For a recent article I wrote for the North American Nature Photographer’s Association (NANPA), I was charged with figuring out how both experienced pros and dedicated amateurs could “take more creative images.” The short answer:
Pick up the phone!
The more specific answer: Call experts of ever shape and size and talk to them about the things you are interested in photographing.
That might seem either obvious or irrelevant, but I would argue that it is neither.
You see, as I talked (on the phone) to a number of award-winning nature photographers, they all had different answers to my question about creatively. But one thing Continue reading “Pick Up the Phone!”
Tags: Learning Strategies, Preproduction Strategies, Research
I love shopping at B&H Photo and Video. In person, by phone or online. I always get super service by salespeople who know what’s what. But this is not a plug for B&H. This is a recommendation for a great resource for researching equipment online: B&H’s site and product reviews by shoppers.
Here are some of the advantages of doing research online at B&H:
• Clean interface. The whole site is easy to navigate and search. Links from one product to another are intelligent and help with making comparisons.
Continue reading “The B&H Research Advantage”
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