If empathy is on one side of the coin trust is on the other. In my last post I talked about the importance of having empathy as a photographer and also mentioned that I was […]
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I have empathy
Yes, I have empathy,believe it or not. It’s because of attending a seminar of Leon Kennamer that I have it. The year was 1982. A flyer at Sylvano Color Labs in Toronto informed me the […]
Good-bye old friend.
It was sometime around 2008 or 2009 I think, when I bought this used Epson 7600 printer from a photographer friend. Since then every print that is 24 inches or smaller on the short side […]
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Tagged fine art, John Mitchell Photography, Portraits, What I Do
Friends make great subjects
Friends make great subjects — especially when they’re “furry.” About 15 years ago I approached the Cambridge and District Humane Society with the idea of doing a fund raiser. If people would donate to the […]
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Tagged Cambridge portraits, John Mitchell Photography
There are no accidents
There are no accidents. There may be mistakes, but there are no accidents. I’m reading a book right now by Steven Pressfield – “NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T AND OTHER TOUGH-LOVE TRUTHS TO MAKE […]
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You are photogenic
Cookie – cutter photography is good for photographing cookies, not people. You are photogenic. Cookie cutter photography says most people will look good with a short-side loop light set up. To do that you put […]
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Tagged #Great_People, #Important_People, #StorytellerArtistPhotographer, Cambridge portraits
It’s for a select group of people. It may not be for you.
One of the people I follow on various social media platforms is Author Seth Godin. Among his bestselling books are: Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers The Dip: The extraordinary benefits […]
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Tagged John Mitchell Photography
The Portrait
If telling the story of you, who would you be telling and what would that story be? I’m John Mitchell and putting that story into a picture or series of pictures is what I do. […]
July 23 must be a special day
Happy Birthday Mom. Mom would have been 94 today. Today is also the birthday of my youngest nephew. Then there is a girl named Tara from Sarnia Ontario that is celebrating her quarter century […]
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Bonnie Deekon 1941 – 2018
Bonnie Deekon 1941-2018 Cambridge has lost a great leader and advocate for animal well being. It was with a great deal of sadness that I learned last night of the passing of Bonnie Deekon, executive […]
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Tagged @Cbridge, #Great_People
