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Create: Tools from Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-982-2 (ebook) 978-1-63353-983-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019935684
BISAC category code: SEL009000 SELF-HELP / Creativity
Printed in the United States of America
To Bernice Garrett Silber, my mother, who always encouraged me to create and find art in life, and who so wisely and courageously went against the grain and found a learning environment to foster this throughout my whole life. I love you and think of you always…
Praise for Create and Silber’s earlier works
“I am really excited about Marc’s new book Create, as he has accomplished something pretty amazing by bringing to light the exact steps of the creative process. This is something far too little is written on, and something that has vastly more power than you’d imagine. He’s really made it so easy and so clear for anyone who wants to open artistic joy in any area of their life. As a photographer, musician, designer, educator, and entrepreneur Marc’s book really spoke to me. I can’t wait to see what people do with the concepts and ideas he shares in its page. He makes it easy to grasp just the right tool to use with his own examples and riveting stories from some extremely talented people. Take it from someone who has been an educator in the arts for decades: if you want a more artistic and fun life, you’re holding the book that will do it (plus, you’ll love Marc’s delightful and engaging writing style). Highly recommended.”
—Scott Kelby, bestselling author and educator
“What a marvelously constructed book for anyone who ever thought of creating anything…and it’s not just for the sophisticated artist. Anybody can learn these tools…and they are surprisingly simple, too. It’s a very alive read—NOT like a dry walk through the desert looking for some water. There’s a drink around every corner here. Refreshingly fresh, it’s an action-packed ‘how to.’ And does it ever deliver!”
—Michael Manoogian, legendary star of logo design
“Put more life into your art. Put more art into your life. Marc Silber’s newest book gives practical tools to do both. Make more meaningful, vibrant and impactful art in your chosen art form, or live a more creative, beautiful and purposeful life. Filled with interviews with celebrities, successful artists, entrepreneurs, and people who make their lives into an art, Create will give you the insight and inspiration you’ve been waiting for to kick the creativity in your life into high gear.”
—Cathy Weaver, author and educator
“After reading Create I was able to articulate what I truly wanted to do with my photography, first to myself, then to others. Marc’s insightful narrative, punctuated by his thoughtful interviews with exceptional leaders in their fields, created a safe vantage point from which to envision my best creative life.”
—E. Cross, photographer and engineer
“I recently had the privilege of reviewing this book, and all I can say is: Wow! Before I read any non-fiction book, the first thing I do is read the table of contents, and when I saw the table in this book, I immediately thought to myself: ‘this isn’t a photography how-to.’ After a few pages I rediscovered and old friend; my muse. She had fled for quite some time, and I was going through the motions of writing, and when I took photos, well, they were more like snapshots. Thanks to Marc Silber and this well written book, I am learning more about creativity than I thought I was capable of learning—and now am writing better than ever and taking real photographs. Creativity; it’s the foundation of art. To live without creativity, is merely existence…”
—James W. Robinson, writer, photographer, creative.
“Once again, with this book, The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos, Marc Silber proves to be a wonderful and worthwhile compendium of photographic knowledge, tips, tricks, survival skills, and historical perspective. This book is a go-to collection of lucid strategies for any photographer who is striving and seeking to up their game in the fast pace endeavor known as digital photography.”
—Joe McNally, internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer
Table of Contents
This book provides tools to help increase your creativity. You are an artist whether you are working in a creative field, or in the art of living itself.
