Freedom is a concept that can mean different things to different people based on their life experiences and the philosophies they follow.
Category Archives: Essays
Update on Comment Moderation
It has been quite some time since we provided readers with an update on the ongoing comment moderation that we do on this website.
Website Rebranding
This announcement article provides readers with some advanced information and details about our website rebranding which is currently underway. Back in July 2019 we rebranded our photography website to better reflect our transition to the M4/3 system, while also recognizing our past work with Nikon 1.
The rebranding to Small Sensor Photography has served us well over the past seven years and helped us build a strong, niche brand built around specific gear ownership within the photography community. Our website rebranding currently underway to Photographic Freedom, is another step in our creative journey, and will better position our work for the future.
Opportunity Cost as a Life Skill
This article discusses opportunity cost as a life skill, and how using this approach can help keep us centred on what is important to us. Assessing opportunity cost in our decisions can help unlock more of our personal potential. Our lives are the products of the decisions we’ve made in the past. Opportunity costs that are not well considered… or ignored… can result in regrets as we enter our later years.
Goals Impact Gear Choice
This article discusses how our goals may impact gear choice, and why there isn’t a single camera format that is the ‘best’ for everyone. Heated internet ‘discussions’ about gear choices have been around for decades. The amount of time, energy and emotion that has been wasted in on this topic boggles the mind.
Creative Precursors
Many of us have creative precursors that are early warning signs that something rattling around in our brains is getting close to emerging.
Creative Pathways
As photographers we have the freedom to pursue whatever creative pathways make sense for us given our personal philosophies and interests.
Website Trackers
If you’re like me, the rampant use of various website trackers can be extremely frustrating when trying to access information on the internet.
Fraudulent Prints of Thomas Stirr work
This posting is to advise readers that there are fraudulent prints of my work being promoted and sold on the internet. My wife and I no longer produce any prints of our work whatsoever. In fact, we donated our HP Z3200 12-colour printer some time ago.
If you see any websites claiming to be selling prints of my work, please be aware that I am not associated with any of these websites. What is being offered are fraudulent prints. These fraudulent prints show my Copyright, but are not authorized for sale by me. My work has be stolen by these websites. If you come across any of these fraudulent websites you can support my work by lodging a complaint to Google and other search engines.
Sitting on the Sidelines
When it comes to photography, some folks seem to enjoy sitting on the sidelines, tossing comments and opinions around in chatrooms, rather than actually being in the game.