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Monday Missive — May 1, 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Creativity is always enhanced by a constraint. This is true in filmmaking, music, painting, writing and even photography.” “Comfort is where art goes to die.” “The best critiques I’ve seen are not about the image’s technical properties. The best … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — April 24, 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Rich

Quotes …I don’t pretend to relate, which is why I turn to art to learn things I don’t understand. — Jonathan Blaustein on Apr 14, 2017, Photofolio “Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — April 17, 2017

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “I often think of my work as visual haiku. It is an attempt to evoke and suggest through as few elements as possible rather than to describe with tremendous detail.” – Michael Kenna “Photography’s great difficulty lies in the … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – April 10, 2017

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Self-doubt kills talent.” – Edie McClurg “Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.” – Jack Nicklaus “Art … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – April 3, 2017

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “It’s tempting to diversify, particularly when it comes to what you offer the world. … More breadth, though, doesn’t cause change, and it won’t get you noticed. Focus works. A sharp edge cuts through the clutter.” — Posted by … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – March 27, 2017

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “I believe in wonder and look for it every day.” – Keith Carter “Sometimes nature seems more beautiful than strictly necessary…” — Steven Weinberg And frosts are slain and flowers begotten, And in greet underwood and cover Blossom by … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – March 20, 2017

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” — Robert Frank “There will be times when you will be in the field without a camera. And, you will see the most glorious sunset or … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – March 13, 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Every photograph is altered, to one degree or another.” – John Paul Caponigro “Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.” – Jean Luc Goddard “Your photography is a record of your living.” – Paul Strand Links – … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 6, 2017

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Rich

Quotes Lazy but talented That’s most of us. You can work really hard to get a little more talented. And you can also work to get a little less lazy. It turns out that getting less lazy, more brave—more clear … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — February 27, 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Creativity isn’t about wild talent as much as it’s about productivity. To find new ideas that work, you need to try a lot that don’t. It’s a pure numbers game.” — Robert Sutton “I found I could say things … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – February 20, 2017

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Inspiring photographs… – Can teach you a lot about photography. – Can expose you to new techniques and photographers. – Can provide great fodder for online sharining. – Can be the ultimate creativity-killing distraction.” — CJ Chilvers in A … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – February 13, 2017

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “We are only trying to tell a story. Let the 17th-century painters worry about the effects. We’ve got to tell it now, let the news in, show the hungry face, the broken land, anything so that those who are … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – February 6, 2017

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “I do what I feel, that’s all. I am an ordinary photographer working for his own pleasure. That’s all I’ve ever done.” – Andre Kertesz “Sometimes you don’t know why you’re doing something. You’re intuitively following, to see where … Continue reading →

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Photo Journaling and Art of Photography Assignments

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Rich

It is easy at times to get into a creative slump or to feel that you are not making progress artistically. Taking on an external assignment can help get you out of the slump, expand your skills and promote your … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 30, 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “What we choose not to do matters.” — Seth Godin, 5/20/16 “As soon as we say the truth is relative, and shiftable, and a matter of opinion, we lose the power that comes from knowing.” — Seth Godin 4/1/16 … Continue reading →

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