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The 10 commandments of Twitter for photographers
Nicholas Goodden
If you’re unsure how to lead a healthy relationship with social media, then try these 10 Commandments of Twitter. Many of them will also apply...
Playing third wheel to a camera: six tips for partners of photographers
Sally Collins
The sky was still dark when we left our lodgings in northeast England. Luke carefully drove the narrow hedge-lined roads. I closed my eyes for...
The photography teacher that nobody wants
Missy Mwac
There is a teacher of photography that few speak of in today’s industry. She is shunned by many and with good reason. Nobody seems to...
“Great photos! You must have a great camera!”
Tito Ferradans
If you take your craft seriously, the odds of having heard these words are quite high. Audiences associate good images with great cameras, and for...
Is Fuji-X really a professional system?
Joel Wolfson
I admit to being a bit of a Fuji fanboy. I have to be in order to put up with all the quirks of the...
Fixing discolouration during the dodge & burn retouch
Jake Hicks
This will thankfully be a quick little technique on how to fix an issue that can be incredibly infuriating. This discolouration issue I’m referring to...
On gratitude: your camera already has the most important feature
A.B Watson
There is something all-newcomer photographers tend to do, they either dream of camera gear or buy a lot of it. When I started in photography...
It’s father’s day. This is your official photography assignment
Michael Comeau
On Not Photographing My Mom I picked up a camera in 2008. And I laid my mother to rest in 2010. Guess what I never...
Six reasons why your landscape images aren’t razor sharp
Christian Hoiberg
Picture this: you come home after a great day out photographing and you’re excited to look through all the beautiful images you’ve captured. However, after...
Print your photos before they become everything you have left
Missy Mwac
She can’t remember things like she used to. It started gradually-she’d forget a name or a birthday or where she parked her car. And then,...