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What I’ve Learned So Far: Thirty; “The Overwhelming Mystique of Negativity”
"You can't do that anymore. The market is full of photographers." "Nobody is making any money in this business." "Why the hell would anyone want to go into the professional photography now, all the clients have dried up." I know. We hear that all the time. Nothing new...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Nine; “Overnight Success? I’ve Got Your Overnight Success Right Here!”
I read all about "overnight success" and usually I just smile to myself. Of course I do not believe them, but that's OK - they are always great entertainment. I remember an interview with the band "Foreigner" where the gushing interviewer mentioned their meteoric rise...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Seven; “Baggage Sucks”
What do I mean by "baggage"? I mean the crap we think about when we are making our work, the stuff that goes on between our ears that may have NOTHING at all to do with reality, but begins to weigh on us with false intentions and ruinous decisions. When I was younger...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Six; “Be Deliberate”
Be certain. Be sure. Be deliberate. Now this may sound strange coming from someone who advocates challenging everything, finding new solutions, and experimenting, but they actually go very well together. When I say be deliberate, I am talking about a process from 0 -...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Five; “Now and Then, Turn It Off”
I am writing this on Christmas Day, 2014. Not gonna do too much today. Spend time with the family, have a quiet read, and listen to some of my favorite music. There are times we must do this after long periods of stress and hyperactivity. It is our way of...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Four; “Photography is a Privilege”
Is making a photograph easy? Good question... although the question should really be; Should making a photograph be easy? We seem to expect it to be. I see the ads about how easy it is to "click" and get a picture. Kodak said it decades earlier: "Push the button and...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Three; “On Creativity”
Occasionally we run into the argument of whether or not 'creativity' can be taught, or does it have to be born within us? We read all about creativity and how important it is. We award little statuettes to really "creative" people. Creativity is blessed, cursed,...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Two; “Photography Is an Incredible Art”
Photography at its best can be a reflection of the world in ways that we have never been seen before. It is the photographer's vision that makes the image become more than it could have been. But at the heart of the photographer's vision, there is a deep foundation of...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty One; “Don’t Be A Clone”
Nobody likes a clone. A clone is a copy, a non-authentic 'ringer' that has no soul, no guts, no passion, no quirks or guilts or pleasures. And it is way, way too easy to be a clone. Just copy something or someone and do that as you. But it is you. Case in point. A...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty; “Gravity; A Force of Nature, Not a Way of Life”
One of the more difficult things to wrap our arms around is that not everyone out there wants us to succeed. In fact, the numbers are highly stacked against us. More people will seem to want to douse your flame of passions before it gets lit than will block the wind...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Nineteen; “It Isn’t What You Shoot, It’s HOW You Shoot What You Shoot”
In the 'business' of photography some things have changed drastically since I started out a long time ago. From "day rates" to "snip tests" some of what we did as a normal part of our creative lives have either vanished or have been recreated into some new language -...
What I’ve Learned So Far: Eighteen; “It Costs What It Costs”
Have you ever purchased a car? From a dealership? All the run around they do, the "let me take this to my manager" BS, and the "hey, what do you want to spend per month for this little honey..." makes me cringe. I am a marketer, and that stuff makes me laugh. But it...