5 painless ways to stay sharp while staying home.
Let’s be honest: you’re here for the list. So we’ll dive right in. 1. Experiment with your usual process. Like I said in a previous post, nothing is normal [...]
Communicating in the time of COVID-19.
It’s no secret that COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, is changing every aspect of our world. But it’s also changing the way brands connect with consumers. As people, we’re struggling to [...]
Forgotten Frames
Many great artists, photographers and writers advise anyone in a creative field not to evaluate their work immediately after it’s completed. If you’ve just finished a first draft, put it in a drawer for [...]
Productivity & Playlists
June and July have both been full of marathon workdays (or weeks), hot days in the garage and much-needed personal website work. I’ve always been someone that needs music in the [...]
Social Communities vs Dictatorships
Creating a strong social media presence is all about the give and take. In reality, it’s a lot like a large-scale social experiment—everyone is encouraged to share, everyone is easily [...]
Target Audiences Are People, Too
All too often, target audiences are seen as commodities or statistics instead of human beings; personalities become percentages as people with unique characteristics and identities are reduced to their age, [...]
Breaking Up With a Creative Idea
It can happen to anybody: a beautiful new creative idea blindsides you by simply waltzing into your head. The next thing you know, you’re in love. In fact, you think [...]
Achieving Success Through Curiosity
Whoever coined the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” was—and excuse the pun—dead wrong. No one should be encouraged to downplay their inquisitive nature or stop asking questions. In fact, I [...]
Things!
This week involved quite a bit of commotion for me. Sunday night I took my first crack at a hike in South Mountain and took some photos. I can tell [...]
Pretty, pretty pictures
Today I picked up my first roll of film that I’ve shot in Phoenix. This place has some of the most interesting light I’ve experienced and it shows. I have [...]