Street Photography and art is a very human activity. It allows us to focus on the most interesting and most positive aspects of everyday life. I saw a great meme the other day, it said, “We don’t need AI to make Art. We need it to do our emails, to do our shopping, and organise our […]
Photography as a Tool of the Mind
The photographers main preoccupation is time and space. How we look at those things makes all the difference. “I don’t believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun.” Virginia Woolf — From her diary (entry dated October 2, 1932) Photographers are forever capturing small moments in time. It’s your individuality […]
How To Write a Love Story that Will Make Readers Sit on the Edge of Their Seats
There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment. Firstly, read a lot of stories that you know cause readers to weep, cry, tear-up with joy. Ask questions about why that happens. How do you write a short romantic story that will […]
Strange Feelings about Heroes, Life and Writing
I often think about how to increase my income. Always whittling my ideas down to a nut, attempting to find fault, attempting to prove its worth. Sometimes, I’ll read a book on business ideas, or marketing, or the infamous practice of “niching down” till your product is skin and bones, till it’s as honest as […]
The Process of Self-Coaching Yourself to Creatively Successful Outcomes
“You use a glass mirror to see your face. You use works of art to see your soul.” — George Bernard Shaw Creative flow often feels as if we have been living inside ourselves for a while. When it’s over, it’s a feeling of awaking from a dream state. Creative thinking is a pathway of thought that leads […]
Cats Sit Zen & Photographers Chase the Light
I’d never thought of cats as a domestic friend to have in my home. Until one day a cat came into my home and decided to stay. Creativity is as mysterious as the cat slipping in and out of the shadows. One moment it’s with you, the next it’s gone, then it’ll loom up out of […]