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10 ClichÃ©s a Photographer Can Believe

May 15, 2011 3 Comments

Be on the lookout for inspiration. Always.

Photography, Vision

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It’s Fun to be an Amateur

April 11, 2011 0 Comments

An amateur is someone who pursues something, enamored, obsessed, breathlessly in love.

Photography

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How to Make the Most of Your Photographer

March 28, 2011 0 Comments

It pays to invest time, thought and energy into a collaborative relationship with your creative team

Photography

Cut the CRAP – just take pictures

March 21, 2011 10 Comments

Do what you want to do, no matter what.

Photography

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Be a Photographer, not a Lens Changer

March 13, 2011 17 Comments

Do you want to be a photographer or a lens changer?

Photography

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All You Need is a Window

March 7, 2011 5 Comments

Window light can help you make stunning portraits…without having to go too far from home.

Photography

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Photography Doesn’t Fix Everything

March 3, 2011 4 Comments

Light doesn’t change things, just how they look.

Photography, Travel

The Girl with the Polka Dots

February 27, 2011 1 Comment

Natural light is always available, and with a reflector or two, you could make a portrait that pops.

Photography

Making Eyecandy

February 18, 2011 4 Comments

Making a color image is a matter of choices.

Photography, Travel

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At some point in your journey into image making, you might arrive at the proverbial “crossroad” where you have to pause and think of where you want to head next. Should you attend that next workshop? Is going pro right for you? Should you quit your high-power job and become a pet photographer like Grace Chon? Or do you prefer to perfect your technique and creative skills so you can take gorgeous images of your travels for friends and family to ooh and ahh over?

Photography

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How to enjoy work

November 26, 2010 1 Comment

I look for ways to be more efficient; to automate tasks that do not need individual creative input, and to work only on assignments that give me creative challenge, push my problem solving skills, and allow me to learn as I work.

Photography

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Small Streets

June 17, 2010 5 Comments

May 19, 2010. My hands move to chuck a pile of old newspapers into the recycle bin when a headline catches my eye: Bangkok Burning. I draw my hands back and grip that one particular paper, allowing the others to fall into the bin. I cradle it and take it back to my desk [...]

Photography, Travel

Ayutthaya, Bangkok Burning, May 2010, photographer, politics, redshirts, Thailand, Travel