What does it take to be a professional photographer?
BY DOMINIQUE JAMES
Do you know how long it takes to be a master at a particular thing? It takes 10,000 solid hours of experience. At the least! That assertion, based on research, was made well known by author Malcolm Gladwell in his recently released bestselling non-fiction, The Outlier.
After doing some simple calculations, this means that [...]
Posted at 9:21 pm on September 28, 2009 | 1 comment | Filed Under: Analysis, Assessment, Commentary, Digital, Experience, Industry, Information, Insight, Observation, Opinion, Personal, Photo Shoot, Photography, Pictorial, Profession, Writing | Tagged: amateur, ambitions, charlatan, dreams, Experience, fake, goals, Photography, practice, Profession, professional | read on
A show of fashion
BY DOMINIQUE JAMES
About two years ago, in a past life it seems, while watching a fashion show in Manila, a jumpy tune came on that signaled the end and the curtain call for a designer who was presenting his collection. All the models jauntily walked out, almost filling the entire ramp, and out came the [...]
Posted at 8:36 pm on July 19, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Analysis, Announcement, Assessment, Blog, Experience, Industry, Information, Insight, Observation, Opinion, Profession | Tagged: Commentary, design, designer, event, fashion, models, Observation, show | read on
