Business tips for photographers, designers, and other creative professionals. Learn how to protect your brand, market your products and services, and grow your business.
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You don’t have to look far online to find an entrepreneur telling you that hard work comes second only to more hard work if you want to make it on your own – but honestly, my experience starting my own business suggests there’s more to the story. It’s not glamorous – and it certainly doesn’t
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Shooting video image via Pexels You only have to take a quick glance at one of your social network feeds to see that the popularity of video is at an all-time high – and if you’re starting a business, it’s natural that you’d want to lever this popularity to your advantage. So, where do you
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Image: Wikipedia The end of over 80 years of film cameras. This week Canon announced that they would stop selling the EOS-1v film camera, their last film camera available to consumers. The EOS-1v was the fastest moving-mirror film camera ever put into production at the time it was introduced, at 10 frames/second. Released in 2000, the EOS
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Cover photo credit of tired worker via RawPixel Freelancing can take its toll on your mental well-being. That might sound dramatic and, if you’re just starting out, perhaps a little unrealistic – after all, isn’t stress-reduction a given if you take a boss, fixed working hours and a dull commute out of the equation? Unfortunately,
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Starting out as a freelancer can be kind of thrilling. On the one hand it is incredibly scary to do it alone and manage an entire business. On the other hand you now get to work on your own schedule and on projects you are truly passionate about. Because of the growth and popularity of freelancing
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Throughout your life, you will come to the realization that everyone is different, and when it comes to morning routines, you notice just how different people are from each other. Where some individuals choose to lay in bed and go on their phone for the first few hours of the day, others will choose to
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Running a freelance business is hard. Starting out, things like accounting, invoicing, customer support management, and other administrative tasks can seem pretty daunting. At least they did for me. However; after taking the time to read up on the business side of freelancing, it got a little easier. The good news is, there is an
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Discover top Art Deco fonts and decorative typefaces. Featuring beautiful fonts from professional lettering artists inspired by the Art Deco period. What Does Art Deco Mean? Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture, and design that started in France before the beginning of World War I during the 1920s. It represents a combination
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Last week, SmugMug announced their decision to acquire photo/video hosting and sharing site, Flickr. Together, they hope to build a better platform for photographers to share their work and collaborate. Flickr has gone through many changes since its initial launch. Founded in 2004 by Ludicorp, a Vancouver based company started by Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake,
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The Bell Sisters’ Free Lightroom Preset Pack is available to you for free! Get a taster of what The Bell Sisters’ Lightroom Presets are like with this exclusive free download on FilterGrade. These Lightroom Presets have been created to give your photographs a stunning professional finish, with soft creamy semi-matte overtones and rich contrasting colours.
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