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What does your choice of camera brand say about you? Or… ‘What camera did you take that with’ Using my 24mm tilt shift lens in Seattle. My ‘walk round’ lens of choice in big cities ;-) The other day I was talking to a few people at the Focus show in Birmingham – one [...] Can you make it as a pro photographer? After all, your friends are telling you that you’ve got talent. People look at some of your photos and say – “They’re nice” Surely that means that if you find the right place, people will get out their cheque books and start paying you for what you [...] Kodak to sell its film business How much longer? In an announcement, they say they have “initiated sale processes for its market-leading Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses.” Now that includes a lot more than just films, but the film business is the one that will have some photographers worried (I note that the [...] Should I only buy ‘pro’ cameras? Does it help me become a better photographer? Keith in Seattle As a working photographer, I need to be able to rely on the equipment I use on jobs. Someone is paying for my time and what I’m taking photos of may not be repeatable. The kind of [...] Creating a sense of scale for photographing small objects Very small, but how small I’m often asked to provide commercial macrophotography services for capturing images of quite small items, and whilst the images may convey all the detail required, they may not give an idea of size to the casual viewer. Look at these [...] Casting the steel A few notes about a photograph produced for an industrial client. This is as close as it’s safe to get. The molten steel could fracture the mould. Unlikely, but this is not a place for the close up wide angle lens ;-) Pouring molten steel into a mould at a steelworks [...] As a pro photographer, is there a place for ‘free’ work? Is this a free lunch? One of the traps that many new photographers fall into is the ‘Pictures for credit’ ruse. It goes like this: “We’d love to feature your work in our website/brochure/magazine, but we’ve no budget. If we can [...] Cameras, a seriously shrinking market? What’s this got to do with me as a pro photographer? Although there’s an underlaying recession here in the UK, I was surprised to see just how much the UK camera market has shrunk between 2006 and 2011. Not what’s on offer at UK camera sellers Figures in a [...] When does a new bit of equipment become worth buying? New toys are nice, but… it’s about time I listened to some of my own advice I give to people who write in and ask ‘should I upgrade my camera’… I hope this note about some of my own considerations is of help to those [...] 50 things that will help you become a top professional photographer Do you really want to become a professional photographer? There are many ways to promote your photo business I’ve collected together these ‘business tips’ and advice based on my own experiences and observations of what some other photographers think are good ideas Note [...] |
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