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| Creativity - how to keep it flowing | Why do many photographers demonstrate flawless technical skills yet produce unremarkable images, while others, who possess less accurate metering and density-adjustment abilities, create art that makes you go wow! What is the difference between good craft and great art? |
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| Meditation - keeping the creative batteries charged | What does meditation have to do with photography? In one sentence: Our best art comes when we let loose the fire in our belly. |
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| Noble Silence - refreshing & renewing our creative spirit | Silence is not a comfortable thing for most of us. We rush to fill gaps with words and with nervous activity. Our modern world is not geared to quiet. Yet our creative spirits need quiet to renew and refresh. Many forms of spirituality practice ritual quiet time. How does this apply to us as photographers? What can we gain by practicing silence? |
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| Nature Calls - renewing our creativity | We all experience those frustrating times when we draw an inspirational blank - those dry spells when our creativity just won't flow. Mother Nature almost always has a cure for whatever might be causing our blockage. |
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| Perfection - a poem | Ruminations on photography and creativity |
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Inspire, Encourage, Instruct - the story of MyPhotoMentor
| Where did the inspiration for MyPhotoMentor come from? The truth is, it came from our own life story.
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| Studying, studying! How to learn intentionally, more easily, and more often | I know, it sounds weird at first, but bear with me, please. It actually does make sense and can even make your life both more fruitful and, well, more fun. So I begin … |
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| The lives of our creations ... | We all learn eventually that at least some of our creations, whether writings or photos or even scultpures, have their own lives and opinions. Listen to them! |
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Inspiration: What it is and how to know you've found it | We went to our state professional association’s convention recently. It is always a huge part of my ongoing well-spring of inspiration. Every year I am challenged at the convention, and always in ways I never expected. |
Creative Capture - how to get those creative images
| How can we capture those wildly creative images? Is it merely a matter of being in the right place at the right time with the right camera settings? Or is it a result of elaborate staging and equipment? |
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Compostition- Make Your Images Sing
| The term composition means “putting together.” In visual arts, whether photography, painting, sculpture, or graphic design, composition is the placement or arrangement of the visual elements in a work of art. |
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