The advent of Etsy and other online marketplaces has raised an important question among crafters: With hundreds of thousands of handmade businesses and tens of thousands makers selling their wares,…
If your image is not correctly focused, it's pretty much garbage. I'd say that it is the number one reason that I get rid of an image, and that's likely…
The desire to write often comes over people slowly, over time, like a drumbeat that just keeps getting louder and won’t go away. Maybe you used to love to write…
Owning a camera doesn’t make you a photographer any more than having a pet goldfish makes you a marine biologist. So how do you go from camera owner to photographer,…
Creative Writing is writing that comes from the heart. It’s opposite, I suppose, would be technical writing, where you’re writing to sell a product or provide instruction. The only thing…
When my friends at CreativeLive asked me to write about how to start a new writing habit, I said, “Are you sure? I’m kind of, like, the un-habits guy.” Don’t…
There is a myth about building a business on the internet that irks Megan Auman to no end. Megan is a wildly successful jewelry maker and a beloved business coach.…
In the age of digital photography, the value of printing your images cannot be overstated. For most photographers, their best work will get posted to Instagram and on their online…
It’s a scientific fact: human beings LOVE stories. On a physiological level, our brains are wired to perk up, listen more intently, and remember details more accurately when they’re presented…
You’re great at art and design. You love doing it, and you always receive great feedback from your clients. But now that it’s a new year, you want to take…
