Colouring Outside the Lines: The Benefits of Rule-Breaking and Starting Ugly
Having spent 12 years as a comedian, David duChemin uses his knowledge of improvisation, messy beginnings and creative angst to make photographs that connect with people in a deeply human way.
In this episode, David urges us to reject perfection, start ugly and treat our lives as our greatest art.
‘The point is not, “is it good?” The point is, “is it yours?’ And that’s the only thing that matters.’– David duChemin
For Episode 17 of We Need to Make Things I chat with David duChemin @davidduchemin about rule-breaking, the downsides of social media, starting ugly, and how our lives can be our greatest art.
David is a photographer, author, educator, amputee and adventurer. A former comedian turned humanitarian photographer; he now spends his time behind the camera focused on wilder subjects. His work has seen him travel to all seven continents. His books about photography and creativity have been published in over a dozen languages and are celebrated for their focus on vision and creativity. His latest book, Light, Space & Time, Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity is available now, and his new course, The Creative Photographer, is open for enrolment until 25 April. You can sign up to David’s brilliant bi-weekly newsletter, The Contact Sheet, via www.mycontactsheet.com.
This episode is full of David’s wisdom including:
👉 Advice on reframing perfection
👉 The importance of starting ugly
👉 How to stop looking over your shoulder
👉 Why ‘I don’t have time’ is just an excuse
Enjoy!
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