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Free of Fears

Free of Fears

Think about all of the things you can’t do. Just think about it for a minute. If you started writing down everything you don’t know how to do, how long would your list be? What if you narrowed it down to what you are passionate about? What if you listed all of the things that you don’t know how to do in regard to your craft? The roadblocks of your passion, so to speak… Artificial Lighting Clipping Masks Auto (anything)…

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Promoting Passion Week 53: How to Take Time Back

Promoting Passion Week 53: How to Take Time Back

Have you ever said to yourself, “Time is moving so quickly!”? I know I have. I used to be absolutely stunned at how as a child time seemed to move so slowly. A summer lasted a lifetime. School never seemed to end. I felt as though I would be a child forever. But then I kept growing, and when I found myself at adulthood I couldn’t get time to stay still. It moved so quickly, and I found life passing,…

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Promoting Passion Week 50: Connecting to the Internet

Promoting Passion Week 50: Connecting to the Internet

“How do you get followers on the Internet?” I have a couple problems with the way this question is phrased. First, the question itself seems a little bit crazy, because it assumes that there is a once-and-done solution to getting people to hit the “like” button online. The other problem is that it assumes that I know what that thing is. I don’t. My next problem is with the use of the word “follower”. It seems to me that if…

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Creating “Great Sea Battles”

Creating “Great Sea Battles”

If you tuned into my last CreativeLive class “Fine Art Compositing” then you already know where this picture was shot! And I thank you so much for watching. It isn’t an easy thing to create in front of cameras and know that you might fail. I decided to shoot this image without having done prior testing, not sure if it would ever come together, but determined to fail with everyone along for the ride. That is how we learn, after…

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Promoting Passion Week 49: Overcoming Anxiety

Promoting Passion Week 49: Overcoming Anxiety

15 years ago. I was going into middle school. I wanted to throw up every single morning. 10 years ago. I was picking out colleges. I intentionally looked at schools that had private housing so I didn’t have to room with someone. 5 years ago. I was just about to start my business and decided not to deal with clients for fear of puking all over them. Today. Still feel a little queasy, but doing much better. Let’s talk about…

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