I am woefully new to podcasts and blogs but I’m quickly learning what a rich source of information and ideas they present. It’s most a matter of reaching for those that offer new insights and not just diving into my own echo chamber. The podcast “The Candid Frame” worth hearing with its interviews of prominent …
There is no question we have a two sided brain. It has two hemispheres, a left and a right, divided in the middle and connected by a bundle of nerves. Fiber. The general belief is that the right side is intuitive and the left side is analytical. Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist and writer, explains it further …
Mindfulness has become a pop buzzword but it’s principles are valid. Being mindful means paying attention to what you want to pay attention to rather than having your mind wander like a dog off a lease, from subject to subject. Attention is the mind’s superpower and it helps to exercise it. The beauty of photography …
A question people love to debate. Something is art or not based on your interpretation of the word rather than the thing you are questioning. Photography can be very technical for some. To some it is filled with terms and concepts and theories and techniques. It’s all about precision and mastery. To others it’s just …
The most wonderful software command there is. It allows us to be bold. To try new stuff. To take chances and make mistakes.
Yesterday is history. Whatever happened, whatever you did contributed to who you are now. Some of us sometimes bask or wallow in the past. Others forget about it and move on. Either way it’s there, was real and our photos are a record of it. But we may not be systematically keeping this record organized …
Can we ever have enough equipment? Our equipment venders say no (of course). There is always a better lens, a better camera, a new do-dad to get. Why not? That’s part of the enjoyment of being a photographer. There is an endless supply of toys. Some of these toys will make us better photographers. Some …
Sounds like an interesting title for a book. (But I think it’s been done). Years ago Ansel Adams conveniently subdivided the exposure range for film into 10 segments called zones. Zone 0 was pure film base with no exposed emulsion and Zone 10 was film based plus emulsion built up to the point where the …
There is a popular notion that says that if you want to master something you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. After thousands of hours of focused, deliberate practice your brain becomes trained to perform a skill. It becomes more efficient and can perform it better. There is no doubt truth to this. (“Practice …
Photography is analog whether you are using a digital camera or not. We’re creatures. We’re analog, defined as “relating to or represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as spatial position, voltage, etc” Living in the world, going out and seeing things, composing within a viewfinder and timing a photo is analog, a continuously …