PRODUCTIVITY
There is a natural urge to want to get things done. As photographers we want to create something, complete something or get organized. Any one project contains all three goals. …
LONG TERM STORAGE
Prints don’t crash. You can still view then even if your computers change, you get a new phone or a new hard drive. The box you store them in won’t …
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 …
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 …