SECOND LOOK
How often do we re-examine a scene after getting the shot? Probably fairly often unless it’s a timing thing. Static subjects are easy to re-examine. They don’t go anywhere and …
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.