Archive for the 'business' Category

the most overlooked tool

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

just gave it a workout. can’t tell you how many times it’s saved my hide (not to mention broken the truth to me). when was the last time you sat down + had a conversation with yours? you even know where it is?

TEN :: ways to have a great business + great life

Friday, February 12th, 2010

poached from margie zable fisher via smallbusinesstrends.com. a solid balance with a few catches that actually surprised me.
In a recent AP-GFK poll, 72% of Americans said they’re optimistic about what 2010 will bring for the country. That’s a dramatic difference from their same poll answer where almost 75% of them thought 2009 was a bad [...]

money, compliments + publicity

Monday, February 1st, 2010

(song 10) thanks todd snider. remind you of anyone? seeing this all too often in the school of visual media these days (makes for a great tune though).

A man once said that the pinnacle of success
Is when you’ve finally lost interest
In money, compliments, and publicity
Many years later, another man would say all that again
But not [...]

70 Words of (Unconventional) Wisdom for 2010

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

open ended + inspiring idea from master of ideas seth godin directed at providing direction in the new year. he’s put together a stellar list of tastemakers + given them the freedom to choose one word for the new year + explain why. via the havard business school blog + seth directly.
here’s the pdf. read [...]

brilliant pie charts

Friday, December 4th, 2009

you gotta call ‘em like you see ‘em. lifted from david thorne.
sorry to see national geo adventure go – good folks sabine + caroline.
enjoy friday. next week = projection + presentation based on show last night.

exposure

Monday, November 30th, 2009

talking with another photographer lately + interested in his take on publication as promotion. basically said that he works to get his name out in as many venues as possible, editorial + commercial, because that acts as advertising + promotion for his work. i’m not sure that putting one’s name anywhere is the best strategy [...]

thank you

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

in an industry as fickle + funny as this visual media environment we work in i’d like to send a large heart felt thank you to you + everyone who has helped make this year what it’s been. everything i’ve had the pleasure of collaborating on that has been just that – much more then [...]

giving it away

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

one photographer’s adventure.
on his blog, jonathan worth.
via boing boing – thanks ross.

bags of money

Monday, October 5th, 2009

so i spent a few years living in japan + time between + after that traveling around se asia shooting + taking in the asian culture i had until then only read about. college provided me with a fantastic worldview particularly of that region of the world + i spent countless hours working on projects [...]

i’ll do it….

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

not for everyone. enjoy the weekend.