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You’re Doing Photography Wrong Posted: 12 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST Photography: You’re doing it wrong. I started photographing things at a younger age as a child than you did, so I must be a better photographer. I use [camera brand X] which is clearly better than your [camera brand Y] gear. The natural world has natural light so there’s no reason to waste time with expensive and hard-to-learn artificial lighting. I learned to print black & white photos in the darkroom which is the right way rather than faking it with a Photoshop plugin. Real art can’t come from cameras built into phones. A plastic camera with a light leak is awesome. Using Instagram to make a photo that looks like it came from a plastic camera with a light leak is pathetic. The fact that everyone is enjoying photography is ruining photography. You share all of your work online; everyone knows that real photographers only appreciate work that’s printed. And good photographers print their own work rather than having it done by a lab. The above statements are bullshit. Your photography is what you make of it. I might not like your style, or the way you share it, or the gear you use, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. If you’re creating a picture with something that’s a camera, you’re doing photography. If you’re happy, don’t let someone tell you that you’re doing it wrong.

Interesting Links Roundup: January 11th Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST As I wander the web I find interesting things. I share: This Photograph Is Not Free A look at the true costs of creating a photograph, and why smart photographers won't offer their work for free in exchange for "exposure" Why I Hate Android In which MG Siegler explains that his disdain for Android isn't just (or isn't mainly) about crappy software Are You Wasting Dynamic Range? Doug Kaye does some analysis of various HDR processing options and the fact that many photographers are inadvertantly losing some of their dynamic range with default conversion options How Doctors Die Like everyone else, doctors die. They often do it in a very different fashion than the patients they treat. 6 New Year’s Resolutions Every Photographer Should Make in 2012 Lisa Bettany's list of must-do missions What have you seen lately that’s interesting?

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