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CONVERSATIONS: JOHN CORNICELLO AND ME

CONVERSATIONS: JOHN CORNICELLO AND ME

https://youtu.be/mF7IX5ODzZ8FIND MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH JOHN CORNICELLO HERE: CORNICELLO PHOTOGRAPHY CONVERSATIONS CLICK THIS! A NEARLY FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER'S 50 YEARS BEHIND THE CAMERA NOW AVAILABLE AT AMAZON  

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24 FRAMES A DAY

24 FRAMES A DAY

A PROPOSITION: We all struggle these days. Sometimes it is from the confusion so prevalent in the world today. Sometimes it is simply a personal issue that is weighing on our shoulders. Often it is because of the nature of our business. One fraught with challenges...

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2021 ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE

2021 ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE

WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR   Every year since I got the motorcycle I have taken a long(ish) trip through the mountains and deserts of the west. I plan on doing that again. And I hope for a long couple of years hence. This year I plan on making my way back to...

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PRESENTATION TO THE UNMISTAKEABLE CREATIVE PRIME GROUP

PRESENTATION TO THE UNMISTAKEABLE CREATIVE PRIME GROUP

I was asked by the folks over at The Unmistakeable Creative Prime to give a presentation on staying creative and building a creative business. I focused on the stuff few others do. The stuff that is at the root of what can make - or break - a creative business.   If...

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STOP BEING IN LOVE WITH YOUR EXPECTATIONS

STOP BEING IN LOVE WITH YOUR EXPECTATIONS

Stop being in love with your expectations. Going out to make a photo? Stop thinking about what it will look like. It will not look like that. Stop thinking about how you will shoot it. You won't shoot it like that. Stop thinking about what everyone will say about the...

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HOW STEALING HOURS SHAVES THE 10,000 HOUR RULE

HOW STEALING HOURS SHAVES THE 10,000 HOUR RULE

Published in 2008, Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Outliers" became somewhat of a phenomenon. His pursuit of what made high achievers high achievers was meticulous and accessible. One of the features of that book, the idea that it took 10,000 hours of practice to be...

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WHY I BELIEVE IT IS OK TO SHOOT FOR FREE

WHY I BELIEVE IT IS OK TO SHOOT FOR FREE

A photographer who has been a "pro" for going on five years now (part-time, of course, because he has a government job) loudly and rudely called me out for telling a new, non-published photographer to get the gig (unpaid) and knock it out of the park. This sort of gig...

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BEST IS GOOD, ONLY IS BETTER

BEST IS GOOD, ONLY IS BETTER

IT IS BETTER TO BE THE ONLY THAN THE BEST Well, that is going to need a bit of breakdown, isn't it? We keep hearing that if you are the best, you will get more work. We strive to get better and better believing that will be the golden ticket to getting work. We get...

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