When being photographed, don`t be afraid to smile wholeheartedly and openly. With openly, I don`t mean that you necessarily need to show your teeth – smile how you want to smile – but I mean that you can open up und be “real”. Don`t try to hide behind a fake smile. Think of the camera as a friend.
Your genuine smile Read Post »
Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world…
A bittersweet state of mind Read Post »
When you spend a complete day in a business you can create a different kind of Business Portrait.
“Look, last week this tree was pink and now it`s basically green”, said Annie and took a sip from the hospital coffee she brought for her and her sister to the park. “Hmm”, Emily looked up.
Photographs and time Read Post »
“Having a camera in your hand and a reason to be there gives you motivation and a license to stick your nose into places where you wouldn`t otherwise do it. “
“What if our purpose wasn’t that destination that we hope one day to land on, but what if it was a way of inhabiting the world today? Maybe we just need to open our eyes and embrace what God has placed in front of us.”
Document your “full experience of life”: Whatever happens (or whatever doesn`t happen), there`ll always be opportunities for pictures. However eventless or mundane our day may be, we still can document what we see and how we feel with our camera.
About the special feeling at the start of autumn: “April has never meant much to me, autumn seems to be that season of beginning, of spring.” – Truman Capote in Breakfast at Tiffany`s.
Why we shouldn`t please everyone. “Don`t be a purple drop in the ocean but be a purple drop in a swimming pool.”-Seth Godin
MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I LEARNED IN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL TAGGART. Don`t wait for extraordinary things like a holiday to happen in order to take out your camera and take pictures. Start where you are today.
HOW FEELING MORE HELPS YOU SEE MORE. Do you wonder how to slow down time? Or how to get more out of the moments that just keep coming at you and running straight past you?
Feel more to see more Read Post »
ON FINDING THE WHY. Time is always different. A holiday now will be different than a holiday in five years. A day at work now will be different from a day at work in ten years. It may be entirely different next week.
How emotional storytelling helps your business. Did you know that clients who feel emotionally connected with a brand spend on average twice as much annually with that brand as highly satisfied customers!
Business and Emotion Read Post »
INTERVIEW WITH THE GIRLS OF “HERZSTÄRKEND”: “Everyone threw in ideas, and all of a sudden there was so much manpower! Within half a year, „herzstärkend“ basically exploded!”
Give it a try and make a “pictures of summer” album. The major surprise will come later: Looking back after let`s say a few months and going through your highlight pictures, it will hit you: How blessed you are! How many good moments you captured that otherwise would have passed unnoticed.
Picture your Highlights Read Post »
APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR DOWNTIME are just as important as those for our Should-Do`s. If not even more important. After all, no one will regret having not hoovered often enough when dying, but it`s more likely that we regret not having taken enough time for our own fun.
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE “SHOULD DO`S”. Do you have a lot of „Should Do´s” in your head? I have, and I need to get rid of them…
When making decisions or planning, ask: Does this serve my purpose? This way we can move forward according to our values.
Fake it til you make it. This principle can be helpful with a lot of situations. Some people even claim it can make you rich.
Dress like you want to be Read Post »
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR NETWORK. Having a strong network, we can make use of the brain, ideas and wisdom of many, not just our own.
WHY WE NEED TO TAKE MASSIVE ACTION NOW. Conor McDonnell started out as a teenager wanting to get into concerts for free. After his first chance to photograph a concert, he wanted to do more.
Courage and Massive Action Read Post »
HOW TO GET CREATIVE WORK DONE. One of the biggest traps for creatives is postponing: Either because of “waiting for inspiration” or because of perfectionism, saying “I`m not good enough yet, conditions are not ideal at the moment,…”
HOW A CRAZY GOAL CAN ADD FUN TO YOUR WORK. Would you like to release a crazy amount of joy and fun in your work? I might just have the secret for you.
Special feeling for special photographs. When feeling emotional, have your camera with you. In my experience, I tend to see more when I feel good.
Feelgood Photography Read Post »
HOW HARD TIMES CAN HELP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. Do you recall the last days before your personal Corona lockdown? I remember them like it was yesterday and the pictures that I`ve taken.
Lockdown Photography Read Post »
As we start the new year, it`s a good time to go through all our photos of this year. Of course, to reflect on the past twelve months.
This life, I want to avoid saying “I can do that later” to something that I fancy doing.
How to boost your creativity with the copycat technique.
Copying, as “bad” as it might sound, is actually a very good technique to get creative.
Copycat Creativity Technique Read Post »
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?
The Stories we tell about ourselves Read Post »
Isn`t it that our own mistakes are our best teachers? Yet, I`m still afraid to make mistakes.
How to learn from mistakes Read Post »
