Category: planning
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Gotta Get Either…
Better, cheaper, bigger, smaller, or weirder if you are going to make it in the photo world. ‘Cause most of the easy seats are filled and musical chairs is still going on. Suppose you have a standard camera – it can be a full-frame or APS-C – and you fancy a new lens. You probably…
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The Raising Of Wild Hares
When the day slows and you seem to have run out of things to do, settle down in a chair and concoct a scheme. This need not be world domination or pyramid selling or anything like that. It can be as simple as a plan for a new palatial dwelling to be built on the…
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When Does Frugal And Sensible Behaviour Start To Say…
” Bah. Humbug. “ When it starts to see people spending money they do not have on items they do not need. Then discarding these for newer goods upon the urging of advertisers. Of course the miser will be scorned by those who have the shiny new toys, and those who wish they could have…
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The National Photographers
Also the state and local shooters. The ones who never travel overseas to do their photography. The stay-at-homes. Are they unfortunate? Possibly. They may live in Andorra and long for tropical beaches. Or in a city and hope for open fields. The human mind is very fertile when it comes to thinking up wishes that…
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Updating The Wet Ware
We are forced at intervals in photography to update things. Note the use of the word ‘ forced ‘. These compulsions are most often associated with operating systems. Whether they’re on a desk or in a lap or pocket, they all work well until someone decides that they are to be found wanting…and decrees that…
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When Your Muse Calls
And gaffs you through the upper lip – you know it is time to start being creative. No good flopping about on the wharf. It will happen. it’s happened before and it’s coming again. You’re going to have a good idea for your studio, or business, or family, or shop, or model. And as soon…
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The Coffee Table Book
Should have a cover that is proof against hot fluids. Also something in it that will compel the visitor to pick it up and leaf through. Nothing too erudite, and composed mostly of photographs or illustrations. Text is needed to make it look like there is some intellect in operation, but there is no need…
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Down ‘T Digital Mine
It’s only a coal face if the screen is black. I’ve finally come to realise that the photography game can be a coal pit for some people – and not a safe one either. They may not be killed by falling pit props, but they may succumb to falling prices and crushing debts. The problem…
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Deep Storage
Most of you store your photos on your computer or mobile phone. The pros store them on RAID arrays or up in some cloud arrangement. Fine. Except sometimes cloud companies go all silent and distant – witness a recent incident with a well-known provider. Plus there can be financial failures or arrogant management decisions that…
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I Have Sent Off For A Lens
Along with about 56,000 other people this morning. Hopefully we are not competing for the same one. In my case it is not a new release, though I am purchasing a new example of it. I made a series of conscious decisions that I urge other people to do as well: a. I did not…
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