START FRESH
How often do you think about organizing your photos, reviewing the 10,000 or so images you’ve taken then deleting the bad ones and sorting the good ones? For many of …
Month: December 2018
WHY
Why? Why do we take photos? Maybe it’s the process, the act. The doing that brings us satisfaction. Seems reasonable. There is much more to taking a photo than pointing …
THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY
If you photograph people, especially for events like weddings or other gatherings, then you know that getting a great photo takes a lot more than having a good camera. Even …
BEING SEEN
Being seen means being noticed, even if it is just for a moment. We want to be seen. When we are driving, we want other drivers to see us. When …
TRACKING THE SUN-THE PHOTOGRAPHERS EPHEMERIS
We ease into darkness as November flows into December, each day getting dark a little earlier and just when we start getting used to it it starts to change. Ever …
LULLS
Is anything (anyone) full speed ahead all the time? We slow down, speed up, chill out, get revved. Getting revved builds momentum, slowing down brings inertia. Momentum is great but …
VIEW
A great word. Packed with meaning, especially for photographers. Every photo is a view, viewed by the photographer, of a view to be viewed. We find views, with the view …
STREAMING OR SEEKING?
Cal Newport, author of Deep Work and the Study Hacks blog often writes about the downside of social media, how it saps attention and is designed to be manipulative. It …
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
We shoot what we see. Sometimes it’s because we are looking for it, sometimes it just comes to us. Photography is the practice of critical seeing, like critical thinking. When …