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Booke Shaden, known for her otherworldly imagery, found herself — and her work — not by trying to overcome fear, but by trying instead to explore it. Hear her story.

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The business of dreaming big. How to stop fearing imperfection and start living

A career as an entrepreneur is seldom the safe path lit with streetlights — embarking on a self-propelled career instead often feels like the unlit walking trail scattered with fast food wrappers, discarded coffee cups and dark shadows. Most take one look at the path,…

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Lisa Congdon: The 7 Stages to Becoming an Artist When No One Knows Your Name

Fine artist, illustrator, and author Lisa Congdon was named among 200 Women Who Will Change the Way You See The World — but starting out, Lisa Congdon was just a name. In fact, if you asked Lisa in her early 20s, she would tell you…

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6 Prompts to Encourage Authentic Lifestyle Portraits

Elena S. Blair has built a mini-empire in under a decade by capturing authentic family moments. But the Seattle-based photographer didn’t build a business delivering images of real moments without photography posing — in fact, just the opposite. Elena uses unique lifestyle posing techniques to encourage authentic interaction so…

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5 Ways Your Social Media Efforts Are Failing

Watching that social media follower count is like fast-forwarding your favorite Netflix series just to watch the credits — ineffective, and a complete waste of time. Most businesses get the importance of being active on social media, but few know what’s really important when it…

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Kelly Brown: I Don’t Care What Other Photographers Think

If you’re a photographer of any level, you definitely don’t need anyone telling you that competition is steep in the industry. Even casual shooters feel the occasional burn as peers pick up new gigs or receive accolades, and for full-time professionals, it can be even…

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Permission to Fear: How Brooke Shaden Became a Fine Art Photographer

Booke Shaden, known for her otherworldly imagery, found herself — and her work — not by trying to overcome fear, but by trying instead to explore it. Hear her story.

Hillary Grigonis 4 min read

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Call for Submissions! Olympus Visionaries to Critique Your Outdoor Photography

It’s a small act of bravery to seek honest and constructive criticism from leaders in your discipline, but with it comes valuable insights for improvement. This August, as part of our upcoming ‘Step Outside’ 3-day outdoor photography workshop, we are calling on you, our students,…

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Create dozens of unique couples poses from these three basic prompts

Memorize these 3 basic posing prompts to capture dozens of unique couples portraits.

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The Photography Experience Of The Summer

The most basic requirement of taking a good photo is having a camera and for 100 years Olympus has been dedicated to getting as many people taking pictures as possible. Now they’re going one step further by teaming up with CreativeLive for an immersive online…

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