Tag Archives: learning

Another DPS article published

Posted on April 28, 2017 by lensaddiction

This is my latest DPS article – Learning how best to shape your own photography education so you get most benefit from it. Article can be found here. Interested to hear what people’s learning experiences are? I have paid for some … Continue reading →

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On Personal Growth and Taking Risks

Posted on October 14, 2015 by lensaddiction

For a long time I thought personal growth was something that just happened, along with all the other life events.  Every experience shapes us in different ways and we grow (or not) as a result.  It wasn’t something I considered … Continue reading →

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Camera Etiquette Questions

Posted on February 26, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Reposted Feb 2015) Someone posted a question about this in a forum I browse regularly, and it got me thinking. Most of the responses the poster got was around wedding photography (there may have been an element of that in … Continue reading →

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100 things I have learned about photography

Posted on February 24, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Originally posted Jan 2012 – reposting Feb 2015) Actually I havent learned 100 things according to this article, I have learned about 58 things. Still the good news is I *have* learnt something. And many of these are things I … Continue reading →

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Book Review #2

Posted on February 14, 2015 by lensaddiction

(reposted Feb 14 2015) The Digital Photography Books 1,2 & 3 by Scott Kelby I picked up the first one of these books after seeing them raved about on all the photography forums I was hanging out on and looking … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of File Storage and Backup

Posted on May 20, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) One of the things I hear and read a lot about digital photography is how instant it is and also how limitless it is to take lots and lots of images. Using film you … Continue reading →

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Rules of Composition Followup

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) So I posted my Rules of Composition post in a couple of photography blogs I hang out in, and got some really interesting responses, and some new ideas and concepts. Big SHOUT OUT to … Continue reading →

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What are the Rules of Composition?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) Now I have started taking photos and posting them in forums for feedback, I am dealing with the question of composition. What is it? How do you do it? What is good composition? What … Continue reading →

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Where to get help with your new camera

Posted on April 20, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Aug 2009) Sometimes its quite hard to know where to go to get help with technical things that you need to know lots of small detail about. Can involve some deeply nerdy conversations – not everyone … Continue reading →

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Which Camera Should I Buy?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Originally posted August 2010 – reposting) I have had some queries from people I know or work with recently, who are looking at either upgrading a current camera or branching out into digital. And for some reason, because they know … Continue reading →

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