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How to Think Like an Editor Of A Novel
A novelist without an editor is a photographer without a filter. The work might be brilliant. But without someone asking the hard questions it will never be as good as it could be. Here is how to be your own editor.
How to Build a Portfolio That Actually Gets Looked At
Foto's portfolio feature is one of the best tools available to photographers right now for sharing a body of work. Most people are not using it well. Here is how to change that.
Weekly News Roundup
A big week. Sony has effectively shut down its memory card business due to the flash shortage, DNG is now an international standard, and Annie Leibovitz was photographing soccer players in Atlanta. Here is everything worth knowing.
A Novel Way To Measure Progress
Last night at Open Studios someone asked me to tell them about a photograph on the wall. What came out of my mouth told me more about my progress as a photographer than any comparison of old work to new ever has.
A Photo Story: Dancing With Bears
Every December in the Moldavian region of Romania, men wrap themselves in real bear skins and march through the streets to the sound of drums. Armin traveled from Germany to document it. He did not expect to find himself there too.
The More You Practice the Luckier You Get
The more I practice the luckier I get. It sounds like false modesty. It is actually one of the most precise descriptions of how creative skill develops that anyone has ever put into words.
The Day My Hard Drive Died and What It Taught Me
I have been working on a new backup strategy. Last week the external SSD holding my black and white photo library corrupted without warning. The recovery process is still ongoing. Here is what that experience taught me about the photographs we take for granted.
The Problem With Portfolio Reviews
The photography portfolio review industry is built on a promise it rarely keeps. Not because the reviewers are bad but because the model is wrong. Here is what actually works.
You Have Not Lost Your Inspiration. You Have Lost the Signal.
Every photographer has felt it. The creative flatness. The sense that something has gone. But inspiration does not actually go anywhere. Here is what is really happening and how to find your way back.
Weekly News Roundup
Kodak drops six new films, Martin Parr's first posthumous show opens in Paris, and Panasonic and Viltrox both have announcements worth paying attention to this week.
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Vivian Maier: Street Photographer
By Vivian Maier
Camera Work: The Complete Image Collection
By Alfred Stieglitz
Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs
By Ansel Adams
Mastering Black & White Photography
By John Walmsley
The Photographers Black & White Handbook
By Harold Davis
The Art of Photography: A Personal Approach to Artistic Expression
By Bruce Barnbaum
52 Assignments: Black & White Photography
By Brian Lloyd-Duckett
Henri Cartier Bresson: The Modern Century
By Henri Cartier Bresson