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Three Step Guide To Photography 01 Be

> “Three step guide to photography: 01: be interesting. 02: find interesting people. 03: find interesting places. Nothing about cameras.” — Clayton Cubitt [http://twitter.com/claytoncubitt/status/10862263814] (via @patrickrhone [http://twitter.com/patrickrhone])

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A Low Tech Solution for Your Lens Woes

“If you’re pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” - Robert Capa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa]

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Do You Know What Is The Most Valuable Asset You

> “Do you know what is the most valuable asset you possess?It’s your creativity. It’s what sets you apart from every other photographer; it’s the distinguishing value that is added to any great image you create. Without it, you could be replaced by a machine.” — Strictly

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The Trip Back

Back in 1999, I made this photograph of the Illinois River: I entered it in a photo contest (which really dates it, because I can’t imagine doing the same nowadays) and it won first place ($75 and a mention in a magazine). A decade later, I revisited the same

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Cutting the Chord

I posted to Twitter [http://twitter.com/cjchilvers] a few months ago about how I was cancelling digital cable and going Roku. So, of course, as in all Twitter posts, it led to an interview with US News and World Report. From this month’s issue (March 2010), page 36:

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Making Things and What's Next

Personally, I don’t like spending a lot of time pointing out how backwards photographers have gotten with their equipment fetishes. I’d much rather focus on who’s doing things right and what’s out there that’s truly original and unique. That’s where my little experiment here

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From the Pocket

Loving the iphoneography portfolio of Jeremy Edwards. Maybe it’s because Chicago is the subject. Maybe it’s because most of the photos are in wonderfully high contrast Tri-X-like black and white. But it’s most likely because the photos from this guy and his phone are better than most

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A Lesser Example

A Lesser Example [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/312015441/a-lesser-example]

A Lesser Example
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There Are No Guarantees That If You Work Hard

> “There are no guarantees that if you work hard enough, or are talented enough, that you will be successful, be able to support yourself, or importantly, make a meaningful contribution to others. But in the meantime, if you are an artist, the art just comes – weather you like it

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Its Time For You To Start Chasing Better

> “It’s time for you to start chasing better pictures, not better cameras.” — Thom Hogan [http://www.bythom.com/sonyenvy.htm] (via docdez [http://twitter.com/docdez])