Rimel Neffati's Photostream. Indie Rock. Carolines Mode | Lookbook. LeCrans Hotel & Spa, Crans-Montana, Switzerland - 18 Guest reviews. 2012 Pedestrian.TV Photography Awards presented by Lipton Ice Tea & Contiki. A Quick-Start Guide to Teaching Yourself Creative Software. “I really need to learn how to use Photoshop.” “I don’t know how people do all that stuff with After Effects.” “If I only knew Ableton…” Does this sound like you? Learning creative software can be intimidating, but it’s not as hard as you might think. An ever-growing catalog of high-quality, online video tutorials available on sites like Lynda.com and Kelby Training are making learning on your own both efficient and engaging. To give you the downlow on where to go, we’ve rounded up a handful of the best tutorial resources across various creative categories – and follow up that list with some tips on how to stay focused and productive when you’re learning outside of a standard classroom setting.
For Photographers and Image Editors Kelby Training ($25/mo, $200/yr) KelbyTraining.com specializes in Photoshop and Photography by having skilled professional photographers teach courses in HD video. For Adobe Creative Suite Users For Musicians, DJs, and Sound Engineers For Videographers and Editors 1. Are You Trapped in a "Shadow Career"? The Artist vs The Addict. A few months ago, a colleague of mine told me about meeting a young woman who was “passionate” about writing. He asked her what she had written recently, and she said nothing. In recounting the story to me, he said, “How can you say you’re passionate about something if you’re not doing anything about it?” Good question. And yet, this is a common affliction. Many of us feel passionate about a particular job or creative project or cause, but we don’t take action on it. Novelist and War of Art author Steven Pressfield gets at the crux of this conundrum in his excellent new book, Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work.
Many artists are addicts, and vice versa. The addict is the amateur; the artist is the professional. Both addict and artist are dealing with the same material, which is the pain of being human and the struggle against self-sabotage. Distractions. Displacement activities. Addiction becomes a surrogate for our calling. So we take the amateur route instead. An Ode To Creative Work, By Behance. Creative work is a labor of love. All too often, we celebrate creation and overlook the difficult and emotional labor behind the scenes.
Anyone who creates for a living knows all too well the doubts and barriers – both within us and around us – that challenge us every day. From the very beginning, our team at Behance has sought to discuss and support the “work” part of the creative world – the “99% perspiration” – that goes into making ideas happen.Today, I’m pleased to share a short film – an ode to creative work. In recent months, our team embarked on a side project to film an eclectic group of creative minds at work. An Ode To Creative Work [full transcript]: Behind every great advancement, in every industry, there is a creative mind.Creativity may come easy, but creation is hard.The late nights spent trying, and failing, and trying again. All the while, holding onto our vision. And worse, we get in the way of our own success.We rely on chance encounters.
Sentence of the Day. 10 (More) Amazing Videos About the Creative Process. Just like the rest of us, creatives like Milton Glaser, Louis C.K. and Ray Bradbury struggle when going through their process. No really, we have proof. In a sequel of sorts, we’ve assembled videos from musicians, stand-up comedians, writers, and others to help give us a look inside the inner-workings of some of the world’s most talented creatives. 1.
Bill Evans: Find Joy in the Process(4:34) Jazz Pianist Bill Evans strips away the glamor of creative work and emphasizes the need to have a love for the nitty-gritty. This clip is from the 1966 film The Universal Mind of Bill Evans. The person that succeeds at anything…knows the problem is large and enjoys the step-by-step learning procedure. 2. The White Stripes frontman and former upholsterer talks about putting constraints on himself to spur his creativity. Force yourself. 3. In Story of a Writer Ray Bradbury delves into the author’s storytelling process, his clustered workspace and his struggle for gainful employment in his youth. 4. 5. 6. Hugo & Marie - Jules Julien.
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NOTCOT.ORG. Ge.tt | Gett sharing. The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss. “Everyone’s looking for rules to follow, and the sooner you realize there aren’t any, the better art can be.”– Jerrod Carmichael Jerrod Carmichael is pushing the boundaries of comedy with his groundbreaking work in stand-up, television, and film.
Now just 29 years old, what this driven North Carolina native has accomplished is mind-boggling, and 2017 is going to be his biggest year yet. Jerrod stars in the hit NBC series The Carmichael Show, which he also writes and executive produces. The third season of the show premieres in 2017. Love at the Store is the funniest standup special I’ve seen in many years, and it’s the reason I reached out to Jerrod. In the summer of 2016, Jerrod reprised his role as ‘Garf’ in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. Jerrod recently announced his upcoming authorial debut with an as-yet-untitled memoir. Please enjoy my wide-ranging conversation with Jerrod Carmichael! Scroll below for links and show notes…
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