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Concert Photographer: Where Did Your Integrity Go? (Or How Concert Photographers Handle Contracts In Norway)
Jarle H. Moe
The last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts once again has been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out...
Standing up for the concert photographer, by standing on his neck
Kevin Bergin
Earlier this week, the Washington City Paper made a stand against what it considered an unfair concert photography contract presented by the Foo Fighters with...
Re: why smartphone photography stinks for you. A Response
Benn Murhaaya
I’ve read the latest article by JP Danko about why smartphone photography stinks. I disagree, and here is my response. I do hate the term...
Regarding the Photographing of Plus-Size Clients
Missy Mwac
I read a couple statements today by photographers who will not show plus-size clients in their portfolio because they don’t want to attract plus-size clients....
Jason Seldon’s Response To Taylor Swift’s Agent
Jason Seldon
After my public response to Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, I didn’t quite expect the phenomenal reaction it received. I knew it was provocative,...
I switched from Canon to Nikon To Medium format to Canon Again
Tom Barnes
I love Canon cameras, I really do and it was with great regret that I moved away from Canon last year after being an EOS...
Women vs. Men
Missy Mwac
Men photographers…listen up, you need to be more like women. Women photographers…listen up, you need to be more like men. Men need to be in...
First Hands On Review of the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm F/4 1:1 Macro Lens
Will Chao
Hey everyone, thanks for visiting! I’m Will Chao, a wedding photographer in Melbourne. When I was first asked to review this lens, I didn’t believe...
12 Different Types of Wedding Photographers and How to Handle Them
Nek Vardikos
Wedding Photographers are a breed apart. But did you know that there are many sub-species within this group, all with their own distinctive habits? Even...
Available Light Photographer Scared by Darkness: a short story
Missy Mwac
An excerpt from a new short story I’m working on: They say it’s impossible to feel the Earth’s rotation, but standing in the meadow, the...