My approach to unretouched portraiture
May 06, 2026
I've been published in online (and some print) magazines several times over the years, but it isn't something I generally promote. It is extremely easy to get "published" in one form or another, and very few publications are actually solicited or paid editorials. Most are free submissions to magazines that hope to upsell content or prints back to t...
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TFP, models, and muses
December 26, 2025
I am asked regularly by models if I want to do a TFP session with them. While I would have jumped at the chance a few years ago, these days I rarely say yes. In this post I'll explain why, and the differences as I see them between models and muses.
My wife and muse's favorite photo - she has it printed and framed at home
Trade For Prints (or Ti...
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What's the point of a print?
October 02, 2025
It's been over a year and a half since I moved away from digitals to selling printed products. I did this in the firm belief that printed artwork is simply more meaningful to my clients - and that isn't just an excuse to charge more, it's an observation in how people treat digital images and digital photography in general, and in this post I'll wal...
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Why you should get a studio photoshoot
July 16, 2025
A lot of photographers offer studio sessions, and with good reason! Although I love the look of natural light - the random effects of wind and cloud, and the longer working distance of an outdoor photoshoot - there are still limitations due to things like temperature, rain, or biting insects (!) that can ruin a session.
Here are a few of the obvio...
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Hiring a reasonably priced photographer
May 29, 2025
We've all see the posts on social media - "Photographer wanted! Must be reasonably priced, we only need a few pictures!"
Often what constitutes "reasonably priced" is in the order of no more than a couple of hundred dollars, if that, and to be fair there are photographers who can and do takes those gigs. Everyone knows what you gain - photos at...
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Nick Bennett