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Pet Photography Tips

Fotodirt — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:34:34 +0000

Article by T.J. Tierney. A few really useful tips for photographing different kinds of pets/animals.

Starting a Photography Business Will be Easier With These 30 Free Tips (part 2 of 3)

Fotodirt — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:46:27 +0000

Article by Roy Baker. More invaluable real world been-there-done-that tips to help you get your photo business off the ground and zooming right along.

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Starting a Photography Business Will be Easier With These 30 Free Tips (part 1 of 3)

Fotodirt — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:59:04 +0000

Article by Roy Barker. More than just a few first-hand tips from someone you can tell has “been there done that.” And even more coming!

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10 Tips for Better Photography

Fotodirt — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:29:05 +0000

Article by Mike Singh. The principles are sound (must be learned, in fact), but these are not easy “tips” to absorb in one sitting by a beginner. In many sittings, even. Mr. Singh has succeeded, it looks like, in encapsulating the first few years of my photography education into this single article.

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Still Life Photography

Fotodirt — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:42:48 +0000

Article by T.J. Tierney. Good piece on understanding and getting started in still life photography. And a nice simple tip on setting up your own low-cost “studio” for still lifes.

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Basic Understanding of Your Digital Camera Flash

Fotodirt — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:14:27 +0000

Article by Ziv Haparnas. Introductory text on the complexities of good flash photography. And these are just the basics! Now you can imagine why whole tomes can be (and have been) written about effective flash photography. Good luck.

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How to Become a Photographer with Little – or No – Competition

Fotodirt — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:54:19 +0000

Article by Rohn Engh. As usual, a decent article from Mr. Engh on the stock photography business, but yet again, reverse-titled. “You Against the World” seems more apropos.

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All the Secrets Revealed Behind Pet Photography

Fotodirt — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:41:59 +0000

Article by Dane J. Stanton. Pet photography tips, except for the most important ones, which in my experience are…

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Landscape Photography for Sale: What’s Your Dream?

Fotodirt — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:18:58 +0000

Article by Martin Hurley. If you’re looking for useful tips on how to sell your landscape photos, ummm, sorry, nothing of the sort in this one. Just a pleasant read to help us dreamers keep on going.

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Choosing Your Photo Printer

Fotodirt — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:59:31 +0000

Article by Carl Walker. Short on the technical specifics but long in the real world practical advice. It won’t give you an answer on what printer to purchase — you seldom get clear answers like that in a long report, let alone in an article this short — but you’ll come away with some possibly interesting things to ponder as you shop around.

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