RGB? CMYK? Funny You Should Ask
What RGB Means To Me Here’s what RGB means to me today: My cranky Epson R1800 printer demanded more difficult-to-find $20 ink cartridges...
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Jann Alexander
Jun 16, 20152 min read
Top 5 Things a Writer Learns at a Publishing Conference
Ah, elixir of life: I Need Coffee by Jann Alexander ©2014 1. Bring your own coffee. There may be none. Even if there is, there will...
Jann Alexander
May 15, 20144 min read
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Dying Agave by Jann Alexander © 2011 When you’re an exhibiting fine art photographer, you may wonder if you command the same respect as...
Jann Alexander
Feb 14, 20145 min read
How I Became An Unintentional Publisher
Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...
Jann Alexander
Feb 4, 20141 min read
Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God
Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God. Photofocus (old site) Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in...
Jann Alexander
Jan 28, 20143 min read
When a Polaroid Was Instant Gratification
Three Boys and a Polaroid first appeared as the post, When a Polaroid Was Instant Gratification , at Pairings :: Art + What Goes With It...
Jann Alexander
Dec 5, 20132 min read
All Decked Out For the Holidays
All Tricked Out For The Holidays Vanishing Austin —the ongoing photography series that tries to stay ahead of the wrecking ball—is...
Jann Alexander
Oct 25, 20132 min read
Expressing Yourself Is Always a Work in Progress
Is it finished? ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit. I’m facing that question...
Jann Alexander
Jun 19, 20132 min read
What’s True
From Wikipedia Commons As a child, I was either reading, writing or drawing (or some combination thereof), which is what I still mostly...
Jann Alexander
Aug 1, 20113 min read
Your Image Is Your Brand
(And Your Brand Is Your Image.) If you’re a visual artist or photographer, your image is your brand. Literally. You’re known for what you...
Jann Alexander
Jul 28, 20111 min read
Design Is for Function. Looks? A Bonus.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs , US computer engineer & industrialist, ...
Jann Alexander
Dec 14, 20091 min read
Endangered Species of Austin unveiled on KXAN
Endangered Species of Austin poster, $25 KXAN’s Josh Hinkle focused on Capitol Saddlery’s oversize boot to showcase my new poster...
Jann Alexander
Aug 12, 20091 min read
A Rare Treat: An All-Art Issue from Rare Magazine
Frisco Gold by Jann Alexander © 2013 Featured in the Art issue of Rare this month, my work (including my Vanishing Austin photo series...
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