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You Know You’re Not Done, Right?

I know sometimes my posts get a little too long and my point is always at the bottom.

So here you go: if your images are not in a gallery or printed, then the image is incomplete. Stop it! Continue reading »

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Creativity – I Finally Learn It’s Not Just a Realm For Young Artists

Yeah, yeah, I know. Another long period between blog posts and another promise not to wait so long. I’ve been lacking any sense of creativity lately and today’s post is my epiphany about it.

Lacking creativity

If you don't take your camera with you, you're going to end up with a bunch of nothing. Not a good start for a budding photographer's portfolio!

But, sometimes, a topic will grab a hold of me and I can’t let it go until I write about it but sometimes I need to spend a lot of time thinking and meditating on that topic. And that’s okay. In fact, the last time this happened, it was something that Tony, one of my Polarizing Images co-hosts, said on another podcast, This Ain’t Iowa. I couldn’t get it out of my damn head and, after talking with Tony about it, our podcast was born. Continue reading »

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The Remarkable Importance of Having Ritual

A Remarkable Challenge for 2012

What does opening a bottle of wine, a photography vlog, my favorite food blog, and the word remarkable have in common?

Quite a bit, actually. Continue reading »

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New Camera? Take It With You!

Well, it’s a couple of days past Christmas now and, hopefully, you have gotten some new gear or even a new camera. Whether it was a gift from someone else or a gift to yourself, there comes a sense of renewed energy and interest when you get to play with new stuff.

I know, I know… we always talk about how a photographer should be able to shoot with anything and it’s not the equipment, but sometimes we need to get that new camera body or lens to renew our excitement and interest. Continue reading »

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