Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022
Org-mode as my exoself — stormrider.io:
Org’s outline mode keeps me focused. Everything I do can be placed in an outline. Higher-level tasks can be given tags that are then inherited by lower-level tasks. Also, when I’m on a task, the bottom of the screen shows me a condensed waterfall, so I always know where each task fits in the overall scheme of things. I always know why I’m doing something, and this takes my mind instantly to the end goal.
If I never left my house and always had my laptop close by, I would absolutely put my entire life into org-mode. I still just love that idea. It can go as deep or as high as you need.
Monday, Sept. 5, 2022
I tried for so long to “be disciplined”, “stick to a schedule”, and “not fall behind” in processing photos. I thought if I slogged through everything one folder or event at a time, I could keep up with the insane pace that I keep adding digital images to Lightroom Classic and Capture One. But I have more fun and it’s less of a burden to just dive in, scroll through, and process whatever photo grabs me, even if it’s just one. If that’s the only thing I get done that day, that’s fine.
We want to see the EXIF data on each others’ photos, but I bet we’d be happier overall if we couldn’t.
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022
Shane Hawkins is clearly already a monster drummer. Just wish there were better circumstances behind his opportunity to play on stage with Foo Fighters.
Foo Fighters ft. Shane Hawkins Perform “My Hero” | MTV
Julia Baier
I saw this Leica video about Julia Baier, a photographer based in Berlin. I love finding people who can see things I just can’t.
Here’s more from her:
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022
Jack and Alex got me going down a rabbit hole about Ralph Gibson:
Why Master Photographer Ralph Gibson Went Digital After Decades | WIRED
“I’m not interested in making my images look like analog silver gelatin,” he says. “Right off the bat I didn’t care for that. If I had wanted an analog look, I would’ve stayed with my film.”
Ralph Gibson - The Leica camera Blog
“If you want to find out about your own photographs find a comfy chair and look at your best shot for 3 hours, without taking your eyes off it. It’s a bitch but afterwards you will know a lot more about who you are as a photographer.”
If I look through the viewfinder and don’t feel anything, digital is merciless about not adding anything that wasn’t there. The only times I get something good on digital is when I see something that makes me want to shoot before looking through the camera.
Also, I need to stop worrying about straightening all of my photos.
Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
This is what the Ricoh GR JPGs can look like with very minimal editing after downloading from the camera. If I had to choose one digital camera to keep, this would be it.
