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Nancy is a passionate freelance writer and blogger. She writes inspirational articles on web design, photography, and technology. She enjoys traveling, reading and meeting new people. Nancy believes in a magic of written words to inspire and motivate. She is also working as a writer at OneDesBlog.

Top 10 Photography Resources You Should Have

The title of “photographer” is a job description many people would like to have these days. Taking pictures is fun and exciting, especially when you earn money to do it. However, to reach the point when photography brings you cash, you obviously need to learn.

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When it comes to choosing the best educational photography courses, videos and ebooks, it can be overwhelming with all the choices that are out there. At the end of the year, we’d like to share 10 photography courses and ebooks that in our opinion are absolutely worth completing.

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Easy Peasy Photoshop Actions – 71 Super Premium Actions for Only $24

You have heard of Inky Deals which is one of the leading deals websites in the design community, with an extended family of more than 300,000 design enthusiasts.

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They’re the only ones who offer a 200% money back guarantee on every product. This means that if you’re not happy with it, you get your money back and you also get to keep the product.

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5 Useful Tools to Run Your Holiday Promotions for Christmas

Christmas is around the corner. Holidays are a great opportunity to promote your photography brand as most people strive to capture those special moments with magic Xmas feeling running all through. So make a game plan, grab some tools, and go ahead to make the most out of this busy season.

In today’s list we collected 5 online marketing tools that will help you run your holiday promotion campaign this year.

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Kristina Zvinakeviciute: Winnner of Defrozo Portrait Photography Contest 2014

Today, we’re glad to introduce you to Kristina Zvinakeviciute, a photographer from Manchester, UK who won the Staff Pick Award in the photo contest held by Defrozo.

Learn more about Kristina and her unique approach to photography inspired by the Renaissance art in this interview.

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25 Top Photographers Share Their Best Gifts and Wishlists

Winter is coming. While for some of you this sentence is associated with the hordes of blue-eyed walking dead (got ya, the Game of Thrones fanatics!), for most photographers it’s a call to refresh their photo bags.

If you’re having hard times deciding what lens to include on your wish list or what photo gadget would make your special someone happy, guess no more. In this post you’ll find plenty of ideas on  gifts for photographers based on interview with 25 influential professionals.

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Roman Robroek: Winnner of Defrozo Portrait Photography Contest

Our friends at Defrozo held a photography contest on their Facebook page. The contest was a success with some amazing works submitted by entrants.

There could only be two winners, though. The first one would be selected by Facebook users who voted for their favorite photos, the other winner is Defrozo’s Staff Pick. In this post we’re interviewing Roman Robroek who received the People’s Choice Award.

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30 Outstanding Examples of Full-Screen Image Background Sites for Your Inspiration

If you’re looking for a way to make a strong impression and a bold statement with your portfolio, a full-screen background image can do the job for sure. Focusing solely on images while providing easy navigation, this web design technique and photography websites just belong together.

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This approach can fit any kind of photography portfolio, but dramatic, bold photos are probably the most effective choice for full-screen backgrounds.

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Guide to Winning Guest Blogging for Photographers

Guest blogging is one of the marketing techniques that many bloggers and site owners make use of and serves at least two purposes. Firstly, it’s great exposure for the guest blogger, and secondly, it’s a new post for the site owner that they haven’t had to spend any time creating.

You may be a brilliant blogger with huge experience and exceptional skills, but you will not be recognized until you get the right type of exposure. That’s exactly what guest blogging was created for.

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Photography Branding: Pinterest Marketing Guide for Newbies

Pinterest has grabbed the attention of many social media marketers and for good reason. The image sharing site has gathered millions of fans since its debut two years ago. With Pinterest you can easily share photos you’ve found around the web and interact with people from all over the globe.

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I previously wrote on Photodoto about Pinterest photography boards worth following. This time I decided to share my own experience and tips on Pinterest that I discovered as a Photodoto marketer.

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Photographer’s Guide to iPhone 6: Capabilities, Tips & Gadgets

After many months of waiting, the iPhone 6 and its big brother, the iPhone 6 Plus, have finally arrived! Apple made the decision to keep the 8-megapixel sensor for the iPhone 6 iSight camera, despite other smartphones which have up to 20-megapixel cameras. However, the iPhone 6 camera is not the same as the one you’ll find in the iPhone 5S.

It has a number of features designed to enhance smartphone still-photography and video. Most of these features take the iPhone 6 photographic ability to an entirely new level.

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