Being a photographer is about much more than picking up a camera and pressing the shutter. This category is concerned with the essential stuff that goes on around a photography practice. Social media, Websites, YouTube etc
How good are MPB? One constant for all photographers is the upcycling of gear. The problem with buying new is that the value plummets in the first year. Used equipment is much more stable, and if you are careful, you can get some good prices by shopping around the second-hand market. However, sites like E-Bay…
In this post, I’m going to describe the process of setting up a Mastodon server for photography. Now, Mastodon is not a photography app as such, but I’m sticking my neck out here and saying that it will become as important in the photography world as Twitter. If you’re as tired of the algorithmically challenged…
What do I mean by the business of photography? If the act of picking up a camera and pressing the shutter makes a person a photographer then I’m broadly ok with that, At least they are taking photographs. But what defines a photographer these days? A practising photographer, sustaining a living out of photography must…
What is the best alternative to Twitter for photographers? I’ve been looking for an alternative for some time as the prospect of the platform falling into the hands of the world’s richest man fills me for some reason with dread. In this article I’m looking closely at three candidate replacements, Mastodon, Vero and Tribel. I…
In this post, I’m going to show how to go about setting up a photography website with WordPress including all of the steps you need to take for a successful launch. Including domain selection and registration, WordPress hosting selection, installing WordPress, choosing Core Plugins, WordPress Theme selection, SEO and Launching. Preparing to Set Up a…
Is Picfair worth the money? I’ve sold prints through Alamy and Smugmug over the years and although I like Alamy and have sold quite a few pictures there, I abandoned my Smugmug subscription about four years ago due to the price. It simply wasn’t worth the money. The galleries on my website are not e-commerce…
In this post, I’m looking at Artificial Intelligence and trying to answer the question “Does AI improve Photo Processing?” Is it just another smart way of selling software or is it the revolution it aspires to be? Does AI Improve Photo Processing? Does AI improve photo processing? Is an AI processed image a photograph? Is…