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Archive for October 2010
Applying the 10,000-Hour Rule to Photographers
Tweet Malcolm Gladwell famously asserted in his best-selling book Outliers that for a person to truly excel at something, he or she must have approximately 10,000 hours of practice at it. It’s become known as the “10,000-hour rule.” Tweet
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- Sometimes, Photographers Are Their Own Worst Enemies
- To Become a Better Photographer, Learn from Your Failures
- To Increase Referrals, Post Wedding Photos on Facebook — Right After the Ceremony
- Notes from the VisCom Classroom: Are Journalism Teachers Failing?
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Do I Stay Positive in a Negative Environment?
- The Joy of Photographing People: Moods
- The Joy of Photographing People: Relationships
- The Joy of Photographing People: Kids
- The Joy of Photographing People: Babies
- The Joy of Photographing People
- How Can Photographers Escape Copyright Thieves? Michelangelo Had the Right Idea
- Photographers, Be Sure to Watch Out for Online Scams
- Five Relationship-Building Tips for Wedding Photographers
- Composition for Landscape Photography, Part 2: Perspective and Balance
- Composition for Landscape Photography, Part 1: Framing
- Five Tips for Better Event Photography
- Eye on Image-Making: Photographers and the Law, Part 3
- Stanley’s Photo Tutorial: Using Natural Light for Outdoor Portraits