Not all those who wander are lost

I get asked all the time where my ideas come from and I always wish I had a better answer. But the truth is I often don’t really know. I don’t know why I express the things I do, in the way that I do, at least not in a conscious way. It feels like it comes from a part...
A note on “Luck”

A note on “Luck”

If you want to be a photographer in today’s world, you will be bombarded with stories of woe and terror. You’ll hear that no one will want to pay you…….ever. You’ll hear that amateurs charging low rates are pricing professional photographers out of every...
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

The dream is usually the same. I’ve forgotten to do something. It’s something really important but I can’t remember what it is. I know it’s preparation but I don’t know for what. I know that someone, some time, is going to ask me a very basic question about why I do...
Why Artists and Crafters need to read more business books

Why Artists and Crafters need to read more business books

Last week I got an email from Naomi Dunford of Ittybiz. I always look forward to Naomi’s emails as they manage to make business fundamentals entertaining and they keep it short and to the point. This particular email was entitled “Why people hate your competitors” and...
Analysis Paralysis

Analysis Paralysis

Have you ever felt so completely terrified of making a mistake or choosing the wrong path that you were completely paralysed? It’s called Analysis Paralysis and It happens to me all of the time. I get all worked up about tiny decisions, like what stationery I’m going...