FOLDER NAMING
A hard drive is certainly handy to store digital files as is the cloud, but naturally we’ll want things organized so we can easily find them again. Most of us …
Month: January 2019
COURAGE
It takes courage to do a lot of things. It takes courage to take some photos. Courage to walk up to a stranger and ask to take their photo. Courage …
ON PURPOSE
We take photos on purpose. It’s not involuntary like beating our heart or scratching an itch. Or maybe it is like scratching an itch, a little bit. An itch is …
OWNING YOUR SKILLS
Seth Godin writes “… if you learn a new skill, you own it forever.” He compares the time we spend on different things to their long term value and the …
PROJECTS
Every photo is a project and it’s really just a matter of scale. Maybe it’s a quick snap shot or a life time long mission. The beautiful of tackling is …
WORKSHOPS?
Why take photo workshops? To learn, expand and enjoy. To take in a new perspective. To find out something new or a new way of thinking about the familiar. It’s …
DOING SMALL THINGS WELL
In his daily blog, “A Learning a Day,” (alearningaday.blog) Rohan Rajiv, provides wonderful everyday wisdom for all of us. One recent post (January 25, 2019) offered these simple words. “Timely …
WET
Shooting in the rain is less common than most other times, so your photos may be a little more unique. Rain can be interesting and it can be easier to …
PRACTICE
Is all of our photography practice? Do we practice creating images like doctors practice medicine? Maybe it is more akin to playing music. Sometimes we experiment and try new things …
SHADOW
Without shadow, even the tiniest shadow from texture or some shading, a photo has no depth, no shape. Light is what we measure and shadow is what makes a photo …