Gary McBrine
Bio
I'm a writer, a photographer, a musician and an ESL English teacher. I have three decades of sales and management experience and run my own Audio Video home technology business. Check out my other articles: https://medium.com/@garymcbrine
Stories (10/0)
- Top Story - October 2021
4 Habits I Learned from Shooting Slide Film that Improved My Digital PhotographyTop Story - October 2021
Do you remember slide film? Also known as ‘reversal’ or ‘transparency’ film, it was a color film that produced a positive image rather than a negative. You could usually recognize a slide film if the name ended in chrome—for example, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, or Fujichrome.
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Photography
This is Why Photography Will Make You More ‘Mindful’
In the movie Star Wars V The Empire Strikes Back, Luke meets Yoda to receive training as a Jedi Knight. At first, Yoda does not want to train him. He feels Luke is not ready yet. Why not? Listen to what Yoda said about Luke:
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Photography
Minnie Riperton - A Love Story
She said, “I just don’t want to leave my kids. I don’t want to leave my babies” In January 1976, Minnie Riperton went to the doctor, worried there was a problem. The doctor diagnosed her with breast cancer and shortly afterward she underwent a radical mastectomy. At the time of diagnosis, the doctors gave her about six months to live. Her cancer had metastasized. It was in her lymph nodes.
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Beat
7 Powerful Ways to be an Effective Leader
Today, businesses need effective leaders. Harvard Business Review describes Leadership as “the accomplishment of a goal through the direction of human assistants. The man who successfully marshals his human collaborators to achieve particular ends is a leader. A great leader is one who can do so day after day, and year after year, in a wide variety of circumstances.”
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Journal
- Top Story - January 2021
5 Unusual Habits of Successful PhotographersTop Story - January 2021
The best photographers have a process. A workflow. They’ve developed habits that enable them to produce consistently high-quality pictures, almost every time. Some of those habits may seem a bit unusual to the rest of us.
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Photography
5 Simple Smartphone Habits That Will Improve Your Photography Now
Most of us carry a smartphone in our pocket and when we see a once-in-a-lifetime event, we grab for our smartphone. Frantically, we try to put the phone into camera mode and capture the moment before it’s gone.
By Gary McBrine3 years ago in Photography
