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January 20, 2018

Here’s a short list of techniques you might try that they won’t tell you about in the manual.

Learn It Every Day

The best way to increase your skill level in photography is to continue to learn it every day. Never assume you know everything and challenge yourself to look at the medium in new ways. I’ve been shooting since 1980 and today I get hired to do professional shoots regularly, but I still continually seek out new techniques and new ways of thinking about the medium. It keeps it all fresh and interesting to me and gets me out of my comfort zone.

Business, Design, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Strategy

Finding Work and Truth on the Road

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Set Design

December 2, 2017

I would get two stacks delivered to my driveway.

On Working

When I was 11 years old, my mother gave me a book called Working, by Studs Terkel. It catalogued hundreds of interviews with people all over the United States, asking them about their jobs and how they felt about what they did. People were honest and forthright. It had none of the sheen of today’s social media friendly personal narratives. This was raw and exposed and I fell in love with these portraits of real people with real feelings and I thought, “I too will grow up and become a real person”.

Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Politics, Thanksgiving

How to Create Emotion in Photography, Part 1

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Photography

November 18, 2017

It’s even more important today to differentiate yourself as a photogapher.

Context

Largely, the main thing separating professional photographers from the rest of the pack is the ability to create images that have an emotional affect on audiences. Your average photographer can make a good-looking image of the Eiffel Tower — the professional gets you to feel the soul of Paris. A good photographer gets a nice portrait at golden hour — the professional makes you long to be there. The normal photographer shows you their road trip — the professional makes it yours. This subtle distinction is obvious to the viewer but a complicated and elusive skillset that pushes past obvious imagery into deeper territories and establishes a voice in photography.

Data Science, Food, Holidays, Memories, Recipe

5 Great Unexpected Ways To Take Your Photography To The Next Level

Learn It Every Day

Finding Work and Truth on the Road

On Working

How to Create Emotion in Photography, Part 1

Context

What I Learned About Photography Traveling Across The U.S.

Traveling by Car