Digital Nomad Can nomads have a recording studio? Sorta, here’s mine. 🎬 Recording high-production value videos can be tough as a digital nomad on the move. 🎒 Here’s my (mostly) nomadic setup!
Packing Ultralight Packing List for Digital Nomads & Photographers: 1 Carry-On Bag, Indefinite Travel. What’s the easiest way to travel? With one carry-on sized backpack. 🎒 Here’s my ultralight digital nomad packing list for indefinite travel.
Gear Thoughts on Monitor Calibration (with DataColor’s SpyderX) Monitor calibration! No photographer likes it when their painstakingly edited photos look “off” on other devices. So should you color calibrate your monitor? 🤔 Eh, it really, really depends.
Digital Nomad After 4 months on the road, what’s next? 4 months, 4 countries. 🇮🇸🇬🇧 But what’s next? What do you do when you’ve wrapped up most of your sabbatical goals?
Photography Sinking Costs on England’s Jurassic Coast I planned an early dawn shoot this morning in Lulworth. But a few minutes before sunrise, I gave up. 😳 A personal anecdote of the Sunk Cost Fallacy. ⛵️
Photography Image Looks Flat? Try Light Painting in Post Production. How can you bring a “flat” image back to life? 🎨 You can apply the principles of light painting in post production.
Digital Nomad 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Become a Digital Nomad Being a digital nomad is awful, and you definitely shouldn’t become one. 🤭 In case someone convinced you it’s the most freeing mindset you’ll ever adopt, here are 10 reasons to abandon it.
Announcements I’m going on a travel sabbatical, and you can too! What if you could take a year long travel sabbatical? ✈️ I’m headed overseas to invest in landscape photography — and you can too!
Photography How neutral tones unlock believable edits and convey drama What makes a landscape image believable? 🤨 Here’s how paying attention to neutral tones unlocks realistic editing and conveys weather, temperature and time of day.
Minimalism Digital clutter: cultivating an attitude of minimalism in your digital life After a decade, I’ve stashed terabytes of digital clutter. 💻 Now it’s time to let go of files the same way I cull through possessions.
Vlog Leading the Eye Through the Landscape, Pt. II Sometimes dramatic colors and unusual formats like panos mask deeper problems. 🧐 Here’s how critiquing composition, shapes + lighting can help!
Minimalism Surround yourself with (a few) things you love What do you think of when you hear “minimalism”? 🤔 An empty house, an enviable lack of clutter — or a lifestyle?
Vlog How to Lead the Eye with Composition, Shapes and Lighting What does it mean to “lead the eye” through an image? 😳 Let’s break down how composition + shapes + lighting tell a story and hold the viewer’s attention!
Photography Dealing with criticism as a recovering perfectionist “Good enough” has never been a strong part of my vocabulary. 🏆 But perfectionism is often the enemy of creating useful things — if we can deal effectively with the criticism.
Vlog Survivorship Bias: Why success is alluring but teaches us nothing What’s the most effective way to become a better photographer? We learn from success, right? 📸 Not so much — actually, you should dig through your failed photos.
Announcements Shiny new Yellowscale.com! Another weekend, another website! 📸 Yellowscale.com has a handcrafted, from-scratch taste to it — even if it isn’t certified organic.
Vlog Everything You Should Know About Renting a Car in Europe Want to see a country more like a local? 🚗 Car rentals can be a pain, here’s everything you need to know to rent a car in Europe affordably. 💸
Vlog 5 Tips to Save Money on International Travel Travel is pricey, can you save money without sacrificing your sanity? 🤑 I’ve spent 5 years learning by trial and error — Here are 5 ways I save w/o compromising the trip quality!
Announcements I’m vlogging on YouTube: digital nomad lifestyle + photography! My face in a video player. 🤓 And you thought traveling with one carry-on bag was terrifying! 🎒 I’m vlogging on YouTube!
Travel Are travel sabbaticals crazy, or the best investment of your life? In a country notorious for the least amount of time off, US workers routinely face burnout. A travel sabbatical is a powerful way to invest in your career: here’s how to count the cost and get started.
Photography Landscape photography from my 15 day trip through western Oregon. My second trip to Oregon was epic, challenging and extreme. ❄️🏜🌲🏔🌋 It was also one of the most frustrating trips I’ve taken.
Digital Nomad The digital nomad lifestyle is more about freedom and less about travel. A couple weeks ago, someone asked me what it meant to be a digital nomad. Is being a digital nomad just about owning very little and traveling all the time?
Photography 9 Landscape Photography Techniques to Overcome Editor’s Block How many landscape photos are stuck in your library, unfinished and unpublished? You’re not alone. 😩 Here’s how to get out of editor’s block.
Digital Nomad Advance Your Travel Photography by Spotting These Cognitive Biases Irrational behavior is no laughing matter when it prevents you from improving at your craft—and you don’t even realize it. 🧠 Learn how to spot cognitive biases so you can outwit them.
Digital Nomad Want to travel full-time? Your US tax return might fund a year off-the-grid. Imagine working remotely from the Alps, living in B&Bs full-time as a location independent consultant. 🇺🇸 Uncle Sam may be able to help when you file your next tax return by substantially reducing your US tax burden!
