Category: psychology

The final essential habit for photographers - structure your creativity, and plan your shoots.

We all understand that everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. In some area of our lives we may be very successful, and not so much in others. We

OK, there’s a risk of slipping into management consultant mode with this, but stick with me, I promise it’s worth it! The notion of Black Hat thinking isn’t

A few years ago, I followed a link to a commencement speech by Neil Gaiman, author of “Sandman”, “Good Omens”, “The Graveyard Book”, “Coraline” and many others, which

Please indulge me whilst I make a long drawn out comparison between mountain navigation, and keeping your career on track. When navigating in mountains, if you have lots

Us photographers can be quite a solitary bunch, and we often don’t seek out critique of our work, or ask for feedback.  So, I’m going to expand on

This is a really tough subject to talk about, and definitely something I’ve struggled with over the years – how to take criticism, and how to avoid honest

I often sound like a complete idiot when I’m shooting portraits.  With the camera pressed to my face there’s a steady stream of nonsense dribbling out of my

I’m well aware that many people who follow this blog are not only self-employed, but also work from home. Having been doing this myself for 19 years now,

Yet more of my best ever mistakes. Warning – some of these are really stupid. Possibly even more than last week’s lot! Out of date firmware Modern camera