A MENTOR’S JOURNAL
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL YOU CAN BE.
Getting Paid…
I am so excited. Just pulled out my '57 "Lady Head" Conn Tenor Saxophone. I have always wanted to be a sax player, and now I am going to get my chance. I can play most of the notes except the really high ones and the really low ones... but, I rock in the middle ones....
On Failing Often…
"I always tell people who are beginning a creative career to go back and look at the early work of artists they admire. If you come across a successful blogger, designer, or artist, especially one who’s been able to generate a full-time income from their creative...
The “Business” of Being a Creative
Here's a minor pet peeve of mine. (I know, I know.. who the hell cares, but bear with me for a moment). I often hear people say something along these lines. "Photography is a business. You have to treat it like any other business." With all due respect, while it is...
From An Interview with Ray Bradbury
INTERVIEWER "Most would argue that a computer makes revising a whole lot easier. Not to mention spell-check." BRADBURY "I’ve been writing for seventy years, if I don’t know how to spell now . . . " Read the whole thing here... very good read with a prolific...
“Musings” Free on Amazon all Weekend.
My new book, "Musings: 28 Essays on Photography" is now on Amazon and available for Kindle apps. I have made it free for the entire launch weekend. I hope you take the time to download it before the price goes up to the extravagant rate of four bucks... January 24,...
DIY vs Web Professional
Thinking you can go it alone out there in the wide wide web? Perhaps you can, but this infographic may shed some light on why you should tread lightly when doing it all yourself. "A new generation of website builders has arrived to help people not only stint on coding...
Shake It Up… By Being Authentic
I have been listening to music since I was very short... very short indeed. I was in a ton of garage bands and we played all the awesome hits of the day. Two guitars, bass and drums. And today, guitar bands still dominate pop rock music. Why guitars? Because guitars...
Facebook Fatigue?
From a very interesting take on how Facebook creates multi-faceted personna's. "A friend’s like on an anti-gay-rights page. A comment making fun of your musical tastes. A vegetarian friend linking to an article about the evils of eating meat. A complaint about how...
Apple Looks Back to See Ahead…
Apple has returned to its roots with the new ad campaign for the iPad. "What will your verse be?" A reflection of their earlier marketing approaches when it was geared toward the creative professional, this ad takes the view that we are all creative now. And their...