A MENTOR’S JOURNAL

THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL YOU CAN BE.

OWN YOUR CREATIVE EDGE – ESCAPE “GOOD ENOUGH”

OWN YOUR CREATIVE EDGE – ESCAPE “GOOD ENOUGH”

Where the magic is. One of the things I see too much of is “like them” shooters cloning or borrowing heavily from other photographers in order to create a faux style of their own. What may even be worse is the group of photographers who are presenting...

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REINTERPRETING THE 10,000 HOUR RULE

REINTERPRETING THE 10,000 HOUR RULE

TEN THOUSAND HOURS? LET'S REEXAMINE WHAT THAT MEANS IN A PRACTICAL SETTINGBy now we are all familiar with Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000-hour rule from his pop-psychology book, Outliers. It was actually discovered by K. Anders Ericsson in his investigation of...

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WHY I DON’T HATE UNSPLASH

WHY I DON’T HATE UNSPLASH

For those of you who do not know, Unsplash.com is a website where users can post their images for other users to download and use for any project of any type. Free images. Absolutely and without strings. And so many photographers are so very pissed about it. Me... not...

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DISRUPTERS ARE DISRUPTING THE DISRUPTION

DISRUPTERS ARE DISRUPTING THE DISRUPTION

Hulu aggregated TV and Movies into a streaming service that operated just like TV. Netflix took the model of the corner video rental store and put it online. Both started by presenting work already created. Amazon came in and made access to...

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HOW TO WIN AT EVERY CLIENT MEETING EVER

HOW TO WIN AT EVERY CLIENT MEETING EVER

How many of us get sweaty palms, stomach churning, and anxiety pains when we are going out to meet a potential client for the first time?It can be a real cause for high blood pressure and stress.It doesn't have to be that way.At all.I think a lot of it can...

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INTRODUCING: MINIMAL VIABLE BRAND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

INTRODUCING: MINIMAL VIABLE BRAND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

WHAT IS A MINIMAL VIABLE BRAND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS? It is a free course for you if you are not sure what you need to get started in the business. We all know that we need a car, and a camera, and a computer. But you also need the tools that help you get your...

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WITH DELIBERATE DELIBERATENESS

WITH DELIBERATE DELIBERATENESS

Sounds like a word game, eh? Deliberate Deliberateness. What does it mean? It means you are deliberate in being deliberate. Nothing is left to chance. Nothing is left unexplored. Commitment to the extraordinary is a deliberate choice. And being...

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