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The Dream of Turning Pro – One Woman’s Journey (An Interview With Lauren Gherardi)

The Dream of Turning Pro – One Woman’s Journey (An Interview With Lauren Gherardi)

ShareWhat Photographer Hasn’t Dreamed of Turning Pro? And why wouldn’t they? It’s a seductive thought isn’t it? Spending our days creating beautiful images – and getting paid for our efforts. This is the story of one woman who had the dream and her journey to success. by , on Flickr We first met Lauren Gherardi [...]

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How to Effectively Deal with Your Photography Critics

How to Effectively Deal with Your Photography Critics

Share“What the public criticizes in you, cultivate it. It is you.” — Jean Cocteau When you work in any creative or artistic capacity — whether you earn a living from it or not — you’re an easy target for the negativity of others. The moment you present to the world the creation that you’ve put [...]

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Thinking of Taking an Online Photography Course? Have You Thought of These Things First?

Thinking of Taking an Online Photography Course? Have You Thought of These Things First?

ShareTo say that the Web has an important impact on daily life would be an egregious understatement. The fact that we have such ease of access to the Internet and the endless, yet ever growing, stream of information disseminated over this labyrinth of networks has been nothing short of revolutionary. There’s virtually nothing that can’t [...]

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Why do We Love Photography So Much?

Why do We Love Photography So Much?

ShareWe Love Photography – You love Photography It’s why we’re here reading this blog. Right? But, what is the story behind that love affair? Photography – The Early Years The origin of photography is credited to Thomas Wedgwood who developed the first working camera and the creation of permanent images in 1790. The coining of [...]

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10 Ways to Change Lives Through Photography (And Where You Can Start Today)

10 Ways to Change Lives Through Photography (And Where You Can Start Today)

ShareEvery photographer has his or her own reason — or reasons — for why they engage in this particular art form. For some, it may be a hobby that provides a distraction from the stresses of life; for others, perhaps photography just represents a piece to the puzzle of a diverse visual arts skill set. [...]

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How to Organize a Successful Photowalk

How to Organize a Successful Photowalk

SharePhotowalks are nothing new, anyone remotely interested in photography and with access to the internet has probably heard about one taking place somewhere in the world. Notable photographers like Scott Kelby, Trey Ratcliff, and Thomas Hawk are active participants and promoters of photowalks all around the world and their support has, undoubtedly, helped to increase the [...]

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How to Find Time for Your Photography Passion

How to Find Time for Your Photography Passion

ShareTime is most definitely a precious commodity and is something that most of us can find scarce.  If we are not seasoned pro photographers, and most of us probably aren’t, it can be very difficult to find the time to pursue photography meaningfully.  After juggling the demands of work, home, family and possibly other extracurricular [...]

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5 Key Steps to Defining Your Personal Photographic Style

5 Key Steps to Defining Your Personal Photographic Style

Share“Create your own visual style…let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” — Orson Welles. While the visual style Welles was referring to was probably in the context of his work as a motion picture director, his words bear just as much relevance for photographers. Sooner or later we all will need [...]

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4 (Possibly Uncomfortable) Predictions On The Future of Photographic Technology

4 (Possibly Uncomfortable) Predictions On The Future of Photographic Technology

ShareThe past 15 or so years have seen a seismic change not only in photographic technology but technology in general. Back in the late 90’s if I had said we would all be taking pictures on high resolution digital sensors and looking at our images on ultra thin touch screen tablets, there was the strong [...]

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12 Hugely Important Moments in the History of Photography

12 Hugely Important Moments in the History of Photography

ShareAs humans we seem to have an insatiable need to document life — our actions, the actions of other species of animals, anything and everything around us. While the ever present, universally accessible nature of the camera in the modern world makes this all too easy, the drive to produce a permanent record of life’s [...]

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