going amateur
No Worries
Via Jack Hollingsworth [https://twitter.com/photojack/status/821803627111206917] : > "Amateurs worry about equipment. Professionals worry about time. Masters worry about light." - Anonymous I disagree. Every photographer should consider their time, equipment and lighting. No photographer needs to worry about it. Also, why wouldn't the
What Are You Willing to Give Up for Photography?
As much as photography adds to our lives, we often forget it comes at a cost. Besides money, we invest our time, creativity and attention. When we focus that energy on one thing, it comes at the cost of other things. To leave this unexamined is a recipe for frustration
The Amateur Photography Agenda Is Pure And Simple
> “The amateur photography agenda is pure and simple - shoot what you love and celebrate it with those that love the same.” — Jack Hollingsworth [https://twitter.com/photojack/status/570281917276254210]
Commodity Failure: A Rant
I love this. A rant from a professional’s point of view about the commoditization of “average” photography and the importance of creative problem solving in setting yourself apart from the crowd. > “People could give away cars and there’d still be a market for Porsche and Ferrari. And
Eyetracking Photojournalism
I’ve seen this linked to quite a bit and the research is interesting, but the conclusions seem off to me based on what was tracked. > Professional photographs were twice as likely as user-generated photographs to be shared, according to ratings given by people in the study. What they
Its Time To Change Your Thinking Your Day Job
> “It’s time to change your thinking. Your day job isn’t standing between you and your passion. The former is actually paving the way for the latter.” — J. Maureen Henderson [http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2014/12/30/why-your-unfulfilling-day-job-might-be-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-you/]
I Get A Lot Of Email From College And High School
> “I get a LOT of email from college and high school students working on a career essay, asking what is the best photography school to attend, etc.. I tell them ALL to go out and get a real job and then buy a camera. That’s the only way
Another Reason to Go Amateur
From Christian Jarrett at 99u [http://99u.com/articles/35045/5-creativity-myths-you-probably-believe]: > Research suggests that work driven by internal ambition and reward—in other words for the sheer joy and satisfaction of doing it—tends to lead to more original and imaginative end results than work fueled by the promise
Don't Quit Your Day Job
From Cory Doctorow’s book, Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940450284/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1940450284&linkCode=as2&tag=cjchilvers-20&linkId=F7ZOQOHQXKGNVBSQ] (via Austin Kleon [http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/
We Pros Tend To Think Of Ourselves As The Most
> “We [Pros] tend to think of ourselves as the most important class of photographers, but in the hundreds of millions of photos getting uploaded each day, we’re statistically insignificant.” — Teru Kuwayama [http://www.vice.com/read/teru-kuwayama-facebook-interview], Facebook’s Photo Community Manager