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Introverts Unite! (just for a while - don't freak out)

Yesterday, I had the pleasure to attend a Q&A with Susan Cain, author of Quiet [http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/about-the-book/], my favorite book of 2012, at 37Signals headquarters [http://37signals.com/]. The book is about the advantages of the introverted personality in a world geared towards rewarding extraversion.

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Happy Accidents

From Patrick Rhone [http://patrickrhone.com/2013/01/05/happy-accidents/]: > “Action shots should have action. They shouldn’t be perfect. They shouldn’t be still. They should be blurry and full of energy…The lesson I have learned here is to not be so quick to judge. These judgments

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The Enemy Of Art Is The Absence Of Limitations

> “The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” — Orson Welles [http://books.google.com/books?id=VtY5lQS29YgC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%E2%80%9CThe+enemy+of+art+is+the+absence+of+limitations.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Orson+Welles&source=bl&

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Why Your Photo Blog May Be Failing

I love this classic post [http://gapingvoid.com/2010/06/14/wmabf/] from Hugh MacLeod. The mantra I always repeat to myself is “your blog is not about you.” It’s about what your readers are after. Hugh agrees in his own words: > “Nobody’s rea­ding your blog

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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