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I invented an octabox gadget for shooting street portraits on the go
Brendan Burkett
My name is Brendan Burkett, and I believe I have created an original device and street photography method. What I have done is attach a softbox...
This is why I choose to shoot in manual exposure mode
Corey Brown
At quite an early age I can remember being a very visual person. I would love to look through magazines, books and television. I would...
Reasons why your photography business is failing
Justin Mott
The biggest and most common mistake I see in photographers in all genres is that they aren’t honest with themselves. They love the idea of...
This is the actual reason why you may not like your own portrait
Eric London
As a general type, portrait photos are often disliked by the subject themselves. From the early formative years of grade school on into the advanced...
The problem with camera phones that nobody talks about
Olivier Duong
You’ve come a long way, baby Once upon a time, the biggest problem with camera phones was the camera itself. One of the world’s first...
The lesson from Costco’s photo lab
Missy Mwac
I received a letter from Costco that the location I frequent for my 8lbs of ground beef and jumbo bottle of vodka is closing their...
Why is street photography so contentious?
Simon King
As a street photographer, I accept that I have a bias towards the kind of work and criticisms I prefer to seek out as an...
The high cost of perfection
Ken Mitchell
Walking past booth after booth at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, I often heard camera company presenters explaining to their uncomfortably-seated, yet nonetheless-enraptured, audiences...
Ten pro photography tips I wish I knew ten years ago
Asher Svidensky
It has recently come to my attention that exactly 10 years ago, almost to the date, I took my very first step into the world...
We are known by what we leave behind
Missy Mwac
100 years from now, no one is going to care who I am. I know this. I don’t mean that in a bad way and...