“’Fake it ’til you make it.’ I love this phrase. There are two ways to read it: 1.Pretend to be something you’re not until you are–fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them to; or 2. Pretend to be making something until you actually make something. I love both readings—you have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing…
I’ve been reading a lot of different books about creativity recently. It’s an elusive and fascinating topic. And it’s a topic that’s essential for anyone that has a creative career or pursuit, whether you’re a photographer, designer, musician, or actor, whether it’s your career or it’s a creative outlet. I believe you can have an impressive set of tools and skills, be armed with technical prowess and experience, but it’s true creativity that will take your work to the next level. I’d like…
Photography is one of the ways I like to explore and create. But to be honest, sometimes it’s challenging to create something that’s new and unexpected, to feel like I’m living up to my creative potential. I find it easy to get sidelined by inner obstacles, like the feeling that I don’t have the right equipment, the right skills, enough experience, or even the right ideas. I look at the work of other photographers, artists…