Even if the scene is uninspiring to you, the image might be valuable later. — Ever pointed your camera at something and said to yourself, “nah, that’s not worth shooting”? Of course, you have. We all have. However, there’s a case to be made for shooting anything even remotely interesting that you come across. More than once I’ve thanked myself later for just getting the…

Video and podcasts are very popular, but the written word still holds the title in my book. — While video is often touted as the best way to entice an audience, I’m going to make a case why the written word — primarily on paper — is the best way to learn from and entertain each other. It seems everyone wants to be a video personality these days…

“No, I don’t want a dog,” I told myself. Our friend sent a picture of a dog to my partner. The dog apparently needed a new home. Our friend knew what she was doing. She knew that once my partner saw the dog, she would fall in love with him…

The first time, I was ready for it. This time, I let my guard down. — I saw how it was kicking everyone’s ass, even sending them to hospital. So I trained beforehand. Sure, the training was tough. No pain, no gain, right? When it eventually came at me, it pinned me to the ropes for a moment. But I quickly gained back momentum, giving it…

Here are some clues that the media story you’re reading is fabricated by AI. — Fake news is nothing new. We’ve been dealing with it as a society long before it became a popular term in the media — in fact, we’ve been talking about public disinformation since the 16th century. However, artificial intelligence is making it tougher than ever to distinguish news reports from…

The “ad-free” experience is becoming the new ad revenue — Recently I noticed that Disney+ has an option to subscribe for $7.99/month, which seems like a good deal for a streaming service. But there’s a catch: you have to put up with ads at this subscription tier. Disney+ is not the only one in the streaming media industry that’s caught…

…and how women are guilty of doing it as often as their male counterparts. — High school was a great time for many guys… but mostly those who weren’t “skinny” like me. The comments about my lack of weight during those impressionable years would often be in passing, but they were frequent. And more often than not, it was a girl that was making these…

How to easily achieve this result using global adjustments in Adobe Lightroom (or when shooting) — Photography is all about light. However, I see a lot of good photography that could be even better if there was one simple change: darker darks. A lot of photographers have been taught to make their photos as bright and cheery as possible while editing. That works well in many…

Humans have a funny way of turning their wants into must-haves. And it’s making us unhappy in the long term. — In my opinion, there’s a lot of stuff in our daily lives we could easily do without (or at least with less of) and still live productive, fulfilling lives. I get that as self-aware humans, our desires go beyond basic needs like air and water. As examples: Yes, it’s nice…