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Thanks, Hamish!
Hamish Gill wrote a wonderful review of A Lesser Photographer at 35mmc [https://www.35mmc.com/31/12/2018/the-lesser-photographer/]: > “I suppose you could call it tips, or maybe advice, but that feels like an injustice to it. It’s more sage than those words sum up – it feels
I Finally Made a "Now" Page
I don’t know why I waited so long to make a “now” page (Derek Sivers). I read them all the time. If you’re new to the concept, here’s the inventor Derek Sivers [https://sivers.org/nowff]: > “It’s a nice reminder for myself, when I’m
Consistency
This is one of the sentences I say regularly that drives people crazy: > “Consistency is great, but we don’t want to be consistently wrong.” Consistency really is great when it reinforces good habits in your readers (weekly newsletters, daily posts, etc.). It’s terrible when it’s used
The Mechanization of Knowledge
> “Improvements in communication make for increased difficulties of understanding.” — Harold Innis [http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8557] This quote messed with my head for a while, yet it accurately describes the point we're at with some forms of online publishing. Breaking the barriers and killing off the
A Lesser Photographer Second Edition Is Out!
The new edition of the A Lesser Photographer book is finally out on Amazon in ebook [https://amzn.to/2y3m6IQ] and paperback [https://amzn.to/2P1rMdW] formats (more stores and platforms will have it soon). This edition is all about refining the message of the first edition and producing a
Should We Stop Listening to Podcasts?
When you mention time and attention theft, most creators think of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (which I call Facebook II). They usually don’t think about Youtube or podcasts, which have the same issues: the ad model and all its abuses to the listener, and the lack of quality in
Finally! A Photography 101 Course I Can Recommend
Most mainstream photography courses focus on what matters to professional photographers and ignore the 99.9% of us who are hobbyists. Their advice is misguided at best, and scammy at worst. My book and blog are an antidote to most of these courses. If you’re here, you know the