I recently finished reading Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. Each chapter of the book was an account of a famous artist’s daily routine. In reading this quantity and wide variety of routines from such a range of artists, patterns started to form.
Read MoreSince flying a Phantom 3 for the first time in 2015, drone photography has been one of my favorite ways of capturing images. There’s a unique perspective on the world that comes into view when you get a camera in the sky. Shapes form below you would have never known were present. The planet’s surface becomes abstract. It’s a unique way of seeing the world.
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2020, my girlfriend gifted me a point and shoot as a gift for our five year anniversary. Over a year later, this tiny little camera has single-handedly changed my perception of what photography is, and brought me more joy than I could have ever imagined.
Read MoreIt seems really easy right now as a photographer to make the excuse that external events are putting you in a state of stagnation. It’s not a good time to try to sell yourself. It’s not the time to be traveling. It’s not the time to go out and network. I think when this happens, the lazy part of our brains acts with a new sense of authority. It convinces us that now is the time to sit still, not do anything, and put our lives on pause…
Read MoreBeing stuck at home during the chaos caused by Covid-19 can easily be viewed as a time for your photography to take a break. A time to sit back, edit old photos, watch a few tutorials and free yourself from the grind. While that may seem like a valid approach, another angle is to view this slow time as an opportunity to explore types of photography you haven’t tried before, to expand your knowledge and get creative photographing things you previously haven’t.
Read MoreAs a photographer, I have a lot of gear for a variety of different purposes. From SD cards to lens filters, it quickly becomes difficult keeping everything organized. Up until now, my solution for keeping everything “organized” has been one small box in which all of my gear, other than lenses, lives.
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