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Finding The Time & Keeping a List We've all hit that burnout point in photography, when you just don't feel like picking up the camera.  I'm the first to admit I'm trying to juggle an awful lot with stock photography/flickr community and this blog.  Keeping a list of fresh and new ideas will mean you're never short of inspiration.
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Finding Your Own Unique Photographic Style I'll admit in this age of the internet/flickr/twitter etc it is had to be create an original style, but I find the multitude of influences on tap allow you to refine how you take photos and eventually come up with an combination of influences that becomes your individual style.
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Project 365 I've been putting off doing a 365 project for a while now.  But now I know it's the perfect way to keep yourself taking photos and learning along the way.  It has certainly tested my resolve over the first few days but I'm determined to stick with it.
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Final Friday Flickr Five This will hopefully become a regular monthly feature on the final Friday of every month. When I originally joining Flickr I struggled to find a good resource containing great photographers to add as contacts. All photographers featured in this series have in one way or another inspired me to keep picking up my camera.
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10 Steps To Getting Started in the Microstock Industry I've been going over and over these in the last week, chopping and changing but I think I've narrowed it down to ten.  Bearing in mind I'm no pro in this field just yet, these are the steps I took in order to get myself in a position where I feel confident to start taking big steps into the microstock world.
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  • 10 Steps To Getting Started in the Microstock Industry I've been going over and over these in the last week, chopping and changing but I think I've narrowed it down to ten.  Bearing in mind I'm no pro in this field just yet, these are the steps I took...
  • Finding The Time & Keeping a List We've all hit that burnout point in photography, when you just don't feel like picking up the camera.  I'm the first to admit I'm trying to juggle an awful lot with stock photography/flickr community...

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  • Accidental Exposures When you first get a camera, any camera, you'll happily snap away for hours at the same thing. Tinkering with the settings then having another go, not really fully in control of what you're doing. You'll...

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Meet Chris

A 26 year old photographer based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire currently working as a stock photographer.  The thoughts, notions and ideas on this site will hopefully inspire others. Read on, and welcome to my blog.
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