It’s a new year — a clean slate. Last year is behind us and what lies ahead is a year of opportunities of new amazing editing technology, new AI stuff, new gear, and new techniques – we’ll learn lots of new stuff, and we’ll create some of our best images. There’s so much potential for this coming year. It’s a book full of blank pages ready for us to start creating – to make new chapters –to make new images, to do things we’ve only dreamed of, and go places we’ve never been. It’s really exciting when you think about it.
A couple of weeks ago, on ‘The Grid,’ our topic was: “The Secret To Better Photos In 2023 Is Not New Gear.” I know a lot of you caught the episode when it aired live, but for those who didn’t, I’m posting a link to it here but right at the spot where we get to the heart of the matter – the video starts right at the 14:57 mark where we talk about the secret – but for some reason, it would not embed into the blog today (it’s finicky sometimes), so it’s just a link. You only have to watch a few minutes to get what we’re talking about, but I really think it will help to hear this message this early in the year to set up 2023 for success in your photography. Here’s the link.
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZxEOPxAhkvY?feature=share&t=897
Hope you find that helpful.
It’s a Christmas Miracle!
Well, it’s more of a “shortly after Christmas miracle,” but it can only be a miracle that my 8-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won the putrid NFC South Division this year (back to back, two years in a row, which is the first time that’s ever happened in Tampa), and they are headed to the playoffs. Now, we’re not playing well – not near to our ability or talent or how we should be playing, but I want to remind all the doubters out there. Three years ago, when we won the Super Bowl, we did NOT win our division. We got in as a Wildcard team and took it all the way, and won it all. Do I think that will happen again this year? I do not, but hey, miracles happen every day. :)
Here’s wishing you a fantastic start to 2023. May it be your best year so far! :)
-Scott
