From a purely technical perspective, the learning curve for most aspects of photography (especially digital photography) is not particularly steep. In fact, if one is simply curious or foolish enough to keep experimenting with new approaches, experience - the sheer act of doing - is generally a better teacher than most technical photography workshops. That … Continue reading Nerd Notes: Preventing Light Leak and Loss of Contrast in Digital Long Exposure Photographs
Do we need mediocrity?
In high school, I spent much of my time as an underachieving B- student. It wasn't that school was particularly difficult from an academic perspective; I was so distracted with video games, girls and basketball that I was simply content to get by with passing grades. There was also an infectious insanity prevailing some of … Continue reading Do we need mediocrity?
Blind To My Blindness
In the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow", by Daniel Kahneman, the author recounts a scientific experiment known as the Gorilla Study. Researchers recorded a video clip of two groups of basketball players - a team wearing all white and a team wearing all black - passing ball one ball each amongst their respective groups. Observers … Continue reading Blind To My Blindness
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