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After the Chores

> “Art is anything we do, after the chores are done.” - Teller [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=17227611925&story_fbid=10151272639641926] This is something to be mindful of when you consider some choose photography to the be the chore itself by going pro.

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Winter is the Best Season for Color Photography

Like a lot of long-time photographers, I adore black and white photography. There’s a reason it’s embraced by those with the most experience and used as a training tool for those with the least experience. It strips away distraction and gets to the heart of what matters. It

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If I Knew How To Take A Good Photograph Id Do

> “If I knew how to take a good photograph, I’d do it every time.” — Robert Doisneau (via Amazing Photography [https://twitter.com/AmazingPics])

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Illinois' Anti-Photography Law is Finally Dead

> “The official notice came Tuesday when a lower court judge granted a permanent injunction to the ACLU, allowing them to record cops in public without getting arrested, ending a two-year legal battle in which a stubborn state attorney did all she could to keep the law alive, a felony

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How to Get Around Instagram's New Terms of Service

Own your images. Host them on your website. Make your own terms of service. Either that or let them go. Update: Instagram rolled back their terms of service after pressure from their users…for now. That’s the point: it’s up to them what ultimately happens with your images.

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The Little Camera That Could

> “When your subject comes to realise that you genuinely appreciate their time and want to make sure they too have something to show for the experience you’ve had together, they are far more willing to open up. That 5 minutes you would have had with someone becomes 30

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No Amount Of Technology Will Turn A Mediocre

> “No amount of technology will turn a mediocre photographer into a great one. Nor, in conceptual terms, will it transform a bad idea into a good one. For that you would still need to possess a rare set of creative gifts that are still to do with seeing, with

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2012 Gift Guide for Photographers

Let’s not be naive about what most photographers really want. They want stuff. If they already have stuff, they want more stuff or better stuff. There are plenty of annoying gift guides out there this week for those photographers. Here’s an honest guide of what to get the

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We Ride the Polar Express and It Stinks: A Cautionary Tale

“The children were ignoring the adults. They weren’t looking at screens, at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube. They were looking at the wonder just outside the train. The adults were missing it completely.”

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When Everyone Has Access To The Same Tools Then

> “When everyone has access to the same tools, then having a tool isn’t much of an advantage.” — Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/12/when-everyone-has-access-to-the-same-tools.html]