10000 Shutter Clicks To Happiness

10000 is a figure we seem to hear often these days. Some say 10000 hours of practice leads to mastery of your chosen craft. Others say 10000 steps a day is the key to good health. A rather famous photographer said your first 10000 photographs are your worst. It's the last of these I'm most… Continue reading 10000 Shutter Clicks To Happiness

Photography – Finding Happiness In Less

Once again in the last few weeks I've realised how for me, with photography especially, less is more.  The Pentax K30 DSLR I used throughout July is a cracking camera. But... The ways I was using it was already greatly dumbed down, compared to its full capabilities. So I decided for a few reasons to… Continue reading Photography – Finding Happiness In Less

Finding Photography Happiness – It’s Not About The Numbers

A book I'm reading about parenting talks about TV ads, and how we might approach them with children. Essentially the author suggests we gently show our kids how the ad is designed to sell us a product, and we should not take it too seriously. In fact he suggests we turn ad watching into various… Continue reading Finding Photography Happiness – It’s Not About The Numbers