The Creative Process – I Talk With Ali Rajabi
Hosted first on Instagram, Ali Rajabi and I sat down and talked about my favorite subject … creativity.
I hope it inspires you to create!
Find out more about Hasselblad Master Ali Rajabi here.
39 Great Quotes On Listening & Hearing
Enjoy this collection of quotes on listening and hearing.
“Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.” – Evelyn Glennie
“There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.” ― G. K. Chesterton
“Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.” ― Diogenes Laertius
“Listen thrice. Think twice. Speak once.” – Anonymous
“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.” ― Bernard M. Baruch
“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” ― Calvin Coolidge
“The art of conversation lies in listening” ― Malcolm Forbes
“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.” ― William Hazlit
“The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.” ― Alfred Brendel
“Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet.” Krista Tippett
“You can’t fake listening. It shows.” ― Raquel Welch
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” ― Stephen R. Covey
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.” ― Henry David Thoreau
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Creative Mindfulness Practices
A mindfulness practice will boost your creativity, awareness, focus, and enjoyment.
You can be as creative with it as you are with your art.
1. 7 Great Great Resources For Developing Your Creative Mindfulness Practice (01/21) |Free
The plans you make are there to further your progress.
2. What Is Meditation (08/12) | Free
How do I find inspiration?
3. Meditation Can Be / Doesn’t Have To Be A Religious Experience (08/12) | Free
Meditation isn’t a religious practice.
4. All Religions Practice Forms Of Meditation (08/12) | Free
Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all practice forms of meditation.
5. Benefits of Meditating (9/12) | Free
You will create many benefits for yourself by meditating.
6. The Physical Benefits of Meditating (9/12) | Free
There are many clinically proven physical benefits of practicing meditation.
7. Increase Your Awareness Of Your Body Through Meditation (10/12) | Free
For much of our daily lives we are unconscius of our bodies.
8. How Many Thoughts A Day Do You Think? (11/12) | Free
On average, we each think 60,000 thoughts a day.
9. How Long Should I Meditate? (12/12) | Free
The question will serve you much better if you consider it over time.
10. How To Find Time For Meditation? (12/12) | Free
You can find time for meditation without changing your schedule.
11. Increase Your Awareness Of Your Environment Through Meditation? (12/12) | Free
Spend some time becoming more aware of the miracles that surrounds you.
12. Increase Your Awareness Of Your Mind Through Meditation. (12/12) | Free
Consciousness is one of the great riddles of the universe for which there are few answers.
13. Increase Your Awareness Of Your Emotions Through Meditation.. (1/13) | Free
For most of us, when it comes to emotions, our thinking is often unclear.
The Best Videos On Creativity
This growing collection of videos on creativity includes content from many fields – photographers, writers, musicians, scientists and kids. Use this list to dive into what I think is the most fascinating field. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
With so many great videos to choose from where do you start?
My top picks are red.
Ray Bradbury – Telling The Truth
Julie Burstein – 4 Lessons In Creativity
Tim Brown – Tales Of Creativity And Play
Ben Cameron – The True Power Of The Performing Arts
John Paul Caponigro – You’re More Creative Than You Think
Candy Chang – Before I Die I Want To
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – On Flow
Edward De Bono – 5 Videos On Thinking Creatively
Nancy Duarte – The Common Structure Of The Greatest Communicators
Kirby Ferguson – Embrace The Remix
Neil Gaiman – Finding Your Life In Art
James Geary – Metaphorically Speaking
Elizabeth Gilbert – Nurturing Creativity
Robert Greene – Creative Mastery
Sheena Iyengar – The Art Of Choosing
Steve Jobs – How To Live Before You Die
Stephen Johnson – Where Good Ideas Come From
David Kelley – How To Build Your Creative Confidence
Austin Kleon – Steal Like An Artist
Charles Limb – Your Brain On Improv
Beau Lotto – Science Is For Everyone, Kids Included
Bobby McFerrin – On Improvisation
Kerry Mullis – Celebrating The Experiment
Chris Orwig – Getting Better At Photography Fuels Innovation
Howard Rheingold – On Collaboration
Matt Ridley – When Ideas Have Sex
Sir Ken Robinson – Education Revolution
Andrew Stanton – Clues To A Great Story
Adora Svitak – What Adults Can Learn From Kids
Amy Tan – Where Does Creativity Hide ?
Don Tapscott – Four Principles For The Open World
Julian Treasure – 5 Ways To Listen Better
Benjamin Zander – Music And Passion
Quotes On Creativity
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Your sure to find inspiration in this growing list of Creativity Quotes collections. You’ll find great thoughts from many cultures, eras, and disciplines in these collections. Click on this list of links to explore quotes by topic. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
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Creativity Exercises
Looking for new perspectives? Try these practices.
22 Ways to Find Inspiration
How do I find inspiration?
Eyes Wide Shut
Tap into your other senses.
Gesture
Connect with the implied motion in your images.
Get Physical With Your Subjects
Touch and be touched by your subjects.
Walk With Someone
Walk and photograph with someone. You’ll both find different ways of seeing the world.
Use Props
Use props to stimulate new image ideas.
The Art Of Visual Storytelling
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To find your voice tell your story.
Plan Your Story
Every Picture Tells A Story
There are countless kinds of stories to tell and ways to tell them.
Make Plans Free to Members
Increase your productivity and fulfillment by making a plan.
Define a Project Free to Members
Focus your creative efforts and create an action list to achieve your goals.
Developing Personal Projects
Defining a project is one of the single best ways to develop your body of work.
Keep Your Current Projects Visible
What kinds of visual reminders would be helpful to you?
Perform An Annual Creative Review
At the beginning of every year I review the accomplishments of the past year.
The Benefits Of Performing An Annual Image Review
You’ll learn a great deal about your vision when you perform an annual image review.
The Benefits Of Selecting Your Top Images
Find your current best works and compare them to your past.
7 Benefits Of Returning To Locations
With so many wonderful places, why return to the same location more than once?
With so many wonderful places, why return to the same location more than once?
Discover & Develop Your Story
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Identify the superstars in your work.
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10 Benefits Of Building Bodies of Work
Add depth to your images and find more uses for them.
Add depth to your images and find more uses for them.
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Images That Sizzle & Fizzle Versus Sleepers & Keepers
While some images have an immediate impact, others have staying power.
While some images have an immediate impact, others have staying power.
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Outliers – What They Are And How To Make Them Fit
They’re the images that don’t fit neatly into a body of work.
They’re the images that don’t fit neatly into a body of work.
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Finding Your Best Work Free to Members
Find your best work efficiently.
Find your best work efficiently.
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A Dominant Impression Free to Members
How to find the “Dominant Impression” in your work.
How to find the “Dominant Impression” in your work.
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A Train of Thought Free to Members
Look for the ways you approach making photographs and think visually.
Look for the ways you approach making photographs and think visually.
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Structure Your Story
3 Great Books On Photographic Contact Sheets
Create a guiding structure to help focus and strengthen your work.
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Use Storyboards To Improve Your Lightroom Collections | Coming
Create sequences to find what’s missing and new opportunities.
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Create sequences to find what’s missing and new opportunities.
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How you present your images can be as important as which ones you select.
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4 Tools You Can Use To Control Focus And Flow When Sequencing Your ImagesUse the power of cuts, pans, zooms, and fades.
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6 Tools You Can Use To Improve Continuity Between Still Images
How you present your images can be as important as which ones you select.
6 Image Cuts To Avoid At All Costs | Coming
… unless you want to focus on them.
… unless you want to focus on them.
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Transitions | Coming Soon
How you get there is just as important as where you arrive.
How you get there is just as important as where you arrive.
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Expand Your Story
How To Strike Up A Lively Conversation With Your Images
Not sure where to go or what to do? Ask your images!
Association
Discover and develop underlying qualities and themes.
Metaphor
Work on more than one level simultaneously.
Variation Free to Members
Find many ideas or turn one idea into many variations.
Combination Free to Members
Create synergy between existing elements in your images.
Reversal
Use reversal to open new doors in your creative process.
Break The Rules
Unlock new creative possibilities.
Find Your Next Story
Your Next Story | Coming
How To Use Words Improve Your Creativity
Use Your Words
Watch Your Process
It’ll change your life.
Take Notes
See, remember, and produce more.
Talk With Yourself
Don’t worry, it’s not crazy. We all do it.
Listen To Yourself
The words you use reveal a lot.
Turn Your Inner Critic Into An Ally
Your inner critic can be a terrible adversary or a powerful ally.
Coach Yourself
Energize yourself. Affirm your abilities. Set tangible goals.
Avoid Should
Instead, ask, “What happens when I?”
How To Strike Up A Lively Conversation With Your Images
Find out what more your images can tell you.
Discover & Develop Your Story
Every Picture Tells A Story Free to Members
Every picture tells a story.
Discover Subjects With Nouns
Make a list to identify more subjects and more about your potential subjects.
Discover Actions With Verbs
Make a list to find out more about what’s going on around you.
Discover Qualities With Adverbs And Adjectives
Make a list to find how you really feel about your subjects and put that into your images.
Seeing With New Eyes
Ask these questions to uncover new perspectives and ideas.
Strike Up A Lively Conversation With Your Images With These Questions | Coming
Find out more about your images and your reactions to them. Talk with them.
Guiding Questions | Coming
Generate ideas and guide your work with these essential questions.
Ask 100 Questions | Coming
This exercise is sure to stretch you, reveal personal perspectives, and generate new ideas.
Free Associate To Find Feelings, Thoughts, Memories, Connections
Identify the things happening outside you and take time to explore what’s going on inside.
Association
Learn how to deepen your relationships with your work.
Content, Form, Feeling
What kind of story are you telling?
Metaphor
Use metaphor to guide you deeper into a subject.
Clarify Your Vision & Style
The Differences Between Vision & Style
Vision is what you have to say; style is how you say it.
What’s Your Vision ? | Coming
What’s Your Style ? Free To Members
Identify the basic visual elements in your work.
What’s Your Subject? | Coming
What’s Your Theme ? | Coming
Motivation – Dig Deep – Ask Why Five Times | Coming
Make Plans Free to Members
Increase your productivity and fulfillment by making a plan.
Define a Project Free to Members
Focus your creative efforts and create an action list to achieve your goals.
Developing Personal Projects
Defining a project is one of the single best ways to develop your body of work.
Clarify Your Mission, Goals, Projects, Actions
Tell It Your Way
The Way You Tell Your Story Is Part Of Your Style | Coming
3 Ways To Tell A Story More Creatively – It, I, You
Tell the story of your subject. Actually, tell three stories.
Most Stories Have A Beginning, Middle & End | Coming
Explore Different Story Structures | Coming
The Hero’s Journey | Coming
7 Essential Plots | Coming
Share Your Story
Why Sharing Your Story Is Important | Coming
How To Ask For Useful Feedback
Artist’s Statements Free to Members
Tell Us About It In One Sentence, One Phrase, One Word | Coming
Loglines – Identify The Function Of Individual Images In Sequences| Coming
Core Stories | Coming
Elevator Pitches | Coming
Bylines, Bios, & CVs | Coming
Play With Words
If You Were A … | Coming
It’s Kind Of A Cross Between … | Coming
What If … | Coming
Write A Story In One Sentence | Coming
Write A Three Line Poem | Coming
Magnetic Poetry | Coming