The Stories we tell about ourselves
Be successful by smart storytelling. How do we define success? And are we giving it our own definition, or do we let others define it for us?
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How to learn from mistakes
Isn`t it that our own mistakes are our best teachers? Yet, I`m still afraid to make mistakes.
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Creativity
Creativity needs some prayers and letting go. It needs fresh air and downtime. Chats with friends, some laughing out loud and being childish.
Light-Photography
Some of my favourite photographs are of light. By that, I mean light as the main element; those pictures that are purely about the light.
Character-Style (How to dress with character)
In fittings at Wunderkind, Wolfgang Joop sometimes grabbed the fabric of a perfectly ironed skirt or blouse and creased and puffed it up slightly to make it look more “alive”.
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Criticism: Five thoughts
How to deal with criticism. Five thoughts after a rather harsh experience with criticism.
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Story (about the pleasure of not having)
… Time went on again. Just seconds before it had stopped for her. She thought about their little chat and how he had looked this morning: like New York …
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Capture the 50:50
Be ok with the 50 : 50 of life by photographing the full human experience – including positive as well as negative, and everything inbetween.
How to win time
How making appointments for your task is freeing up time. Time Manager Dave Crenshaw is calling this “positive procrastination”.
Work for joy
When nothing has to but everything can become. Is your work giving you more energy back than it takes?
Shadow stories
Have you ever been out and wondered how to take a picture with yourself in the scene – but without taking a typical selfie?
The Happiness Factor (in Photography)
Happiness is a bigger factor in photography that you might think.
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Fashion and Memories
How fashion photographs can help you clear out your wardrobe. Detail shots of clothes or shoes are not pointless at all.
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Fashion Shopping Guide
Here is a simple guide for sustainable habits when fashion shopping.
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The full picture
It`s not always easy to fight the good fight at work. Greenwashing habits of the media.
The Secrets of Happiness
It’s good to loosen up at times. To do stuff with no ambition.
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Time and progress
How to validate your progress. “…But if your goal is the time itself, just the time, then it becomes much simpler and more achievable…”
How to be creative
How habits help with our creativity. “Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you`re inspired or not.” (Octavia E.Butler in “Bloodchild and Other Stories”).
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How to catch the moment
THE DECISIVE MOMENT. Overthinking is very inconvenient in photography, especially photojournalism. If you think instead of just pressing the shutter, you will usually miss the “decisive moment”.
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Fast Fashion / Boycott Boohoo
ADRESSING FAST FASHION. Do we really want to give Billionaires our money, who are growing their fortune on the back of poor people?
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The-Ordinary-Project (and being grateful)
Focusing on the ordinary might as well help with something else I often struggle with: being grateful for basic things. Like breathing or a warm shower or breakfast.
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How to not give up
The big majority of all photography graduates don`t actually work as photographers, because they have given up too early. Talent is nice, but what really makes a person successful, is refusing to give up despite setbacks.
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In your style
“You’re not going there to get a job. You’re going there to present what you do. There it is – and walk away… And there is power in that…”
In the Mirror
…We can blur a bit, we can hide a bit, yet we still have evidence of ourselves in that very moment.
How to remember
Even if I have never seen the photograph itself: if I have taken a picture, an event is much more likely to stay in my memory.
Self-Assignment
Single, strong photographs are all well and good, but a series of pictures can tell a much stronger, more complex story.
On embracing
WHY EMBRACING SITUATIONS IS VITAL. “It´s always important to have a plan before you go out on a shot. That said, things are going to happen that is going to mess with your plan.”
How to get the feeling into the picture
THE most important element in a photo is emotion; that it makes me feel something.
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