LULLS
Is anything (anyone) full speed ahead all the time? We slow down, speed up, chill out, get revved. Getting revved builds momentum, slowing down brings inertia. Momentum is great but …
Photography
VIEW
A great word. Packed with meaning, especially for photographers. Every photo is a view, viewed by the photographer, of a view to be viewed. We find views, with the view …
STREAMING OR SEEKING?
Cal Newport, author of Deep Work and the Study Hacks blog often writes about the downside of social media, how it saps attention and is designed to be manipulative. It …
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
We shoot what we see. Sometimes it’s because we are looking for it, sometimes it just comes to us. Photography is the practice of critical seeing, like critical thinking. When …
SOLSTICE
This is the day we get to enjoy the lowest angle of the daytime sun. (Well, we could if it wasn’t raining…). Winter days are short but the light is …
HOARDING
How easy is it to hang on to a photo (even a failed one) when you have infinite storage space? (Massively easy!) If fact, “why delete any?” is an entirely …
POCKET CAMERA
A pocket camera is always available, assuming it’s in your pocket, or you have pockets. Grab and shoot. Shooting is the fun part. Curating is the discipline.
SKILL OR TALENT
It’s the “nature/nurture” question. Is someone good at photography because they have talent or did they learn to be good. When looking at some people, you may be awed at …
CONTEXT
In context? Out of context? What’s the context? It’s an elusive word but we know it when we see it. Photos can go either way depending on what we are …