I want to offer up a recommendation to one of my favorite books on creativity of all times: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles & Ted Orlando. I read this book many years ago and it was helpful when I hit a
Today I felt like Angry Unikitty for much of the day. Whenever I feel like this I’m tempted to post cutting remarks on various social media platforms but then I remember the immortal words of Mark Twain… It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you
This week has been filed with lost opportunities, missed connections and course corrections…or as I like to say, business as usual. All of this made me think back to the book Steal Like and Artist and one of its more accurate diagrams. I have had countless ideas that I have thought: “Eureka,
I did a post for the Instagram Group Brickcentral a few months ago passing along a few tips for better outdoor macro photography. I thought it might be a good idea to go over these tips again to make sure we are all on the same page as we move forward
Sometimes when I am on Instagram and I see people use certain photo terms I am occasionally left scratching my head and going “Huh?” I never know if it is a case of ignorance or if something is simply lost in translation. So in the interest of clarity I thought
You don’t take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams This quote applies to the entire photographic process; from clicking the shutter, to editing the photo, to printing it out. The simple act of choosing an image to work on is part of the process. Each conscious choice you make
Validation is for parking from Steal Like an Artist from Steal Like an Artist This made me laugh, because it’s so true! I often see people grousing that their posted photos aren’t getting enough likes or comments on Instagram. Another popular complaint is that their photos never get featured by
I know there is some controversy on Instagram about “likes” and when to give them. I have plenty of friends among my followers who never like any photos and are quite proud of this fact. When they tell me this I just look at them quizzically and wonder “Why?” Why