Creative Tools
Letting Go of Getting it Right
“Absolutism is a form of hiding. Perfect is the enemy of good.” -Seth Godin I think of Seth Godin as a modern-day prophet. His wisdom, while given through the lens of business, applies to all aspects of life and is a great companion on the creative journey. Seth talks about how the aim to be perfect […]
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Inspiration
The Tools in Your Toolbox
As developing creative artists, we often tend to compare our work to the work of other creatives and come up short. We photographers think, ‘I need to learn this new technique,’ ‘I don’t know enough about that software,’ ‘I need a better camera’; If only I had this, or knew that. Regardless of our stage […]
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Inspiration
Morocco Masala
I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and as my family was Catholic, I was not subject to wearing a full burqa. However, as a thinking, curious and passionate female human, I would grow up to be symbolically burqa-ed by family, religion and society. To be honest, I don’t know how much of that belongs to […]
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Rituals
Setting the Course for a New Year
It’s the beginning of another year and time to look once again at the changes I want to make in my life. I am extremely fortunate to have a good friend, Suchitra with whom to set direction every year. We review the building blocks of our lives – Beliefs and Values, and look to see […]
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Inspiration
The Silhouette – A Photographer’s Outline
I think of silhouettes in photographs as sketches. The light is the page, and the shadow the pencil mark. When shooting landscapes a photographer often strives to render an image with clear detail from front to back. However a lot of detail is not always needed to create a meaningful image. Just enough triggers recognition, […]
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Inspiration
Knock, knock, knocking…
Doors trigger connections in our psyche. They serve as entries and exists and as such, co-relate to beginnings and endings. They are dual in nature, inviting us into adventure, while also being a barrier for protection. Doors in a neighborhood say a lot about the culture of an area. Are doors open or closed? What […]
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Creative Tools
For the Love of Fonts
Whether you are designing graphics or adding meaningful text to an image, the type of font you use is key. Use the wrong font and it can get in the way of your message. I have seen a wedding invitation that used a beautiful script font, but I couldn’t make out the names of the […]
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Rituals
Morning Pages
In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron introduces the idea of Morning Pages. The Artist’s Way is set up as a 12-Step program towards Creative Recovery. Morning Pages, are 3 hand written pages done every morning for the course of the program. The writing is stream of consciousness. Put pen to page and write […]
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Creative Tools
Beyond the Comfort Zone
Going Deeper! I can hear the voice of Anne-Marie, my yoga teacher, saying “I can see you hanging out in your comfort zone! Go deeper!”. Indeed, going deeper is the path the creative person takes, to stretch into those uncomfortable places, until you find comfort and then go deeper again. That is a description of […]
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Rituals
An Hour a Week
In her book the Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron mentions two creative tools that when practiced, make magical changes towards opening up the creative channels in your life. One tool is called Morning Pages, the other, Artist Dates. And artist dates is a date with yourself. It is an hour a week to take yourself out […]
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