by pattykaymooney | Apr 12, 2022 | Business Tips
Taking better photographs is always a fine goal for the aspiring photographer. Henri Cartier Bresson was arguably the greatest photographer of the 20th Century. He did not consider himself a photographer but merely a man who took pictures. He used to say “I don’t take the photograph. The photograph takes me.” For him it was a matter of geometry, sensitivity, spontaneity and intuition. Here is one of his most famous photographs, which illustrates what he called “The decisive moment.”
by pattykaymooney | Mar 21, 2021 | Business Tips
how can you use cold calling as a way to improve your future? Cold calling is quite an art. It’s a technique that not many marketers today make use of the way we did just a couple of decades ago. Cold calling is when a salesperson uses the telephone to call people to solicit their business. There’s an “old-world” aura to cold calling as it conjures memories of IBM Selectric typewriters, white-out liquid and Rolodex cards. But it can still be a very effective tool today for intrepid marketers.
by pattykaymooney | Mar 19, 2021 | Business Tips
I am no Henri Cartier Bresson or Annie Liebowitz; however, photography has been intrinsic in my life since I was a wee child. And I still have my original camera, the Brownie Hawkeye, sitting on a shelf in my office. I use photographs to accompany articles and press releases that I write about video production here in San Diego. I’ve had good success in getting many pieces published over the last couple of decades.
by pattykaymooney | Nov 27, 2020 | Business Tips
Dreaming is like a blueprint to your future. It’s a fine balance between dreaming, and living in the “here and now.” You also have to be careful not to sabotage yourself with such thoughts as “I’ll be happy when…” or “I can’t….” That sort of thinking just places roadblocks on your own path. You are the one manifesting your dreams, whether positive or negative.
by pattykaymooney | Oct 25, 2019 | Business Tips
Will Eisner Birth of the Graphic Novel Will Eisner is known as “The Leonardo of the comic-book form.” But did you know that the man who gave birth to the graphic novel form did it while working with the Army? After World War II, the U.S. Army tapped Eisner...
by pattykaymooney | Oct 15, 2019 | Business Tips
Get There Early. Of course, the cool crowd likes to arrive fashionably late. But when you get there early fewer people are there and it’s easier to start a conversation. When you get there late, attendees may already be in groups, which can make it tougher to jump in.
