I think that we have an innate desire to put our stamp on things, whether that is as a person, as an artist, or something else. In my years of teaching photography, I’ve never once conducted a workshop in which no one asked how to build a recognizable style. I’ve asked myself that question plenty of times. It is a beautiful thing to look at someone’s work and know, without looking at the name, who made it. Those are my…
My friends, I struggle a lot with sharing technical information. Not because I want to keep it a secret, but because I prefer the focus be put on creativity over tools, on imagination over technology. However, I also love Love LOVE to share as much as I can with others, technical or otherwise, so that we can all be elevated. This week I answered a swelling call I’ve been receiving to go into a little more depth about editing. This…
I suddenly went from almost never reading to reading 45 books in a year. This blog post is about how to achieve that kind of result…I think. I went from doing a job that I hated to a job that I loved. I went from letting emails pile for months to answering on a 24 hour cycle. I went from never keeping receipts to doing taxes monthly. I went from being judgmental and difficult to easy going. A week ago…
Last night I could tell that I’ve been working too hard (12-14 hour days, this whole past week) and my body needed a little extra rest. I set my alarm for 4am, but when it went off I let myself sleep until 5. The only issue with that is that the light isn’t the best then as the sun begins to come up, so instead of rushing out to a location I shot against a white sheet in my garage….
I’ve shared a very heartfelt message in my video today, so I hope you’ll have a good watch. Which leaves me free to share with you the real title of this blog post: “Why NOT to Snooze”. This morning I had my alarm set for 4:10am. The alarm went off, and I was very tired, so I did something that I never, ever do: I hit my snooze button. I am usually bolting out of bed right when the first…