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Important Changes To Your Photographers.com.au Account
We have operated Photographers.com.au for free to the professional photography community for a number of years. Whilst this has been an exciting journey, we have struggled with limited resources to...
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Shapes and Curves in the City of Melbourne
This is my first contribution to this blog, and I would like to say hello. I thought I could do my first post on something that I am very passionate about, Melbourne. I love this city, and I think it...
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Finding a Place for Fine Art Architectural Photography
When I look around the internet at articles on photography there is always an abundance of articles on photographing landscapes, portraits and weddings, but architecture is an area that seems to be...
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Finding that Niche in the Market Place
Before digital photography most photographers would work in several areas. The average photographer would be a wedding photographer, a portrait photographer, they would take photos of anything that...
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The Grey in Between
Today I want to tell you a couple stories. This is a story about something that has happened to me, and some things that have happened to other people, something that could have happened to you, or...
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Are You Covered
My followers know recently that I photographed a wedding, I wasn’t the main photographer, I was the second photographer with very specific requirements. I had never met the other photographer before...
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Finding What Inspires You
You hear the word inspiration used a lot with artists, what inspires them to paint or draw, but it isn’t a word that photographers use a lot. We seem to have things that we love photographing and we...
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Rules, Rules, Rules
When I first got into photography I was given a Pentax K1000 for my birthday and I had no idea how to use it. It was a long time ago and the internet wasn’t around so I couldn’t google “how do I use...
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When Does it Belong to Me
Recently I have been getting lots of inquiries about images that I have on my blog and if they are for sale. The easy answer would be that everything is for sale, so I thought I could set up my own...
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Christmas is Here Again
With less than 15 days to go we have decided to take a break from blogging here, but wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope you will find lots of time to take photos over this time. We...
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Is Imitation the Best Form of Flattery?
Happy New Year everyone, hopefully you all had a great time over the break and are ready to get stuck into the year ahead. Back in November I did a post on Finding What Inspires You, I talked about...
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Hot/Cold Timetables
When my children were in Primary School they had what they called hot day timetables or wet day timetables. These were contingency plans for when the children couldn’t play as normal. I thought it...
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Photography as Art
Is all photography art, or is only some of it art? Are we photographers or artists? Are some of us photographers and some of us artists? How do you know which is which? Interesting questions, and...
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Photographing the Landscape When It Really Isn’t Your Thing
Anyone who follows my blog knows that I am not really a landscape photographer. I like to see the man made element in my work, and in front of me when I am taking photos. That doesn’t mean that I...
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Self-doubt in Photography
Few would argue that photography is not a highly competitive industry. From professionals who undercut one another on price, to amateurs flooding social media with photos from their mobile phones, and...
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How Important is it to Have Your Own Photographic Style?
One of the articles we shared with our social media followers last week concerned the topic of having your own style of photography. The Australian-based photographer who penned the article made the...
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The Blurred Line Between Photos and Illustrations
Just a couple weeks ago, the Australian Institute of Photography announced the winner of its annual photography contest, the Australian Professional Photography Awards. Almost immediately after the...
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What Emphasis Should New Photographers Place on Their Photography Equipment
We often hear from a lot of new or emerging photographers about some of the barriers they face in turning their passion into a sustainable livelihood. At times, this might be because their prospective...
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Street Photography Ethics
While street photographers and privacy advocates have long been engaged in a dispute over the ethics of street photography, recent months have seen an escalating level of tension. The most recent...
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Dealing With Clients’ Budgets
Pricing is among the more challenging components when establishing and running your own photography business. After all, in a competitive industry that is so heavily driven by cost savvy customers as...
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