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I hadn’t consulted with courses or books about posing your subject, though I had apprenticed with an exceptional commercial photo-illustrator.
There’s a tremendous on-line resource for learning about photography, video, running your own business, and more at Creative Live.
For the actual days of the workshop is given, viewing is free. During the workshop the course is for sale at a discounted price.
From December 27 to 31st, Creative Live is replaying highlights from their courses!
Enjoy!
The “Tiny” show runs through December 23 and features 210 local artists! The Studio Gallery is at 1815 Polk Street in San Francisco. If you can’t drop by, there’s some previews of the show on the web!
This show is proof that small art can sell small art!
Do you wait for an answer?
Do you feel your way through? Or decide by weighing pros and cons?
Or do you just know?
In the book
“Practical Intuition
One advisor I consulted said something I never forget. When you feel like you can’t go forward, backward, or sideways, remember to look up!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Did you grow up liking Thanksgiving more than Christmas?
I did and still do.
I remember one of my most memorable Thanksgivings was after I returned from traveling for eight months around the world. My views were rather idealistic and I was inspired to live on purpose. I was in “total Trust” mode.
At that time Joseph Campbell’s “Power of Myth” was really popular and following my bliss was the theme.
I did some unusual things that year, like I lived for a month at the Ojai Foundation in Ojai, Calif., in a work/study where the purpose was to learn the American Indian Way of Counsel.
Our meetings were in a circle and an object was placed in the center. Whoever wanted to speak would take the “talking piece” and have the attention of the circle.
Before I left I also went on a vision quest. My first 24 hours in the wilderness alone with just water. I learned something about my own resilience.
I also learned to walk in low light, moonlight, or no light by trusting my instincts.
While at Ojai, I visualized where I was going from there. My plan was to intern at a PBS-TV station and live on the biggest hill in Seattle.
Looking back I can’t believe I actually took all my stuff to Ojai and stored it and then loaded it up when it was time to leave Ojai. I drove my stuff in a U-Haul truck and 1300 miles later I was Seattle. Three hours prior to arriving in Seattle (in Portland) I made a phone call about a place I found in a newspaper ad (this is pre-craigslist). I drove directly there!
A few days later I celebrated my stream of miracles as I served Thanksgiving meals as a volunteer in Seattle.
That’s my “total Trust” Thanksgiving story.
Happy Thanksgiving and as cheesy as it may sound – for this day, and every day, I am grateful!