Remembering Mary Ellen Mark … and how she helped me embrace an obsession, and gave me the courage to take chances I might otherwise not have taken … Just about a year ago we lost one of the great photographers of our age, the brilliant and extraordinary Mary Ellen Mark. Her work as a photojournalist, […]
No more postcard photos, OK? (Or if you must, then DO something new with them.) Here’s the thing. I admire great photography. No question about it. But I love Photoshop more. And something I really, really love about Photoshop: you can take photos that normally amount to little (or nothing), and turn them into something […]
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 […]
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 […]