photography
Give Your Camera to Your Kid
> “They don’t care about the perfect shot, nor do they wait for it. They have no clue what the ‘rules’ are. Everything is interesting to them and worthy of being shot — especially what’s happening right now. They bring true meaning to the spirit of ‘point and shoot’
Who’s the Fool?
USA Today actually believed for a while today, April’s Fools Day, that Selfie Shoes are a thing [http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/03/31/sorry-yall-the-selfie-strick-era-is-over-meet-the-selfie-shoe/] . > “Only in ‘Murica, can vain people buy shoes designed soley to help them take even more selfies.” People are laughing at USA Today.
Slow Down Were All In Such A Hurry Pay
> “Slow down. We’re all in such a hurry. Pay attention. Nurture an addiction for taking your time and paying attention, and a hunger for the right light and new angles you’ve not thought of, and you’ll find your images improve in ways they never will when,
Police Body Cameras Work
The San Diego Police Department started using body cameras on their officers and the results are dramatic: > “Complaints have fallen 40.5% and use of ‘personal body’ force by officers has been reduced by 46.5% and use of pepper spray by 30.5%.” Years of arresting photographers for
Are You Getting the Most Out of Photography?
Guy Tal can change your entire attitude towards your role in photography. This is a great paragraph: > “As time goes by, you become adept at operating your equipment, augment your kit with various items (whether you actually need them or not), visit some “must see” locations, make some copies
We Need To Get Comfortable With The Idea Of
> “We need to get comfortable with the idea of letting go of any thing at any time now because we let go of every thing in the end.” — Patrick Rhone [http://patrickrhone.com]
The Future of the Photo Book
A photo book designer explains his vision of the future of photo books: > “The paper photo book represents solidity, something we can literary hold on to. It is a tangible object and, despite being a reproduction, it has the aura of the original object, in this case the photograph.
The Latest Issue Of The A Lesser Photographer
The latest issue of the A Lesser Photographer newsletter [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=17ac74e26fc4e20c4b566f584&id=05c6860834] is out!
Let Go of Legacy
Your legacy is not for you to create. The myth of the legacy haunts all of us, especially artists. Yet there is nothing we can do about it. We don’t get to write our biographies after we’re dead. We don’t get to choose how our work is
Chris Marquardt Reads A Lesser Photographer
For those of you who want an audiobook version of A Lesser Photographer, Chris Marquardt is reading it a chapter per episode on his podcast.