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I started "The Woo" on a podcast called Photography Radio, which called it a wrap about 20 episodes in. I'm going through those shows now, to see which are still relevant and worth a re-visit. Because, my how times have changed in the mere weeks since then!

This episode fits the bill. Cross Training is something I learned growing  up as an athlete. It was all about incorporating training methods from disciplines outside of our primary sport, as a way to become way stronger than merely doing the same discipline over and over. Experience and research showed that you actually got WEAKER if you didn't introduce complementary training practices. Amazing coffee discovery! 

It always worked wonders. Still does! It's a concept I use to this day, to become more imaginative, creative, more outside-the-box, simply by drawing from unexpected perspectives. I think it's fun! 

As always, if you have questions, suggestions, thoughts... email me here: [email protected]. 

LENGTH: 21:36

I received so many emails and messages after last week's episode (Journeys Of Reinvention). It was amazing. Thank you one and all!

Each one was so thoughtful - which really got me reflecting on all that I'm observing around me in these Covidian times. Where people are struggling, where they're finding new solutions... where they're finding their own voice and empowerment. This episode is a musing, a soft rant - about all that. 

LENGTH: 14:25

This episode of The Woo is a little different. It's a bit more personal, since I decided to share a journey, a reinvention. It's my own - which has occurred over the past 4 months. Turns out it's more relevant now than I ever dreamed it would be. 

I share and speak it to a) be more transparent and b) in case this inside scoop + reflection might be helpful to my artist brethren out there. 

Oh - and here's the link to the video I mention in the first 5 minutes: Explaining The Pandemic to My Past Self

Away we go!

Length: 9:00

Composing in-camera a superpower? You might think so, after you hear the amazing benefits it offers your brain, you as an artist and as a human!

Length: 10:22

Ever notice that when you try too hard, the very thing you're reaching for seems to run screaming from you? It's the same with seeing the shot in photography. Trying too hard gives you tunnel vision. Soft eyes, using your breath, allowing ideas and "the moment" come to you - that's an expansion. And it's the topic on today's show.  

LENGTH: 22:28

Recently, I was interviewed by the inimitable Carolyn Edlund for her fabulous website called Artsy Shark. It's dedicated to business & marketing advice, tools and inspiration - all for artists. I've followed Artsy Shark - and her - for quite some time. So I was honored when she asked me if I'd be willing to share some of my perspective in a 3-question interview for her audience. 

After our in-depth phone conversation, she chose these three questions: 

1. What do you mean by the "artist's voice"?

It felt like these are relevant enough for ALL of us (yes, me too, as I re-invent and re-imagine my future!) that I wanted to dedicate an entire Woopisode to them!

Click to see the interview itself. 

Click to visit the ArtsyShark website

Got questions? Comments? Suggestions for future shows? Lemme hear 'em!

Email me: [email protected] 

Length: 32:28

I wanted to share something quiet and grounding. Something that could help you breathe a little better and find your equilibrium. Even better, a lil' something that can help anytime, not just in troubled ones. That's what these two episodes are all about.

Here in Part 2 of this special 2-part show, I take you through a technique for grounding, focusing and breathing a bit better. Ahhhhh.  It's a technique that I've used for almost 40 years - and I still do. It helped give my an acting career, it's calmed and centered horses and riders, it's even saved my life a couple of times. I've used it across multiple disciplines and taught it to hundreds of students and clients. And it's so simple. I've never shared it publicly, but I thought it just might be a good time for it. 

Got feedback? Suggestions for a future episode? Let's hear it! Contact me at [email protected]

Length: 10:10

Today's episode is a 2-parter! This is episode 1. Here's the deal:

 I wanted to share something quiet and grounding. Something that could help you breathe a little better and find your equilibrium. Even better, a lil' something that can help anytime, not just in troubled ones. That's what these two episodes are all about.

Part 1 explains the context and background for what I share in Part 2, which is a a technique that can help us all ground, focus and breathe a bit better. Ahhhhh.  It's a technique that I've used for almost 40 years. It helped give my an acting career, it's calmed horses and riders, it's even saved my life a couple of times. I've used it across multiple disciplines and taught it to hundreds of students and clients. And it's so simple. I've never shared it publicly, but I thought it just might be a good time for it.

Got feedback? Suggestions for a future episode? Let's hear it! Contact me at [email protected]

Length: 10:12

We hear the term “storytelling” alot. Everything is about the story, the narrative. But what does it really mean, especially when applied to photography? Today, we return to the roots of classical storytelling and how to apply it to our visual art of photography. It's one of my favorite things to do. 

Length: 12:00

Whether you’re talking about musical notes on a scale with their various lengths and rests in between, or looking at patterns of light, shadow and the spaces between them; music and photography are like twin stars. Each have a seemingly infinite variety of perceptions, interpretations and possible arrangements and a surprising number of people excel at both.  I was asked to share some thoughts on this... which I do in today's Woopisode!