Came across this neat letter dating back to 1973 from Disney legend Ward Kimball to a young fan who wanted to be an animator. Some solid no frills advice in there. A few highlights: What I am trying to say is that becoming an animator is a growth process that involves basic curiosities for all [...]
Paul Graham pumped out a nice bit of copy for the Yale MFA photography graduation book entitled: Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult Whether photography is old hat or you’re a fresh grad the article has something for everyone who has ever taken a camera to their eye. A taste: And hopefully I will carry [...]
Here are a few choice quotes from Stephen King’s book called On Writing: Talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. Even when no one [...]
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all. -Michelangelo As Jenn and I were making the move to NYC last week I spent most of the ride here questioning if I’m cut out for this. After all the education, time, and money invested in becoming [...]
Much like An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth which I’ve blogged about numerous times already. The Ten Things I Have Learned by Milton Glaser is another read that will make a healthy addition to your creative life. Glaser’s item number six really hit home with me as it talks about style something I’ve been dealing with [...]
It’s the blues and it tells a story…and it leaves more room for responding than for talking. That’s another tenet of jazz what other people have to say is equally or more important than what the person soloing has to say. — Wynton Marsalis I don’t think we should feel that because our tools have [...]
Is Writing for a living: a joy or a chore? The Guardian asked authors to share their view on whether writing is a joy or chore for them. The answers relate well to the love/hate relationship I often feel myself having with photography. Someone should do this for photographers. I wonder if fine-art photographers would [...]
This essay/speech is by Karl Paulnack and was given to incoming freshman music majors at the Boston Conservatory. While the focus of the speech is geared to aspiring musicians it has universal creative appeal. It’s a gem so be sure to read it. A few quotes: Well, in a place where people are only focused [...]
Ira Glass who we all know to be a master storyteller breaks down a few things in this 30 minute speech he gave at the Gel Conference. A few highlights: Broadcast journalism is boring. It lacks surprise, joy, pleasure and humor they make the world much smaller than it really is. Good stories need a [...]
I blogged about the idea of making money doing what you love awhile back. If you haven’t yet check out that first post called Making Money Doing What You Love? I recently came across this post on ArtsHub called It’s the Business: creativity in action that got me thinking about that old post and the [...]