Photoshoot and Beyond
You can’t learn anything in life unless you make mistakes. Some mistakes are obvious. Some mistakes are a lot more subtle. In this article I will share a subtle mistake that cost me over ten grand (plus a few other ongoing mistakes that are costing me money right now) and what lessons can be learned […]
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Here’s a (semi) fun way to start the year off right – it’s time to calibrate the focus of your lenses! Most DSLRs offer options for “micro adjustment” or to “fine tune” the focus of attached lenses. If you happen to use Sigma ART series lenses, you can also use Sigma’s USB Dock for even […]
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Here’s a (semi) fun way to start the year off right – it’s time to calibrate the focus of your lenses! Most DSLRs offer options for “micro adjustment” or to “fine tune” the focus of attached lenses. If you happen to use Sigma ART series lenses, you can also use Sigma’s USB Dock for even […]
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I love the beginning of a new year – its a perfect time to reflect on what you did well last year and what you’d like to accomplish in the new year. In this article, I thought that I’d share my personal top five photography business goals for next year. Everyone has different goals and […]
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There’s nothing like the new year to start things off on the right foot. Unlike making a New Year’s resolution to go to the gym or give up gluten, this year I’ve prioritized the top three photography business tasks that I want to get done the first month of 2017. 1. Sort and delete photos […]
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If you’re a creative professional, chances are you have a number of hard skills that should make it ridiculously easy for you to make money online. But there’s a catch…it is very difficult to make enough money for long enough to truly earn a living based solely on online revenue sources. In this article, I […]
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One of the biggest announcements at Photokina 2016 (for me anyway) was the long awaited release of the Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4. I have been holding off buying a Canon / Nikon 85mm for years waiting for Sigma to release the ART version of their 85mm, so as soon at it was announced, I pre-ordered […]
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The perceived devil horns grabbed the headlines, but the real story behind the deep symbolism embedded within Time Magazine’s 2016 person of the year cover featuring Donald Trump is much more interesting. Nadav Kander is a brilliant photographer and the impression of Donald Trump that you get from his photograph is unmistakable – following in […]
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Datacolor has just announced a big software upgrade to their current line of monitor calibration tools – the Spyder5PRO+ and Spyder5ELITE+, which go with their Spyder5 product family. We reviewed those here. Ahead of the public release, I had a chance to test out the new software and I think that Spyder5 users are going to […]
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If you’re a photographer and Netflix subscriber, you’ll defiantly want to set aside some time to watch Tales By Light. The series is joint venture between National Geographic and Canon. Season 1 (six half hour long episodes – available on Netflix worldwide) follows five photographers around the world documenting their approach to photography and story […]
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