How to Create a Photo Book Part2

by Mandy July 10, 2009
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As I have mentioned before I am creating a photo book for SoFoBoMo 09. This is the first photo book I have created so there has been a bit of a learning curve, and I still have a lot to learn. What I want to do in this post is explain how I put [...]

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8 Great Photo Sharing Sites

by Mandy June 24, 2009
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I know I’ve spoken recently about how to increase traffic to your photography site by improving it’s SEO, so it only seemed logical to look at some places where you can create your photography site (maybe these posts should have been the other way around!).
The list below contains what I feel are the most popular [...]

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How to Create a Photo Book Part 1

by Mandy June 22, 2009
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As you may have read in a previous post I am participating in SoFoBoMo 09, which means I have to create a solo Photo Book between the beginning of May and the end of June 09. I’ve never produced a Photo Book before and I’m learning a lot, so I thought it would be helpful [...]

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13 Resources for DSLR beginners

by Mandy June 18, 2009
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I know it can take a while to adjust when moving from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR. So I’ve put these tips and resources together (in no particular order) for photographers who are just starting out with DSLR’s, although I’m sure they are a good reminder for all of us. 13 resources [...]

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Do you want your Photography site to have better SEO?

by Mandy June 15, 2009
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I know I do! I want to increase my website traffic and grow my search engine capabilities so more people can see my images, and read my articles. Lets face it a photography site has to be well optimised these days because there are so many quality sites out there.
What’s the point of having a [...]

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I’m Making a Photobook with SoFoBoMo 09′

by Mandy June 8, 2009
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Have you ever thought about making a photo book?
I’d never really thought about making a photo book before now, but I’m going to try it out using SoFoBoMo 09. What on earth is SoFoBoMo? That’s what I said!
SoFoBoMo is short for Solo Photo Book Month – a group event where a bunch of photographers all [...]

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My Introduction to Food Photography

by Mandy June 3, 2009
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I‘ve brought my two passions together recently, photography and food. I don’t know why I haven’t thought of it before, it seems so obvious now!
They make a perfect pair for me. I’m a home cook, that loves to cook for my family and friends, and trying out new recipes on them. And I love digital [...]

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Take 10 Shots in 10m of where you are?

by Mandy June 1, 2009
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This is a Tweet that I read the other day from @chasejarvis on Twitter (also check out his site at Chase Jarvis).
There are at least 10 great pictures within 10 meters of you right now.
It really jumped out at me so I thought I’d give it a go. So here are mine:
DPS has also [...]

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Introducing My DSLR – Canon 450D

by Mandy May 20, 2009
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I love gadgets especially cameras so I really enjoyed spending time looking at which DSLR I wanted to buy. And now I have my very own Canon 450D/ XSi, that I’d like to introduce to you and share some of the first shots I took with it. If you’d like to know why I upgraded [...]

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10 Must Have Accessories For My DSLR

by Mandy May 15, 2009
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This is a list of the top 10 items on my digital photography wish list (I have a Canon 450D). Every photographer has a wish list, and the items on the list tend to range from the affordable and practical, to the absolute dream. I’m a gadget fiend so I love researching and adding to [...]

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