Creative: Influencer vs Photographer

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INFLUENCER: Attempt to gain as many likes and views as possible while building following. PHOTOGRAPHER: Make the most unique photographs possible. Now, I know what you are thinking. Dan, can you be both? Sure. There are a select few influencers …

Creative: Review Santa Fe

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I first attended Review Santa Fe as a photographer back in 2007, or maybe it was 2005, or 2006. Doesn’t really matter, but what I remember was how analog everything was. Standing in line, early morning, turning a corner to …

Create: Create With Me Event

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This is a fun time at Blurb. We have several new team members, including two living on an island in the Philippines, and we are doing events we’ve never done before, including next week’s Create With Me event. Imagine you …

Creative: And…

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“Are you a photographer?” “Yes.” “And I do motion, content creation, and social media for the brand I work for.” “Who does the editing and producing?” “I do that too.” “What about the sound?” “Me.” “What about the asset management?” …

Creative: Deep Blue

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Deep blue blast furnace. A distraction as the RAV points south to the grounds. Head and lungs congested, still, but the thrum of heartbeat knowing I will be left alone, even if for a moment. Left alone to look. It …

Creative: Adobe Max, Day Two

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Okay, mental note. Any event that has a dedicated app typically brings something solid to the table. At least in theory, and Max does not disappoint in this regard. The app not only works, it’s helpful and keeps me in …

Creative: Adobe Max Day One

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Austin, what happened? Deplaning in this once strange and undone town I noticed there had been a change in the wind. Gone was the Austin of my youth and in was the Tech Bro, Finance Bro and LA-type. And the …

Adventure: Adobe Max

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My history with Florida is long and distinguished, and I’ve always done my best work in Terry Cloth. Grandparents firmly entrenched on Marco Island. A father obsessed with skinny water fishing in the Keys. A mother obsessed with all things …

Creative: You Don’t Have To Go Far

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There are four working photographers in my neighborhood. And if you throw in professional writers, actors, and other creative industries, the number of working creative professionals grows even more. For those of you thinking you must look to history, big …