June 4, 2010

Survival Tip Number 1 with Patrick Donehue

Action is our friend! This is especially true when times are volatile and less than predictable. Being paralyzed during challenging times not only feeds the dysfunction—it facilitates the loss of forward momentum. If you're not sure what to do, take the opportunity to learn a new skill or to sharpen existing ones. Above all, keep your camera running and make images every day. This will keep you in the game and provide opportunities for you to make some of your best images.

Really good photographers LOVE being self-expressed. They LOVE being behind the camera. And they LOVE making magic in new and innovative ways. None of this happens if one sits around in a comatose state waiting for an injection of positive energy. The positive energy will not come from mindlessly zoning out and hoping that the direction of the wind will someday change. It will only come if your ball is in play.

Action is a good thing. It's liberating and it demolishes the barriers that stand in the way of creativity and innovation.


Learn more from Patrick in his workshop
Refining Your Stock Photography
July 25 - July 31, 2010


Visit his website www.patrickdonehue.com to see what he’s up to.

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