Comments on: How To Turn A Gadget Into A Tool http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/ Internet Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Blogger Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:46:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: James http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9291 James Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:18:44 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9291 yes yes

]]> By: mark hoekstra http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9290 mark hoekstra Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:33:59 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9290 congratulations on your new camera! now get some black duct tape and tape off those logos! ^_^ about stuff becoming a tool, I normally refer to it as when stuff truly becomes mine. Stuff I just bought, either being new or second hand, isn't mine from the start. It's in my possession, but it only becomes mine for real after I opened it up and/or customized it and/or had a moment or two where I thought I broke it and in case of second hand gear, when I totally cleaned it inside out. In other words, I need to have a track record with my gear before it really is mine. ;-) congratulations on your new camera!

now get some black duct tape and tape off those logos! ^_^

about stuff becoming a tool, I normally refer to it as when stuff truly becomes mine. Stuff I just bought, either being new or second hand, isn’t mine from the start. It’s in my possession, but it only becomes mine for real after I opened it up and/or customized it and/or had a moment or two where I thought I broke it and in case of second hand gear, when I totally cleaned it inside out. In other words, I need to have a track record with my gear before it really is mine. ;-)

]]> By: Joran http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9289 Joran Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:02:28 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/07/13/how-to-turn-a-gadget-into-a-tool/#comment-9289 And that is the difference between a painter and an artist. Between a musician and an artist. Between a film director and an artist. Between a copywriter and an artist. Between a writer and an artist. Between a photographer and an artist. The first is always the technician and deals in paint, guitars, cameras, words, lenses etc. But the artist deals in ideas. And so the artist can improvise and operate in any medium: art, music, film, advertising, literature, photography. That is because the artist exists not within the medium but always above the medium. Some artists are also great technicians while some artists are not. But artists will always succeed regardless of technical ability. Artists succeed on the quality of their ideas. And that is the difference between a painter and an artist. Between a musician and an artist. Between a film director and an artist. Between a copywriter and an artist. Between a writer and an artist. Between a photographer and an artist.

The first is always the technician and deals in paint, guitars, cameras, words, lenses etc.

But the artist deals in ideas. And so the artist can improvise and operate in any medium: art, music, film, advertising, literature, photography. That is because the artist exists not within the medium but always above the medium.

Some artists are also great technicians while some artists are not. But artists will always succeed regardless of technical ability. Artists succeed on the quality of their ideas.

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