Shawn Blanc

So, this is some pretty exciting news from Blanc Media HQ… In January we are putting on our first-ever LIVE event. As in… an actual event-event. Right here in Kansas City. The kind of event where you show up, get a fancy name badge, and have a chair to sit…

The way to make time for reading is the same way you make time for anything else. You pick a time (schedule it) and then you show up.

Have you ever looked up the dictionary definition of “overwhelm”? It’s pretty intense, actually. bury or drown beneath a huge mass defeat completely give too much of a thing to someone If you’re feeling overwhelmed, then perhaps you feel as though you…

The Series 4 is the nicest Apple Watch yet.

Over on The Sweet Setup I wrote wrote an article that goes through the process I use to get images off the Leica Q and onto my iPad, how I edit them, what apps I use, and why there are some best practices that I’m intentionally bypassing. ✚✚

It’s now been two months since my used Leica Q arrived from eBay, and gosh am I smitten. I am still struggling to describe how awesome and delightful this camera is. While I feel as if I am taking the same shots that I always take — like my shooting and…

We just launched a brand-new course over on The Sweet Setup that gives you a deep dive into everything you can do with 1Password and how to really make the most of it.✚

Over on The Sweet Setup I wrote a breakdown of how I’ve been using 1Password for the past decade(!) to store much more than just website logins. Including a little peek into why this app makes an excellent digital will and my “in case of death” note. ✚✚

If you’ve been following me on Instagram the past few weeks then you probably know my family and I were in Colorado for the month of July. While I was there I made a commitment to take my Leica Q everywhere I went and to shoot at least a couple of photos…

Earlier this year I became aware that, in my business, though I was focused on things that were important, I was too focused on things that were not essential for ME to be doing. It’s not that I was working too many hours. I am pretty focused with my work…

When you think of “leading by example” what does that mean to you? Does it mean doing more, being more, and giving more than those around you? Being the first to show up and the last to leave? Never asking someone to do more than you’re doing yourself?…

For years and years I’ve been shooting primarily with my Olympus micro four-thirds gear. The E-M10 is an excellent camera setup: inexpensive, high quality, easy to use, compact. But a few weeks ago when I was in San Jose for WWDC, my friend Drew Coffman let…

Gosh, it’s been about a year now since the 10.5” iPad Pro came out. I bought one right away, and it has become one of my favorite gadgets of all time. I’ve had an iPad since the very beginning. I stood in line on that Saturday morning in April 2010 to…

“What’s your number one productivity tip, Shawn?” I get asked this question all the time. And I have a somewhat bizarre answer. When people first hear it they give me a weird look. And then as I explain it, everything clicks. The tip is this: Tonight,…