Tag Archives: Creativity

Monday Missive — March 26, 2018

Quotes We make our own taste, and call it reality Most of us say, “this is better, therefore I like it.” In fact, the converse is what actually happens. “I like it, therefore I’m assuring you (and me) that this … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — February 19, 2018

Quotes “… creativity is about two things: the way we think, and the way we turn those thoughts into reality.” — David duChemin “We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to keep it … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 15, 2018

Quotes “There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realization. I’ve had what I thought were great ideas that just didn’t work.“ – Andy Goldsworthy “If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 1, 2018

Quotes “Patience is allowing yourself longer than you thought it could possibly take to master your craft.” — David duChemim “I have accepted influences but I think I have always known ow to dominate them.” — Matisse, quoted by Robert … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — December 25, 2017

Quotes “To be more creative is to get closer to childhood.” — Sarah Moon “The point of art has never been to make something synonymous with life, however, but to make something of reduced complexity that is nonetheless analogous to … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — Dec. 18, 2017

Quotes “Criticism’s job is to clarify art’s mystery without destroying it.” — Robert Adams, Beauty in Photography “An expanding mindfulness of visual language gives me new ways to express myself, even if I am never understood.” — David duChemin, in … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — November 27, 2017

Quotes “It has been liberating to allow myself to make work that is “really bad” without judging myself for it and without abandoning the journey.” — Claire Rosen in Imaginarium “Successful art rediscovers Beauty for us.” — Robert Adams in … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — November 13, 2017

Quotes “The job of the photographer . . . is to be coherent about intuition and hope.” — Robert Adams in Beauty in Photography “. . . the best photographs rely more on the fact that the photographer saw something … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — October 9, 2017

Quotes “‘You’re doing it wrong’ But at least you’re doing it. Once you’re doing it, you have a chance to do it better. Waiting for perfect means not starting.” — Posted by Seth Godin on October 02, 2017 “I am … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — September 11, 2017

Quotes “Isn’t it amazing how photography has advanced without improving.” – Charles Sheeler “Spend enough time looking through the glass on your tablet and you’ll come to believe that you’re the only one with a less-than-perfect situation. With the right … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — September 4, 2017

Quotes “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “Have faith and pursue an unknown end.” — Francis Bacon, as written in Robert F. Kennedy’s … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — August 28, 2017

Quotes “When we look at our photographs and find not the slightest reflection of ourselves, it is a good sign that our images have lost their souls.” — David duChemin in “The Soul of the Camera” “Creativity is about two … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — July 17, 2017

Quotes “Every time you assume that others will be swayed by your logical argument, you’ve most likely made a significant, irrational mistake. Your actions and your symbols and your tribe dwarf the words you use to make your argument.” — … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — July 3, 2017

Quotes “You’re better than you think you are.” — Seth Godin on June 30, 2017 “I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — June 26, 2017

Quotes “I don’t figure out my vision and my direction so I can make photographs, I make photographs so I can figure out my vision and direction.” — David DuChemin, Vision is Better, Episode 61 “That’s how you discover your … Continue reading

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