I recently upgraded my computer to an Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro. It's easily the best computer I've ever owned—both in terms of size and performance. Below, I share my experience upgrading, the challenges I faced, and my overall thoughts after using it daily for the past four months. Time to Upgrade I've been an Apple user for decades, but…
I enjoy reading about the gear and tools others use, and I've shared my own gear list over the years. However, it's been a while, so I thought this would be a good time to update that list with my current setup. This is not necessarily a "recommended" list of gear, but rather what works for me in my quest…
If you’ve been following my journey, you already know how much I’ve come to rely on my iPhone as a serious camera. Over time, I’ve gotten pretty familiar with its quirks—the good and the not-so-good—and I’ve experimented with quite a few third-party apps to get more of that ‘DSLR’ feel. In this article, I’ll walk you through how to set…
I'm sure you can relate to the feeling of being overwhelmed by the rate of technological change that has occurred in photography over the past twenty years. As a full-time photographer, I've had to constantly adapt, but fortunately I like trying new things and exploring different ways of thinking and creating. But it's still been a massive challenge, both in…
There is little doubt that any skill you want to improve, particularly a creative skill like writing, drawing, or photography, benefits immensely from daily practice. The gains of daily repetition, even for short periods, vastly outweigh sporadic practice, even if it’s for a longer period of time—you'll gain more from 15 minutes a day than from a few hours once…