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Mamiya 645 with 31MP Leaf digital back

Canon 1DsII with 24-105L

Photographed above are a Mamiya 645 medium format camera withe a 31MP Leaf digital back and a Canon 1DsII with a 24-105L zoom. Both cameras have their pros and cons and I think it’s worth looking at what they both have to offer.

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Image editing is an essential part of photography

No photographer can expect to make a worthwhile improvement in their photography unless they learn how to successfully edit and choose their best images from every shoot. It is not only essential for the images you dealing with at that moment in time, but also for future work and that is why I devoted an entire chapter in my book to the importance of editing.

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Ashley Karyl composite card

I am in the process of putting together a new photography website for my beauty work which is way overdue, so following my own recent advice I’ve hired a professional to take care of the design and construction of the site.

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We seem to live in a world where everybody is trying to multi task and cut corners by solving problems on their own without resorting to the assistance of trained professionals. For the most part this is done to save $$ but very often it’s a false economy.

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Irving Penn fashion

Yesterday I heard that my photographic hero Irving Penn had died aged 92. A true photographic master, I can think of no greater influence in fashion photography during the last century and the perfection of his images still amazes and inspires decades later.

Seemingly timeless with a stylish elegance that has possibly never been matched, his images always appear modern and he was equally capable, whether shooting portraits, fashion, beauty, still life or nudes.

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Nude lying on a bed

When I started working professionally as a photographer I went to several of the better model agencies and began testing to try and improve my book. I was very much into a sort of reportage style at the time like the image below.

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Printed images in my bedroom

Yesterday afternoon I took a trip out of town to a large shopping complex that has all kinds of items on sale from tents, to carpeting and even goldfish. While wondering though I happened to see a department where they had lots of picture frames, so it suddenly felt like a good idea to buy some and put a few images on the wall.

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I’ve been super busy, so apologies for this delay, but following on from my previous post, here are just a couple more points that I feel photographers should consider now in their business.

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One of the subjects close to my heart is the importance for photographers in maintaining control and ownership of their images plus not giving away their work for free. For too many years photographers have allowed themselves to be exploited in many cases and either handed over all rights for a song or even relinquished all copyright.

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