Join me on a journey exploring the ups and downs of being a creator. I make things across many mediums including apps, games, and podcasts. Along the way, I take the side roads to motivation and inspiration. Navigating the winding paths that try to stop us from achieving our dreams and goals.
Apple announced a new service to podcast creators that will enable them to charge for premium content, or tipping depending on how you chose to use it. I have some thoughts on this and share them in …
There is no doubt we all try to take the fast way when we can and end up struggling like mad when we do most of the time. Well I learned that lesson this week and after years of frustration went in s…
There can be many reasons someone has a short portfolio or resume. At some point, we all had this problem. If this is you then I hope you take some heart from this episode and see the advantage rathe…
We live in a world with a short attention span by design. Social networks, for example, need you to scroll for them to make more money. Content makers get hurt by this because they get a few seconds …
I cannot stress how important it is to get back as much time as you can, automating repetitive tasks will give you back more time and creative space than you realize. I’ll give a couple of examples, …
I use my creativity as a way to not only make things but help me relax. After all, should we not enjoy creating things rather than stress out about them? I share one of the ways I like to do it and h…
This question came up as a topic of conversation this week. Does having a place to call home on the Internet still matter in a world full of social networks? I have some very firm thoughts on this as…
The brain has two modes, on the left we have all the logical things, and on the right, the creative things. It's important to figure out which kind of a day you are having to get the most from your t…
As creatives we have very busy lives, often that involves tasks we would rather not be doing or we are less than great at. So maybe we need to consider if that task is better delegated our outsourced…
Choosing to brand everything under the umbrella of you can be a problem or a blessing, only you can decide which is right. Here are a few thoughts on the choices I have made and why.
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Sometimes the best thing for a project is starting over. Maybe it is not going the way you want it or perhaps you want to pivot to a totally different direction and trying to rework what you have wil…
An easy question with a complicated answer depending on who you ask.
So here are my thoughts on it, as an example, I used some smart software to record and edit this podcast.
Say thanks, I love coffe…
This week I rekindled my love of the square format when taking photographs. This is something that takes me back to composition techniques when shooting 120 roll film. Some of you might remember that…
Following on from my last episode when I spoke about switching camera systems, I received a listener question asking what else is involved when deciding to change and what else should be considered.
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Let's talk camera's for a moment, I traded in my beloved 5D mark2 and don't know what to do next.
Please note this episode was recorded on move, I have done my best to clean up some of the bumps and …
For many, it is now a serious holiday time. Friends and family are usually the big things for those of us that celebrate Christmas. This year it comes with complications.
For me, I plan to step back …
You made it to December, that and so many other reasons are enough to say you have earned the reward you want to give yourself. Often we feel guilty about wanting to reward ourselves. I have news for…
I was watching a video of Harumi Tanaka, a masterful fountain pen maker on YouTube. He was saying towards the end of the video how some people hold their breath as they are turning the outside edge o…
Why I am thankful to all of you and for my creative brain this year.
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Do you have a routine you follow to get yourself ready to create? I realized that I don't, and that's something I am going to try and fix. Here's my plan and what I consider a creative warm-up to mea…