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Marc is a copywriter and content marketer who covered photography. These days, he runs The Glorious Company, a content marketing agency

IM Creator: The Free Website Builder That Any Photographer Would Kill to Have!

At Photodoto, we understand professional photographers perfectly. We know that one of the most important tools that professional photographers can have is a sharp, modern and attractive website. Without one, your professional life becomes so much harder and, naturally, less visible. So, by all means, get one! What better way to get one, though, than your very own free website builder for photographers?

Meet IM Creator, an online website builder that is head and shoulders above the competition. In a landscape where the average online website builder is forgettable and extremely ho-hum, IM Creator stands out mainly thanks to its functionality and style. Rest assured that you won’t find horrid templates, clumsy interfaces or even freeform-design limitations.

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5 Most Memorable Photography TED Talks That You Have to Witness!

Ever heard of TED Talks? If you like photography, you should! For those of you who are unfamiliar with TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), know that it is a global series of conferences that’s owned by the Sapling Foundation, which is a private non-profit organization.

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TED’s whole concept is to spread ideas about science and culture, which are delivered by their select speakers at their conferences. Many of its prominent speakers have suspiciously included Democrats (Bill Clinton, Al Gore), liberals (Google founder Larry Page) and atheists (Richard Dawkins). The organization makes its talks available for free on the Internet.

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The Dirtiest Secrets of Food Photography That Still Make Your Mouth Water

Food photography is an extremely cunning concept and industry. It essentially uses trickery to make food look so good to your eyes that you end up not being able to control yourself and want to indulge in that food. Naturally, the food-photography industry has aggressively worked to connect eating delicious food with the tactics of aggresive marketing.

While getting food confused with sex is of course psychologically unhealthy—and just weird—it remains that food photography is solely based on making food look irresistible. You can even call it…“sexing up” your food. That succulent piece of meat? Sexed up by a food photographer! That inviting bowl of ice cream? Sexed up by another food photographer!

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All You Need to Know About iPhone Photography

You have your iPhone on you all the time; it’s like your best friend with whom you go everywhere. In fact, you can say that you’re in a long-term relationship with your iPhone, and that’s completely fine! If you’ve played around with your iPhone for any length of time, you know how you can do so many things with it. One of the most interesting aspects of it is that it works almost better than a real digital camera, thanks to its powerful, built-in camera.

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Definitely one of the most powerful gadgets on your iPhone, its camera produces pictures so sharp and high-quality that you’d be forgiven for a second for thinking that they were shot by a real, pricey digital camera. With a super-easy and user-friendly interface that includes pinching the smartphone’s screen for zooming in and out, the iPhone camera can really do a lot. In fact, a whole subgenre of photography’s popped up lately, centered around iPhone photography.

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7 Tips That Will Take Your Vacation Photography To A Whole New Level

It’s summertime…and the living is easy! This is the time of year for spending more time outside, soaking up those blessed, golden rays of sunshine and hitting the beach.

Of course, it’s also the time of year when you’re likely going on vacation, meaning vacation photography takes center stage after many months of you working hard and keeping your nose to the grindstone. So naturally, you deserve some time off!

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6 Kickass Kickstarter Photography Projects in July

If you’ve ever had an interesting project for which you needed funding, then you’ve already likely heard of Kickstarter, the crowd-funding website that was launched only in 2009. Since then, though, the site has already provided the means for funding various video games, movies, food-associated projects, comics, stage shows, journalistic endeavors and music aspirations.

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The site doesn’t allow people to invest in the project asking for funding. Instead, it only allows people who back projects to receive either tangible rewards or once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in return for their support and funding.

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Explore the Funnier Side of Mobile Photography with these Photo Apps for iPhone

The huge strength of the Apple iTunes store is that it features a vast array of apps in virtually any category. Photography is one of the most popular iTunes categories, and with good reason. We’ve already done a very comprehensive post about some of the hottest photography apps on iTunes, but they were all mostly of a serious nature. That got us thinking, though: What about the funny photography apps for when you’re in a silly mood?

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Even if you think that gadgets and other devices are your forte, you should always make room for hilarious photography apps on your iPhone! With all the wonderful choices on iTunes, you’re really doing yourself a disservice by not downloading some of these humorous apps. After all, everyone wants a good laugh every now and then!

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The Best Android Photo Apps You Can’t Live Without

In the app marketplace, it’s a fact that Apple is out in front, mainly thanks to its huge iTunes website. There is literally an endless amount of iPhone apps, including fine serious iPhone photography apps, which we spotlighted not too long ago. However, as far as Android, Google’s smartphone operating system, is concerned, it is catching up faster and faster all the time.

Whereas Apple has its iTunes store, Android has answered in kind with the Google Play store, where you can download almost any Android app under the sun, including a nice selection of serious photography apps!

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The Best iPhone Photo Apps That You Should Download Right Now

Your handheld device is nothing without apps, that lovely and beautiful software that lets you do much more on your smartphone than just call someone. If you’re a serious photographer, you just can’t pass up the chance to install serious photography apps on your mobile device. They will empower you to engage in your picture-taking passion when you’re on the go—anytime and anyplace.

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The iPhone  is blessed with a seriously hardcore, built-in camera that produces really sharp images that are nearly as good as a decent digital camera. iPhone users will already know this, and I can personally attest to it, being an iPhone  owner myself.

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The Worst Forms of Abuse Your Camera Wants You to Stop Doing

All photographers are some of the most well-intentioned people on the face of the entire planet. They like to think of themselves as never, ever doing anything to their precious cameras that would ever result in damage coming to them or in their misuse.

However, in spite of their sense of being well-intentioned, the reality paints quite a different story. You’d be surprised at just how many photographers are really gross abusers of their cameras…some without even knowing it!

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