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Evan Calkins on Constraints

Another great example of constraints from a successful artist today…Blaine Hogan interviews Evan Calkins [http://blainehogan.com/post/1067/hoban-press-calling-card-giveaway-and-interview/] : > “I’m a big fan of designing within constraints. A letterpress printed business card has some pretty serious constraints.” Evan creates beautiful calling cards using very old (some

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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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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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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

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No Amount Of Technology Will Turn A Mediocre

> “No amount of technology will turn a mediocre photographer into a great one. Nor, in conceptual terms, will it transform a bad idea into a good one. For that you would still need to possess a rare set of creative gifts that are still to do with seeing, with

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2012 Gift Guide for Photographers

Let’s not be naive about what most photographers really want. They want stuff. If they already have stuff, they want more stuff or better stuff. There are plenty of annoying gift guides out there this week for those photographers. Here’s an honest guide of what to get the