#8 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness This article originally had a completely different title and message. But you know what? Screw that. Sometimes, when there’s no Wootness to be had, you just need to take a break and calm down. So, the next time you feel inclined to Wootness somebody’s ass, which is …
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Get the heck out of the office!
#7 in the series 30 Ways of Wow It’s Sunday. Some of you have already decided to take the day off because that’s what you do on a Sunday. But some of us, nay, most of us, will find our ways into our studios and offices today to do a little catch-up work. Or a …
Practice Your New Skill
#6 in a series: 30 Ways of Wootness Remember the new skill you learned as a result of WOW#2 ? Practice it. We all know you didn’t get it perfect the first time and in fact, you may have only barely learned it. So, get back out to the studio and try it again. This …
What to do when you screw up…
First of all, I’m not talking about screwing up an entire session. If you’re doing that, there’s no help that I can give you and you’re on your own. I’m talking about mistakes. Those “facepalm” “headdesk” moments that we all have from time to time. In my quest for getting some orders done and out …
Clean off Your Desk
#5 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness You know, I just can’t be at my peak, efficiency-wise, if my desk is a wreck. I need things nice and neat with everything in its place. I don’t have all matchy-matchy stuff and it doesn’t look like it came from the portfolio of an interior designer, …
Have Toys and Candy in your Office
#4 in the series: The 30 Ways of Wootness Why? Why not? Just because we’re adults doesn’t mean that life should be boring and without toys and candy. Every once in awhile I need a sugar break. Having a dish of my favorite candy of the moment handy is a cheap, simple pleasure, especially if …
Get Gaught Up!
#3 in the series: The 30 Ways of Wow Well, did everyone learn a new skill? Did anyone try the glass? Much as I wanted to return to the glass project, I felt it wouldn’t be a prudent use of my time. Today, I decided to get caught up. I’ll probably never be caught …
Learn a New Skill
On to 30 Ways of Wootness, Day 2. One thing that always make me feel more Wootness-like is learning a new skill. Sometimes I find myself shooting the same thing over and over again. Today I challenge you to take a few minutes to learn a new skill. I decided that I was going to …
Haiku-tography
If you read my last article When your Passion for Photography is MIA, you understand why immediate Wootness rescue is in order. In order to re-instill the passion into my life and my work, I must reach deep into the Wootness bag of tricks and recycle things that have raised my Wootness quotient in the …
Stop Making Excuses!
I guess it’s time to take off the nicey-nicey apron and get down to business, again… If I am going to take the time to look at your images and provide thoughtful, tactful input that contains both comments on the good aspects of your images as well as some pointers for improvement, I don’t want …