Tag: experts
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” I Read This Review…”
Keep reading. Gather more of them. Search different websites and watch different YouTube channels. Ask around at the club – at the school. Ask at the pub. Ask at the dinner table. make notes of all the answers and prepare a data base for yourself, cross-referencing the opinions. Go to the public library and ask…
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The Has Beens
Unlike some photographers, I am not averse to taking advice from has-beens. If it is offered honestly, it at least has the virtue of having once been true – or helpful. I do object to getting told off by never-have-beens or never-will-be’s. They have no more, and frequently much less, of a clue than I…
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Always Suspect A Trade Secret
A successful competitor telling you a trade secret is like Caesar handing out daggers in the Senate. You may expect kindliness and a snack from your Mother or Grandmother, but if they are running the other studio in town, look twice at the sandwich before you bite into it. Business competition is a contest for…
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Have You Ever Wondered…
At the logic of someone who is, by their own account, the most successful, awarded, and paid photographer in some particular field – who then conducts courses and seminars about this success. Would it not be better for them if they were to devote the considerable time that this requires to more of the photography…
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Following Photo Experts
Following experts is something that mankind has done for aeons. But consider – the Light Brigade was led by expert cavalrymen. And expert naval officers manned the HMS ABDIEL and the USS TERROR. Following them would have been a deadly game of chance*. Following experts in the photo business also has its bad points as…
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World Famous…
This column may sound a bit cynical today, but take what I say with a grain of salt, a teaspoon of sugar, and a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters. If there is an open garlic and herb spice in a shaker feel free to have a go with that as well. A few years…
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Unqualified To Advise – The Farewell Tour
It is pointless to ask me to comment upon how to shoot people with revolvers or automatic pistols – I have never done so. I would be worse than useless as the advisor to any modern television show. Likewise, I would hesitate to give instructions about the correct to way to produce that other staple…
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