Month: September 2018

Not Feeling GASsy

Crave – Or, Camera Envy (Fuji X Weekly)

With so many different drool inducing cameras coming out, it’s easy to get camera envy and want them all. It’s hard to be content with gear that’s a couple of years old. It’s difficult to not be jealous of what others have. Just remember that the cameras you currently own are more than capable of capturing great pictures. Don’t get caught up in the trap of always having the best or most recent of anything. It’s always more about the person using the camera than the camera itself. Use what you have to the best of your abilities, and you’ll surprise yourself with the images that you’ll create.

I’m excited about the flurry of new gear but strangely ... I feel content with my Fuji X-T2. I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. Except ... perhaps, I want an X100F.

Open plan offices suck

Open-plan offices have a surprising effect on workplace communication by Lila MacLellan

People are better at rote tasks, rather than creative ones, when we feel we’re on display, and part of our mind is therefore preoccupied by social pressures, Harvard’s Bernstein has suggested. Knowing that others are watching us limits the degree to which we might creatively solve a problem, and therefore be more productive, according to a study he conducted with factory workers. “Do I look busy?” becomes more important than “Am I doing my best work?”

I work at a client with an opn plan office space. I don’t like them. I come home stressed. Ugh!