Blog Posts

Getting Comfortable Approaching Strangers

Getting Comfortable Approaching Strangers … And Setting Yourself Less-Than-Comfortable Challenges … I was recently talking with a student in the course, and she expressed that her big hang-up at the moment was in approaching strangers and asking if she could take their photos. After a short pep talk (reminding her that the worst that could […]

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767 Rolls of Film

Imagine Shooting 767 Rolls of Film — To Find Just 83 Photos Worth Publishing … That’s something to think about, right? Next time you get down on yourself because you’re in a slump, feeling bad that you haven’t turned out an image you’re happy with in a week or so, I’d like you to consider […]

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Fight Your Way Through

“And you just have to fight your way through that.” When we take up an art like photography or photo artistry, I think too often we forget that it’s going to take us TIME (and a lot of practice) to get as good as we feel we really ought to be. We have a clear […]

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Somerset Digital Studio

AWAKE Arrives Full Force in the Spring Edition of Somerset Digital Studio Magazine — Received my copy of the spring edition last night — and it’s just stunning. I was of course excited to see my article in there (accompanied by the gorgeous artwork of our AWAKE students Billa Bozem, Hazel Blake, and Caroline Julia […]

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