Don’t give up on those B-team photos.

PART I

Tonight I was going through photos that I could use as placeholders on a website I was building until we have a chance to shoot what’s needed.  I wanted to find shots that worked editorially together and captured a certain spirit.  As I started searching my eye was drawn to my B-team shots I had written off as—out of focus, too dark or light, too electric, weird crops or just too whatever.  I made them all black and white.  These images about to be tossed got a new life as black and white shots I love. I could do this for days.  I have an entire other series to show you tomorrow. I really must go to bed though.  Goodnight.

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boredom is very 2015

NEW TECH CITY is a podcast about how technology is making our lives better and worse hosted by WNYC’s Manoush Zomorodi.  I am going to take the challenge by downloading the app MOMENT that tracks your phone use and lets you see in real scary time how much of your day your spend on your phone.

  1. I really need to disconnect from my smartphone in 2015.
  2. I need/want more time to daydream.
  3. Here’s the podcast that inspired me.

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This is a truly scary discovery from the research: “The average mobile consumer checks their device 150 times a day, and 67 percent of the time, that’s not because it rang or vibrated.”

lillibridge boredom

“Studies suggest that we get our most original ideas when we stop the constant stimulation and let ourselves get bored.”  —Manoush Zomorodi