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How I lost access to messenger and Facebook account due to a security bug
Hazer Live
Imagine having your Facebook account, messenger, and ads account ripped from your hands due to a Facebook glitch. Horrifying, right? That’s what happened to...
Should you follow or break the rules in photography?
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
I very often have this strong negative reaction when a newsletter arrives in my inbox or I see an online article where the heading, for...
These 10 life hacks will turn your studio into a photographer’s Batcave
Roberto Vivancos
Having a photography studio is fun, but it is even more fun when you start applying simple and cheap solutions, plus common sense to make your shooting...
How to quickly remove flare in Photoshop without cloning
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
To shoot directly into the sun is both challenging and fun. Challenging because it can be difficult to control the light and, not least, our...
Bowens really is back – and they’re made by Godox
Jake Hicks
For those of you that are unaware, a couple of weeks ago, U.K. online photography retailer WEX photographic, quietly announced that Bowens was coming back....
Why I abandoned 60,000 followers and deleted my social media
Nick Fancher
Hey guys. This morning I woke up and deleted all my social media. My Instagram, Twitter, and personal Facebook accounts (I deleted my Facebook business...
The problem when taking photos for money
A.B Watson
I’m a full-time photographer, I take photos for a living. It’s my main source of income. Its how I pay the rent, keep the lights...
Landscape photography is NOT a competition
Christian Hoiberg
A little more than 10 years ago I had a realization that would one day change my life forever. During an evening stroll in the...
Are wedding photography competitions fixed?
Steven Rooney
In recent years I’ve been privileged to be on the jury for a whole range of photography competitions. These include single image competitions such as...
Don’t let social media ruin your photography
Justin Mott
I’m at a Starbucks in Hanoi, typically it’s a peaceful location where I can write and think, but today it’s overrun with young people smoking...