Q&A: Is a photography degree worthwhile?

Q: "I'm in my last year of school, want ot be a photographer as a career. My careers advisor has said I should get a degree.

Q&A: What iphone photography apps do you use?

Day to day, not so many, I'm not a big user of Hipstagram, Instagram etc, so mostly just the inbuilt ios Camera app.

Do I need stills if I'm shooting video

Well, look at this way, a screen grab from video is very low resolution compared to a true photographic still.

Q&A: Should I talk to competing photographers?

Q: "I've been a long to a couple of meetings of local working photographers, but I'm not sure. It seems to me that I'm just giving away my business secrets and not getting anyting back.

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Do You Need a Model Release (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

Q&A: Primes or zooms

Q: "I'm starting out in wedding photography and I'm wondering whether I should use prime lenses or zooms?

Q&A: How do I make crisp outlines with cookies?

Q: "I've been trying to fix different cookies onto my flash unit to make interesting shadow shapes, but the shadows are really soft, not hard edged like i want them.

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Raphaella (video)

"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

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Do You Ever Doubt Your Work? (video)

A short YouTube photography tip