There ARE Rules in Photography!

There Are No Rules to Photography Because Art is Subjective??????

The so-called photographers who poo-poo the rules usually never took the time to learn them and wouldn’t understand them if they had. You can only break the rules if you know what they are. Most of the “rules” came about after years of trial and error and studying what the great master painters did.

The rule of thirds comes from the psychology of how the eyes look at any image or surface; and where things look best positioned. This is science people! Not subjective decisions.

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How Covid-19 Can Help Your Boudoir Business.

Covid-19 Could Help Your Boudoir Photography Business!

While I’m not downplaying the danger of the Covid-19 virus; any of us who aren’t on the front lines fighting against this pandemic situation have a very unique opportunity which doesn’t come around very often.

The unique opportunity we’ve been given is the opportunity to position ourselves for success. It’s the time when little is happening and people are becoming desperate for things to do. But now is also the time when most everyone is online.

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Carry-On Travel and Gadget Bag With Drift-Steering

Carry-On gadget bag with Drift-Steering

So I thought that I wouldn’t soon find a bag to compete with my Pelican ProGear Sport Elite S130 Laptop Backpack. Well if I was going to change up it would be for the Unstoppable Compact.

Unstoppable Compact is a protective carry-on travel bag with amazing, responsive control that coverts in seconds to a versatile kit bag

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Hasselblad X1D Review

Thoughts On Hasselblad’s Medium Format Mirrorless X1D.

The Hasselblad X1D is the newest offering from the Swedish company, and their first compact mirrorless medium format camera.

I got to take this $8,995 USD offering for a spin to see if it was worth the sticker price. I did more of a technical review over at Luxury Standard; but this is the review from a photographer’s perspective.

Jumping right into the body. The X1D is a light weight juggernaught which felt great in my hands. It’s a little slow when shooting but then again it’s really more of a studio camera than it is an action camrea.

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Photoshop Is NOT Photography

Learn Actual Photography First!

I’ve been seeing a lot of talk once again about retouching images and how only old school photographers say things like “get it right in camera”. Or people talking about how photography is different today than it was 30 years ago.

Today; Photoshop is a part of photography. Or so they try to tell me.

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I’m a Lazy Photographer!

DJ; You’re a Lazy Photographer?

Oh; you’re wondering about the title above. As well you should. I mean how could I be lazy and get anything accomplished? I know right? But I am and I will most certainly explain shortly.

Let me ask you this. Have you subscribed to my photography YouTube channel yet? Jump on over there so you don’t miss anything when I start posting videos which will be very soon! So back to me being a lazy photographer.

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