The Dark Room: Depression in the Photography World

This past winter, I surveyed the P4P audience asking people to share something quite personal:  Their experiences with depression. Answers poured in from around the world in a matter of hours.  I copied and pasted the survey answers into a Word document, and the result was over 50 pages long (single-spaced). Clearly, this was something…

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Is Your Design Holding You Back?

The stage lights shone so fiercely I couldn’t see the audience. Every now and again, I’d pace in front of the projector and get that bright PowerPointed beam straight in the eye, and I’d scuttle to the side like a wounded crab.  But public speaking doesn’t bother me. At least it didn’t, until I reached…

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De-Lurk Day Is Here!

I have been looking forward to this day ALL YEAR. Ever since the last de-lurk day, in fact.  Don’t know what de-lurk day is?  I’ll explain. Last weekend, I attended my college reunion.  And I got to ooh and aaah and celebrate over what everyone has been up to.  Marvel at where live has taken…

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A Neat Trick For Getting Clients To Follow Rules

My college dining hall was a glorious, all-you-can-eat buffet.  Weekend brunches were a particular highlight, when pancakes and quiche and platters of bacon appeared, alongside a row of Belgian waffle makers and a bottomless supply of batter.  I was particularly fond of the waffle makers because they created a giant Yale “Y” in the middle…

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