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Terrible Composition Bad Lighting Boring Colors

Terrible composition, bad lighting, boring colors - but guess what? It’s a friggin’ car driving down the sidewalk in the middle of New York City. I was able to capture it ONLY because I had my trusty camera in my pocket.

Terrible Composition Bad Lighting Boring Colors
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Maybe you can't make money doing what you love

Some tough love from Seth Godin to remind you that if you do what you’re passionate about without regard for money, you’ll create better works (and possibly make more money - but don’t count on it).

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5 Reasons to Ditch Your Digital SLR

The interesting thing about this article isn’t the article itself (about the new breed of smaller Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens cameras), but the over-the-top reaction by the DSLR zealots. For example: “If they are so great, why haven’t Canon and Nikon come out with one yet?” And: “surprisingly

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I Was In The Right Place At The Right Time And

> “I was in the right place at the right time and just happened to have my camera.” — John Karas [http://freep.com/article/20100114/NEWS06/1140467/1001/NEWS/A-shot-at-history-Amateur-photographers-quick-thinking-led-to-famous-photo] (captured the scene of a failed terrorist attack, went global, got an AP credit)

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How the Old Masters Got by with Point-and-Shoots

It’s easy to forget, but the old masters of photography created their masterpieces with equipment we’d consider laughably primitive. (via Kottke [http://www.kottke.org/09/02/a-poor-photographer-blames-his-tools])

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What Too Many Photo Blogs Are All About

I just missed its one-year anniversary, but this is still one of the most honest photography blogs I’ve ever seen [http://www.merlinmann.com/amazon/blog/] (read the whole thing, take the tutorials - you’ll thank me).

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I Find That More Often Buying New Equipment Is

> “I find that more often, buying new equipment is just a substitute for doing the hard work required to be creative.” — Unclutterer.com [http://unclutterer.com/2010/01/07/james-jamersons-uncluttered-bass-rig/]

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A Lesser Example Going Back A Few Months This

A Lesser Example [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/312015441/a-lesser-example]. Going back a few months, this one was done on a cheap 2003 Canon point and shoot that most would consider obsolete. Speaking of cheap, obsolete cameras, this one [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dezeneandjoyel/4251600169/] was done on a

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The Best Camera

If our little movement were to have a bible, it would be Chase Jarvis’s The Best Camera Is the One That’s With You [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321684788?ie=UTF8&tag=musicjournalist&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0321684788] . He

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If You Consider Yourself A Photographer As I Do

> “If you consider yourself a photographer, as I do, then how important is it to carry a camera? I’d say very important. My digital camera is extremely compact and lightweight, and I can carry it in my pocket. I take it everywhere now and shoot lots and lots