Category: Rants and Raves

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June 4, 2016

When Given a Platform, Why Give Incomplete Advice?

Photo by Paul Bergmeir Once again, we find ourselves in the position of reading advice for photographers on how to get into the business that..
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March 2, 2013

Big Business Versus Photographer: Social Media Destruction

Photo by Ian Espinosa Nothing grinds our gears more than a company that has the means to pursue image licensing, stealing an image. It’s even..
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March 2, 2013

How To: Surviving Constructive Criticism

Melissa Munding of Melissa Munding Photography comes through with a bit of gold for all of us. Coming from a fine art background, she’s been torn..
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April 25, 2012

Variable – A Company That Can Teach Us How To Tell A Story

As a director of photography on multiple projects, I’ve come to learn that cinematographers are the greatest storytellers using only light, sound, color, and perception...
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April 23, 2012

ShutterCliq at creativeLIVE!

Recently, one of the ShutterCliq team members, Jay Gough, was fortunate enough to be selected to attend CreativeLIVE in Seattle as a studio audience member,..
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April 10, 2012

An Open Letter to Cheap Shoot and Burners

Photo by Bjorn Tore Okland We’ve gotten tons of messages from people saying that there’s no way some of the concepts and tips we’ve given..
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March 12, 2012

How to Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things No One Told You About Being Creative

When I first saw this list last year, I found it incredibly humorous and informative.  Now eight months later, I found that this list is..
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March 11, 2012

creativeLIVE – Not Just Another Website.

creativeLIVE is one of our favorite sites for many reasons. Names like Sue Bryce, Don Giannatti, Zack and Jody Gray, Jasmine Star, Bambi Cantrell and..
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March 8, 2012

American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)

Membership in ASMP is a credential recognized world-wide as a commitment to professionalism, quality, ethics, and as a sign of proven experience. CategoriesRants and RavesTagsASMPMember
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March 8, 2012

Kris Krüg – More than an Awesome Photographer!

Kris is a Father, World traveller, Photographer, Social Media Ninja, Environmentalist, Advisor to the UN, Author, Technologist, SXSW Advisory Board Member, BC Fashion Week Director..
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March 8, 2012

Your Business.. What’s Next?

Disconnect: there’s always a disconnect between the dream, and the reality of being a photographer. The ability to find NEW clients, is 100% based on..
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March 7, 2012

Stop Taking Orders and Start Selling..

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve read this or a variation on this theme: “WTF…I shot a perfect session, made..
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March 1, 2012

How do you define your Pricing? Rates? Investment? Fees?

ShutterCliq was started from a VERY cool Facebook Photography Group that engages in some pretty amazing discussions. This one was pretty recent but we thought..
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March 1, 2012

David A. Williams – “Must Haves” Booklist!

Thanks to Jaime Julius for her contribution here. Jaime and her husband Tony are a team of photographers based in Tempe Arizona, offering Personalized Weddings..
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February 24, 2012

Jason Groupp – New York and Beyond

Jason Groupp…if you haven’t heard the name, you’ve been under a rock for the last 10 years at least. He’s a husband, a father, a..
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