Posts by Author: JP Danko
JP Danko is a commercial photographer based in Toronto, Canada. JP
can change a lens mid-rappel, swap a memory card while treading water, or use a camel as a light stand.
The Value of Social Media Followers: Does It Matter If They Are Real or Fake?
Feb 5, 2017
JP Danko
As creative professionals, we all spend a lot of time and effort on social media to promote our brands and get our work out there….
How I Wasted $10,000 Plus What I Learned and How It Applies to Business
Jan 26, 2017
JP Danko
You can’t learn anything in life unless you make mistakes. Some mistakes are obvious. Some mistakes are a lot more subtle. In this article I…
How To Calibrate The Focus of Your Lenses – And Why You Should do it
Jan 19, 2017
JP Danko
Here’s a (semi) fun way to start the year off right – it’s time to calibrate the focus of your lenses! Most DSLRs offer options…
Five Photography Business Goals for The New Year
Jan 16, 2017
JP Danko
I love the beginning of a new year – its a perfect time to reflect on what you did well last year and what you’d…
Top three photography business housekeeping tasks to get done the first month of 2017
Jan 14, 2017
JP Danko
There’s nothing like the new year to start things off on the right foot. Unlike making a New Year’s resolution to go to the gym…
It’s Easy To Make Money Online – Making a Living Is Hard
Jan 7, 2017
JP Danko
If you’re a creative professional, chances are you have a number of hard skills that should make it ridiculously easy for you to make money…
Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4 Review
Dec 17, 2016
JP Danko
One of the biggest announcements at Photokina 2016 (for me anyway) was the long awaited release of the Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4. I have been…
Trump Trolled By Time – A Photographic Deconstruction of the Man of the Year 2016 Cover
Dec 10, 2016
JP Danko
The perceived devil horns grabbed the headlines, but the real story behind the deep symbolism embedded within Time Magazine’s 2016 person of the year cover…
DIYP reviews the newly annoucned Datacolor Spyder5 Elite+
Nov 29, 2016
JP Danko
Datacolor has just announced a big software upgrade to their current line of monitor calibration tools – the Spyder5PRO+ and Spyder5ELITE+, which go with their Spyder5…
Tales By Light – Netflix Binge Watching for Photographers!
Nov 27, 2016
JP Danko
If you’re a photographer and Netflix subscriber, you’ll definitely want to set aside some time to watch Tales By Light. The series is joint venture…