photography
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
Solve More Interesting Problems
Creativity is just another word for problem-solving. It makes sense that if you want a more creative life, you should chose better problems to solve.
Steven B%c3%b6hm Posted This On Twitter Today Good
https://twitter.com/steven_at/status/559978571931078656
Have You Tried Making Yourself A More Interesting
> “Have you tried making yourself a more interesting person?” — Barry Hannah [https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/553589823722635265]
The More People Who Say They Hate Your Work Or
> “The more people who say they hate your work (or call your work overrated), the more successful you are.” — Eric Kim [http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2015/01/26/60-street-photography-heuristics-rules-of-thumb-i-believe-in-and-try-to-follow/]
The Problem With Digital Now Is Young
> “The problem with digital now is young photographers erase their mistakes. That’s a huge error.” — Karen Mullarkey [https://medium.com/vantage/talking-with-karen-mullarkey-2f8604c18205] (via Andy Adams [https://twitter.com/tomalprice/status/558628831389827072])
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/]
Hunter S. Thompson's Praise for the Snapshot
> “When photography gets so technical as to intimidate people, the element of simple enjoyment is bound to suffer,” Thompson writes, highlighting his main argument. “Any man who can see what he wants to get on film will usually find some way to get it; and a man who thinks
Automation Kills Creativity
Nicholas Carr was the first high profile writer to capture all of the research behind the effects of human’s move from paper to pixels, first in Wired [http://www.wired.com/2010/05/ff_nicholas_carr/all/], and then in his book The Shallows [http://www.amazon.com/gp/
You Cannot Tell What A Picture Really Is Or What
> “You cannot tell what a picture really is or what an object really is until you dust it every day.” — Gertrude Stein