You know those videos on YouTube that show “minimalist,” desk setups, or workstations, with a grand total of four items perfectly spaced. Each item is new, perfect, trending, and guaranteed to trigger a cascade of new buying? Ya, I figured …
Create: The One
I was fortunate. I came up during a time in photography that involved the wet darkroom. The darkroom was about pace, commitment, and a dizzying array of potential techniques. The darkroom was a dance. Time, temperature, mixture, agitation, experimentation. And …
Create: Artisans and Trade Podcast
I never get tired of me. Me, me, me. More me with a side order of me and a syrupy dessert of more me. Stephen Obisanya from Artisans and Trade reached out and asked “Hey, wanna talk?” Who me? Why …
Create: For What It’s Worth Episode 036
Hello, my podcast children. Uncle Dan here. So much to talk about. Why not start with documentary films, the monetization of my YouTube channel, a merchandise idea for AG23 that is no longer just an idea, how anyone could lose …
Create: AG23 Zine Collaboration, Part One
This is a work in progress, and probably always will be, but the AG23 Zine collaboration is one of the best projects I’ve ever been involved in. Like many good projects, this one is somewhat complicated and somewhat unique and …
Create: Photography Daily Interview
Gotta thank Mr. Neale James for this little sit-down. Neale is a pro who does what he does at a high level but also makes the entire process a lot of fun. I’ve been doing a fair number of interviews …
Create: The Power of Actual News
This should be required viewing for all Americans. It never will be and remember it took a comedian to put this out. But he is SPOT on. The television news isn’t news, nor is most of what you see online. …
Create: Using Manage Pages in Blurb Bookwright
Ya, I work for Blurb. But I’ve said this from day one, just print, regardless of platform. Sure, Blurb is unique and has a lot to offer but if you have another desired platform then go for it. The application …
Create: For What It’s Worth Episode 35
Good grief. I can’t keep doing these for free. This information is just too valuable. I double down on the weekly hero and then ask a biting question about social media and C19. Ya, it needed to be asked, haters. …
Create: Books I love, The End of the Game
I discovered Peter Beard in 1993 while walking the stacks at the Phoenix Public Library. There he was, waiting for me. The Beard book tucked under my arm I walked home and knew my life had changed. Last month we …
Create: For What It’s Worth Episode 034
Loaded week. Hero, question, eleven points. How about Dick Cavett and Dick van Dyke talking about booze, what constitutes good photography and how that definition changes with your audience, air traveling for sport and bragging rights, copy cats in the …