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George is a professional photographer who sells his photos online. He focuses on both studio and outdoor photography, and also runs a photography blog you should definitely check out at backlightstories.com

The 22 Stupidest Questions That Photographers Hate to Hear

By George Bailey
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The hunger for knowledge and the willingness to learn are priceless, but you may have noticed, sometimes both the reason and the aim of a question are ignorant. Sometimes questions are not asked to gain knowledge, but to show off, simply provoke you or… just for really no reason.

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People of many professions probably have a list of the stupidest questions they often hear regarding their job. And I bet they are not that unique; just take one or two stereotypes about a profession, add laziness and narrow-mindedness, and here we have a magic recipe for really, really annoying questions.

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The Ugly Truth About Image Theft: How to Protect Yourself

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Back in the Middle Ages, you could have your ears or hands cut off as a punishment for theft.

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Though in today’s civilized society, lots of things have changed, and we no longer deprive people of the parts of their body. Instead, we, in the worst case, put them to jail, with their ears safe!

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Stop Calling Yourself a Real Photographer if You Suck

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It has been about five years since I left my office job to make photos on a full-time basis.

Still, I feel quite uncomfortable calling myself a photographer.

Yes, my photos occasionally appear on glossy magazines covers; sometimes I see my photos on billboards in the center of the city, but still, am I a real photographer?

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5+ Devices to Make Your Smartphone and DSLR Best Friends Forever

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It’s hard to deny the fact that most people use only 10-15% of their gadgets’ abilities, either because they do not need much, or simply because they don’t know that their tiny little smartphones have so much in them!

We all know that with a modern phone one can make calls, send messages and surf the Internet. But what about triggering your DSLR camera or scanning your film photos? Okay Phone, and one cappuccino please!

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5 Amazing Accessories to Pimp Your DSLR

By George Bailey
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How much money do you need to keep your photographic creativeness high?

$1000? Or maybe $3000? Sure, there are quite a few things that cost that much and even more–and they are strong boosters of the creative process though unfortunately not a panacea.

Having their eyes fixed on premium lenses and bodies, photographers often oversee many useful things that can be of real benefit to the ease and pleasure of the photographic process and will not cost you an arm and a leg.

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5 Mobile Photography Accessories You Will Never Leave Your Home Without

By George Bailey
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I don’t know a single photographer who would think a Canon L lens-shaped coffee cup is something not absolutely amazing!

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Today, web stores are packed with mobile photography accessories you could only imagine:

Camera-resembling iPhone cases, camera-shaped keychains, various photo-filters and hotshoe mounted levels.

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3 Tips to Ruin Your Photo with a Watermark

By George Bailey
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Strange as it may seem: photographers, who should be highly creative persons with fine artistic taste tend to be bloody awful designers.

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But don’t get me wrong here. I’m not expecting someone to be able to design me an outstanding corporate logo just because he is a great photographer.

But the massacre begins even at the level of watermarking their own photos!

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Freepik: Free Vector and PSD Files

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We all like having different resources at hand, be it graphic design, getting inspiration or just plain images to embed into articles. It would be so good if we didn’t have to be looking for resources in different websites until we find what we want, wouldn’t it?

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Here’s where Freepik comes into our lives, giving us those much needed graphic resources whenever we want.

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How to Steal without Stealing: Hack Your Post-Processing With Lightroom Presets

By George Bailey
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There are only 7 basic notes in music. There are only three colors on a computer screen. So, digital photography should not be that difficult. But ok, forget it, we all know it is too good to be true. When all you have is a set of bricks, building a castle does not become easier.
Enough metaphors for now – let’s talk about postprocessing.

“Good artists copy, but great artists steal”
Pablo Picasso

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