The Pitfalls of Compromising: Why Watered-Down Solutions Lead to Disappointment Compromising can seem like the easiest solution when parties come together with different ideas or solutions for a problem. However, when both parties are focused…
Malcolm Gladwell's concept of the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule still holds today, as it did when he first introduced it in his book Outliers. In this book, Gladwell cites a 1990s study of violinists by psychologist K.…
Professional communicators understand the importance of getting the audience's attention. A robust hook is necessary to stimulate their interest in the message, and a quote or a visual impact is an effective way to achieve…
The World Wide Web was born in 1993. Websites began. Connecting to the world was no longer just through email. You could publish photos on the web and put up storefront businesses. This was the…
Have you ever wondered how people use media throughout their day? Tom Kennedy, former multimedia director for WashingtonPost.com, gave a talk to the Atlanta ASMP group, and one of his slides during the presentation intrigued…
Nikon D3S, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/125, & 300mm using an Alienbees 1600 Flash for fill flash. “What I need is a telephoto lens.” We’ve all said this. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t take long to discover…
Some folks choose a telephoto lens to see how close a subject can appear - a bear, for instance. But, unfortunately, these same people doubtlessly chose a wide-angle lens to get-it-all in the picture, usually a…
