FAST THINKING
Fast thinking doesn’t use words. It’s more of a knowing. Ya just “know.” In his book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell calls it thin slicing. Somehow, without quite consciously trying you are …
WILL THEY SEE WHAT YOU SEE?
We take photos for two audiences, ourselves and others. We look, we find something, maybe a scene, an object, an expression, a moment and then we capture it. We frame …
EFFORT
Life is more fun when it’s effortless. When it flows. The brain loves effortless. There is a evolutionary urge to minimize energy output and conserve resources. To be lazy. It’s …
PROJECTS
Life is a project (and it lasts a lifetime). Within the big metaproject are a seemingly infinite number of mini and micro projects. Projects give us focus. It’s something to …
LOOK BEHIND YOU
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 …
TWO SIDED BRAIN
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. …
POWER OF ATTENTION
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 …
IS IT ART?
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 …
UNDO
The most wonderful software command there is. It allows us to be bold. To try new stuff. To take chances and make mistakes.
PERSONAL HISTORY
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 …