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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Julian Lennon
From Sunday Morning’s interview on CBS, “Look around you, if those who have it tougher than you can get on, the least you can do is honor them by doing it yourself.”
Continue reading...Crowdsourcing is Corporate Jargon
27. September 2010
Crowdsourcing is tainted so let's gift it to corporations for their Power Point presentations. It's Jargon. It's not evil, but let’s get real, crowdsourcing isn’t innovation as much as novelty. We need to look past crowdsourcing.
Continue reading...Why Tell a Story Instead of Taking a Picture?
23. September 2010
Don’t you add photos after the story is written? Don’t book covers illustrate the book? My ongoing professional evolution as a photographer is from communicator to storyteller.
Continue reading...Where Creatives Find the Good Stuff
14. September 2010
The myth I enjoy seeing squashed is one that includes being a professional in your spare time as a pathway to competing successfully in {insert creative profession here}. I’m willing to bet that most highly successful creative professionals are obsessed, or possessed – not sure which. Competition is crazy tough so personal commitment is crucial.
Continue reading...“Sometimes You Just Have to Get Butt-Naked” – Keith Carter
7. September 2010
I visited the National Portrait Gallery and rediscovered Keith Carter – a photographer I’ve long admired. I saw his portrait of American Playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote in which the Carter limited focus using forward lens tilts. I had forgotten him. I saw it and mumbled, “there it is”.
Continue reading...Flashing the Middle Finger at the Dreaded Middle
29. August 2010
I’m screwed. The flight is full. I need to go where I’m going but there are only middle seats. Isle seat gate keepers refuse to look me in the eye. Creativity has a middle seat and as with airlines, you never want to be in it.
Continue reading...The Fight for Creative Motivation
22. August 2010
You’re freelance, you know about cash flow; some months are easier than others. Your number one job is keeping a strong grip on passion’s handle, however, with passion driven businesses your credit line is self discipline.
Continue reading...WORD :: How Good Talk Makes Photography Better
12. August 2010
This is where it begins; the 1000 words theoretically embedded in every photo. Art and photography depends on language translation. The narration begins in our heads as we create. Just as music rises above its mathematical roots, imagery is descriptive.
Continue reading...Talking with Guitarist Songwriter – Will McFarlane Part II
10. August 2010
While interviewing Will McFarlane for this video, I was reminded how critically important it is to avoid getting caught up in the nuance of our creative fields. "Music can be math without feel or tone" is one of my take away quotes in part II. Extending that, any field can be dry when devoid of feel or tone".
Continue reading...Moments of Interaction, Emotion and Intimacy – Doug Menuez
3. August 2010
We’ve been dealt a line of crap so many times we don’t believe as much of what we see and less of what we hear. What started as a 70’s T-shirt, “question authority”, has morphed into a societal mantra, “question reality.”
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5. October 2010
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