creativity
Your Nemesis is Closer than You Think
There is no competition for a creative person. There’s only your own assumptions and habits to overcome. Your nemesis is closer than you think.
Constraints are Inevitable
Brooks Jensen [http://daily.lenswork.com/2013/03/the-death-of-the-straight-line.html] brings up a good point about the increasing choices in photographic technology and what it means for the future: > “I see nothing on the horizon that would indicate we will have fewer choices five years from now than we
John Jay on Creativity
It’s a simple message: don’t get silo’d. Creativity abounds when you step outside your comfort zone and away from your comfort people. When a photographer tells me they “specialize” in a certain process, I have to think there’s entire worlds of ideas they’ve chosen to
A Deeper Look at Constraints and Creativity
Harvard Business Review [http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/01/how_intelligent_constraints_dr.html] weighs in on the link between constraints and creativity: > A study conducted at the University of Amsterdam’s Department of Social Psychology proved that tough obstacles can prompt people to open their minds, look
"Authenticity is the New Bullshit"
Hugh MacLeod posts [http://gapingvoid.com/authenticity/] what could be a new book, but is instead a living, evolving blog post about everything he’s learned as a successful artist in the past decade or so: > “15. We are ready for the third age of education: The
Saying Goodbye to Now
The New Yorker goes deep on why the real show is outside the viewfinder. (via Minimal Mac [http://minimalmac.com/post/37278170958/saying-goodbye-to-now-how-do-iphone-photos-impact-our] and The Next Draft [http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ed102783e87fee61c1a534a9d&id=ca37aa0f03])
The Fleeting Moment
This weekend was unusually warm in the midwest. The city of Chicago was enveloped in fog and the streets were filled with families…and photography workshops. I was on a mission; pushing a stroller with one hand and composing with my iPhone in the other. I was attempting to put
The Folly of Jiro
The talk of my little corner of the web for a year has been the film, Jiro Dreams of Sushi [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbV6knbeUFE], a documentary about mastery and craftsmanship. It’s been used to quite a bit to rebuke the “follow your passion” crowd, but the
Pleasure, Pain and Creativity
The more fun something is to use, the more you’ll use it. This explains the prolific nature of lomographers, iphonographers and instagramers. Of course, quantity has never meant quality. Creativity is spurred when there’s just enough pain to prompt thought, but not enough to keep you from clicking
Photographers and Phashionistas
Here’s to the Phashionistas: * to the ones who wear a camera to compliment their scarves and skinny jeans * to the ones who agonize over the number of compartments in their bags * to the ones who wouldn’t be caught dead with black lenses on their Canons * to the ones