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Can I Just Get The Digital Files?
Missy Mwac
Dear potential client, I have no crystal ball, yet, I know you will be calling me this week for information about what I do. You...
3 Highly Effective Methods To Do Street Photography Ninja Style
Marius Vieth
One of the biggest obstacles in street photography is the fear of capturing strangers. I mean, it makes sense. You are taking photos of people...
Searching for the Miao Goddess
Asher Svidensky
It’s a funny thing, how these little things in life lead us to places. When I left china at the end of 2013, I forgot...
The Futility of Ranking Top Wedding Photographers
Pavel Kounine
Have you ever found yourself in the following situation? You are researching wedding photographers, either as a prospective client or as a photographer scoping out the...
Avoidable Photographic Errors
Ming Thein
Rule number one: there are no rules. A ‘mistake’ may not necessarily be a mistake if it helps convey the message or story or feeling...
Photographing the Milky Way with a Smartphone and the Future of Photography
Ian Norman
Some believe that smartphones will never replace “real cameras” like DSLRs or mirrorless cameras. This article is about providing evidence to the contrary and about making...
Just shot my first wedding, here’s what I learned
Oliver Ruffus
Editor’s note: Oliver Ruffus used the r/photography Reddit sub as a resource for purchasing gear as well as getting tips for shooting his first wedding....
So Over The “Overly-Retouched” Argument
Jenna Martin
Ah, “photography”, you loosely defined word that everyone seems to have their own definition of. It’s amazing how polarizing you can be, isn’t it? And...
I Wrestled With Death Twice To Live For Photography
Marius Vieth
This is the story of how I wrestled with death twice to live for photography. Before I wrote this article, I told a couple of...
Dear Canon and Nikon, I Have Some Suggestions
Missy Mwac
Dear Canon and Nikon, Last November, a spacecraft which had traveled 6.4 billion miles over ten years successfully landed on a comet. A COMET. This...