Act, Not a Profession
Being able to please a client and being able to capture images you’re proud of are two very different things. Making interesting images with a DSLR and making interesting images with your phone are not two very different things. Telling a captivating story without a client or a journalism
Live First
The BBC reports [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22999245] on a trend brought up years ago in the A Lesser Photographer Manifesto: > “The habit of taking photographs, usually with our phones, of anything and everything is everywhere - instead of enjoying things or engaging in them, there is
A Camera Is Just A Tool A Carpenter Using A
> “A camera is just a tool. A carpenter using a hammer and me using a hammer are going to get different results. I can use a hammer but I don’t know how to make a table. For me it’s not about the camera, it’s about the
Laid Off from the Sun-Times
Laid Off from the Sun-Times [http://laidofffromthesuntimes.tumblr.com/] is a blog rising from the ashes of the recent photographer layoffs at the Chicago Sun-Times [http://jimromenesko.com/2013/05/30/report-sun-times-lays-off-entire-photo-staff/] : > Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter with an iPhone, so he is documenting his new life
Why Adding Text to Your Photos is Important
Brooks Jensen [http://daily.lenswork.com/2013/05/image-text-as-point-of-entry.html] shares a story about how a viewer got interested in his portfolio based on text, not photos: > “Through the stories she was able to connect with the images. Notice the sequence of events in that last sentence. It was
Photographer as Storyteller
The question often pops up around here: What exactly is storytelling in photography? Erin Feldman [https://twitter.com/ErinMFeldman] points us to an interview [http://storychicago.com/updates/photographer-storyteller] with photojournalist Matt Knisely, who gives his opinion: > “The entirety of the shot is brought to life through the subject,
Analysis Paralysis
If you only knew how guilty I am of thinking of ways to make this site more readable…of ways to help this idea spread. I think, therefore I freeze. Photography is no different. Thinking about your next camera is not making photos. Thinking about your blog is not publishing