A simple exercise to improve your visual eye, without leaving the house. The premise is pretty straightforward; if you’re in a photographic funk, parameters are your best friend. These images were created within the constraints of my own self-imposed challenge. … Continue readingPHOTO PROMPT: Domestic Re-Imaginings
Why does indigenous art from around the world continue to be tokenized, misunderstood, and ripped off by creatives from the Western world? This month, Ricky Gervais released his new miniseries, After Life, to critical acclaim. The darkly comedic Netflix show … Continue readingINAUTHENTIC INDIGENEITY: Ricky Gervais’ New Netflix Show Slammed For Featuring FAKE Australian Art
The move away from one-time purchases to monthly subscriptions (known as the “Creative Cloud”) has hindered creative opportunity for countless users across the world. Ask anyone in the creative industry and they will tell you that the leading software comes … Continue readingOPINION: How Adobe’s Misguided Subscription Model Reinforces Global Inequality
Sometimes, rules are meant to be broken. Contemporary photography no longer needs to be in focus to prove its excellence. Humour me this: Have you ever wondered why those really, reaaally old photographs from the 18th century seem so creepy? … Continue readingBEAUTY IN BLUR
No matter your appearance, some clothing choices consistently and objectively pose problems. Whether you are being photographed or doing the photographing, these tips are crucial for you. Most people feel at least somewhat insecure when it comes time to get … Continue readingWHAT NOT TO WEAR: On-Camera Clothing Everyone Should Avoid
Learn how to face the real reason behind your artistic inaction by turning around and heading straight towards your fears. Here are 3 challenging photo prompts to quickly get the creative juices flowing! All of us began photographing out of … Continue readingFIGHT CREATIVE BLOCK: 3 Unusual Experiments in Photography
All photographers have wrestled with this decision at one point or another. But the internet era has heightened what is at stake in this debate over recognition and ownership. As a photographic creators, the hope is to spend our days … Continue readingTO WATERMARK, OR NOT TO WATERMARK: That is the Question
There is such a thing as too many photos. (Online Development No. 2) With our digital cameras in hand, it is easier than ever to generate new photographic imagery at a quick pace, not to mention swiftly editing and sharing … Continue readingWhy Digital Photography Can Feel Like A Curse
When it comes to digital life, we are often too suspicious of impending conflict to bother interacting with strangers. Could the field of performance art offer up some unexpectedly useful insight? (Process Post No. 1 + Online Development No. 1) … Continue readingNo Danger From Stranger
