Danielle Deutsch
Bio
Danielle Deutsch believes all of us have the greatest super power ever - THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE! Some of us learn from our mistakes faster than others. Find a slower learner and give them a lift today! :-)
Stories (24/0)
The Non-Verbal Observation That is Positively Changing My Life
They say history repeats itself until the lesson is learned. Have you ever looked through personal historic records like the baby book your mom assembled for you and realized there are lessons hidden just outside the frames of the cute and funny baby moments?
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Humans
Infusing Visual Storytelling into Car Reviews
If you love cars, trucks, and overlanding on an open road you’ll love the story that I can’t wait to share about a vehicle that is staying true to its original purpose while keeping up with modern technological innovations!
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Wheel
Making Non-Judgement a mainstay in my Coziest Place
I love cozy corners you can settle into with a good book. I don't even mind the cleaning and tidying up, most of the time. The feeling you get when a space is cleaned out after spending weeks with it in disarray is like walking outside for a breath of fresh air after a rainstorm... But as wonderful as these outer world moments are, there is still something missing that feels in disarray (even after multiple rounds of cleaning or tidying). This brings me to one of my favorite cozy corners ever whether it's moving or reading...
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Motivation
2020: the rough draft for 2021
Dear 2021… It’s going to be a tough year to be a photographer. But not impossible. Thanks to one big lesson the chaos of 2020 illuminated, the lost art of preparation and vision setting. What used to feel like the only thing to take photos of were spontaneous moments of beautiful landscapes, dressed up portraits, or highly stylized food is now a distant memory in a digital album. I’ve learned that it’s not about the object in front of the camera as it is about what you use to shape the light that hits the narrow frame of space in front of the lens. While complying to social distancing I spent hours at home experimenting with lighting and later thinking about how the colors, angle, and composition affect not only the image but the viewer. Before 2020 this is something I sort of took for granted and didn’t spend much time learning to be intentional with. The more I photographed the less I wanted to review on the computer afterward because while the results always had certain areas I loved I could hardly put my finger on what was working or what was missing… But when I started to experiment with short video scenes and sketching out a storyboard beforehand I recognized that it helped improve my still photography and efficiency sorting and editing through them on the computer. This is one of, if not the biggest lesson I learned and always a win worth dancing to because who wants to spend all day hunched over a screen?
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Motivation
2020 Rewind: Look for the Silver Lining
Twenty-twenty, what can I say in hindsight other than it was like we were all thrown into the cast of the wildest and most suspenseful live action film in all of human history. Sometimes it even seems like the last few centuries replayed, only within the span of a single year.
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Beat
How You Can Turn casual Street/Travel snapshot photos into Extraordinary Photo Stories!
A walk down Las Vegas Boulevard turns ordinary photo snapshot moments into an unique photo story! Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard (left) and discovering an extraordinary view in the sky behind a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris hotel (right).
By Danielle Deutsch2 years ago in Photography
If You Ever Felt Like You Couldn't Do Something That Most People Around You Do Easily, You Aren't Alone.
Our only limits Are in the minds eyesight Not in what we see This haiku was written to encourage people who feel physically or mentally broken. Inspired by Nick Vujicic who reminds me that a Life Without Limbs is totally thrive-able!
By Danielle Deutsch3 years ago in Motivation
The Most Memorable Photos Usually Lie at the Edge of Your Comfort Zone
What would normally be a day-off hoarded in front of the computer playing catchup on personal projects became a memorable Saturday afternoon photo experiment. It was memorable because it got me out of my comfort zone both photographically and socially. It’s not that I don’t like being around people because I do. It’s that I can become withdrawn in group conversation quickly and find it difficult to keep conversations going. In the past I marched on, but slowly, usually erring on the side of comfort. That is in the past and not now, however. The moment I decided I was going to take the first leap out of my little comfort box was in a text message with my friend Caitlin about mobile photography and the labs hosted by the Apple Store. The one that piqued my interest in particular was, “Disrupting the Portrait” co-created with Christopher Anderson. I sometimes find it ironic that someone who isn’t great in social groups outside of their circle is drawn to portraiture as much as I am. People are interesting, especially when caught in an off-guard moment. Those are the fleeting mobile moments that add fuel to my urge to make photographs.
By Danielle Deutsch3 years ago in Photography
