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Entry-Level Camera Options and Possibilities
Art Model, @Athena.Demos (IG), ©2019 Terrell Neasley I was recently asked about options for a beginner-level camera from someone looking at the Canon 4000D camera bundle for under $400 on Amazon. Is it a good camera? Will it work? Easy...
What Is a True Muse? Let Me Show You
Art Model, @Athena.Demos (IG), ©2019 Terrell Neasley "All aspects of photography interest me and I feel for the female body the same curiosity and the same love as for a landscape, a face or anything else which interests me. In any case, the...
What to Do If You Can’t Upgrade Your Camera Right Now
Art Model, Covenant New Cameras are coming out every single year. Your camera model will have an upgrade likely every 2 to 3 years, particularly for the higher end and professional models. Sometimes these upgrades will be incremental or marginal....
Three Reasons to Upgrade Your Gear
Art Model, Panda There is some really nice new gear out there right now! I mean, well first off... it's about that time of year for it, so many manufacturers are due for upgrade announcements and the holidays are coming up. Nonetheless, there is a...
Five Problems with Social Media and Photographers
First Nude in the desert. Art Model, Patti from neg scans. ©2006 Terrell Neasley "Popularity isn't just something that happens. You have to give something in exchange for it, and that's the dangerous part of the process." ~ Robert Bringhurst...
Can You Travel Around the World?
Earlier work with good friend, Art Model, Dana © 2007 Terrell Neasley “Don’t listen to what they say. Go see! Forget about pictures in a book. Put your own eyes on it!” I'm going to say, short answer, YES! Of course, that's what I'll say. I've been...
Travel: Reward or Education?
View from Finca Neblinas del Bosque, Miraflor, Nicaragua near Esteli. "Travel is not a reward for work, it is education for living." This was a meme I saw on Facebook a few months ago. It was layered over the top of a nice picture...
How To Make a Crappy Photo GREAT with ONE Click!!
"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for the unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual." ~ Edward Weston Maybe because I use photoshop and am often reading or view tutorials on editing, I get...
Back in Nicaragua for a Minute
Art Model, @Kayci.Lee, ©2018 Terrell Neasley "Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal." ~ Robert Genn And when I say a minute, I really mean 2 months. Yay! My 4th...
Five Reasons I Will Focus the Rest of the Year on B&W Photography
Selfie! "If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry." ~ Ruth Bernhard For the remainder of this year, I'm going to make a commitment to Black and White Photography....
Photo Book – Jenny in Peru
Art Model, @JennyPoses4U_2 ©2019 Terrell Neasley I estimated about 2 months and that's right about how long it took. Two months after Jenny Anne Rose left me in Peru to go back home, I have completed all the edits and now the book "Jenny...
The New Fujifilm GFX100. Who Needs 100 Megapixels?
Art Model Covenant, Dry Lake Bed, Nevada desert, ©2016 Terrell Neasley ***Special Note: This post is commentary only. These shots were not made with the GFX100.*** "The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense." ~ Pablo Picasso Fujifilm has...
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