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You might say that blogs are a blessing and a curse – on the one hand, the freedom and ease of blogging means that almost anyone can do it, and so there are a million blogs out there to help you devour every topic imaginable; and on the other hand, anyone can do it and there are a million blogs out there making plenty of clutter…
Photography blogs are no different in their scope, ranging in topics from the technical to the business-oriented. And like in most recent years, the photography industry has had its fair share of ups and downs. Still, several of our favorite blogs have been out there to update us, and at times, uplift us. So in tribute of everything that was documented, expressed, and reviewed in 2011, here’s a fantastic little list of our favorite blog posts of the year. They’re educational, inspirational, and just plain useful.
Special thanks to the community for keeping us on our toes – we look forward to seeing what you have in store for 2012.
Photo Business
Gary Vaynerchuk’s The Thank You Economy - Seshu Badrinath, Tiffinbox
Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – Carolyn E. Wright, Photo Attorney
The Price of Prints Part 3: 14 Ways To Increase Photo Print Sales – Grover Sanschagrin, The PhotoShelter Blog
What Is Your “And”? – Rosh Sillars
Real World Estimates – Reportage For Advertising Use – Jess Dudley, via APhotoEditor
Real World Estimates – Magazine Contract - Bill Cramer, via APhotoEditor
The 2011 Inspiration Handbook For Photographers - Grover Sanschagrin, The PhotoShelter Blog
Talking Budget With Your Clients - Ilise Benun, via The PhotoShelter Blog
Branding Is Everything – Creative Collision, via Agency Access
Stockpiling Trouble: How The Stock Industry Ate Itself? - Betsy Reid, British Journal of Photography
11 Simple Things You Can Do To Grow Your Photography Business – Rosh Shillars
Your Year-End Photography Business Plan - Andrew Fingerman, The PhotoShelter Blog
Your Guide To Working With Consultants - Rob Haggart, APhotoEditor
Photo by Andrew Fingerman
Photo Marketing
Networking? Have a Kick-Ass Business Card – Blake J. Discher, Groozi
Hi, Social Media, Nice To Meet You – Miki Johnson
Social Media: Nicety or Necessity? – Dialogues Podcast, via Agency Access
Top 10 Tips On Google+ For Photographers – Thomas Hawk
How I Evaluate Terms of Service for Social Media Website – Google+ – Jim Goldstein
5 Pimped-Out Photographer Facebook Fan Pages – Lauren Margolis, The PhotoShelter Blog
Q&A With GSD&M Senior Art Producer Shannon McMillan – Jasmine DeFoore
Interview with Yannick Bouillis, Founder of Offprint Paris – eyecurious
The Viral Evolution of Carli Davidson’s “Shake” Gallery – Allen Murabayashi, The PhotoShelter Blog
2012 Marketing in 100 Words – Ilise Benun, The Marketing Mentor
40 Great Photographer Portfolio Websites for Inspiration – Bill Jones, PhotoArgus
Photo by Carli Davidson
Photo Technique & Workflow
The New Wedding Guest - Richard Eposito, Tiffinbox
VSCO Film Review – John Keatley
5 Simple Things You Can Do to Make Your Web Images Pop - Grover Sanschagrin, The PhotoShelter Blog
The 7 Most Important Online Shopping Cart Features For Photographer Websites - Grover Sanschagrin, The PhotoShelter Blog
The Wakeboard Studio Shoot – Fstoppers
Megapixels Vs. Print Size – Syv Ritch, foto-biz.com
DNG, RAW and JEPG: What I Use & Why – Jim Goldstein
Photo by Chris Owyoung
Gear Reviews
Nikon Coolpix L120 Review – Mark Goldstein, Photography Blog
13 Digital Point-and-Shoot Cameras Used by the Pros – Lauren Margolis, The PhotoShelter Blog
Fuji X100 Review: The Greatest Digital Camera Ever Made – Zack Arias
Review: Nikon’s J1 and V1 Camera, and 1 Nikkor Lenses – Rob Galbraith, Digital Photography Insights
Crucial Camera Accessories – Fstoppers
Should I buy An f/2.8 or f/4.0 Lens? - Travis Lawton, The Phoblographer
Photo by Clark Dever
Inspiration
Shooting Through The Ups And Downs – Melissa Rodwell, Fashion Photography Blog
Life, Photography & Amazing Moments - Scott Bourne, photofocus.com
Why Shooting Personal Work Will Grow Your Photography Business – Ian Summers, via Agency Access
Feature: The Quiet, Lovely Photographs of Joseph O. Holmes - Eamon Hickey, Digital Photography Insights
14 Most Dangerous Locations for Photojournalists – Lauren Margolis, The PhotoShelter Blog
Sgt. Pepper Uncovered – Catherine Kirkpatrick, Professional Women Photographers Online
The Power of a Photograph – Jeremy Cowart
Working Through The Freelancing Lulls – Miki Johnson
Photo by Jason Howe
It’s My Opinion
Mini-Rant: Screw The Critics - David Hobby, Strobist
Being a Photographer Takes Intelligence - Lindsay Adler
I Switched To Canon. World Still Turns. - Zack Arais
Fearmongers Are Giving Photographers a Bad Name - David Saxe, via Black Star Rising
More On Photographic Plagiarism - Stella Kramer
Flickr Is Dead - Thomas Hawk
How Much Are Photographs Worth (And Why Are We Talking About It)? – Joerg Colberg, Conscientious Extended
There’s An App For Photojournalism – Chip Litherland
Dear Photographer: Your Marketing Isn’t Working For Me – Stella Kramer
I’ll Just Shoot Some Weddings - Chip Litherland
The Legitimacy Of Schools Teaching Photography – John Harrington
Image by Thomas Hawk
Photography Projects
Photographing Somalian Refugees in The Dadaab Camps - Sanjit Das, via The PhotoShelter Blog
“To Ashes” Fine Art Film Short – Lindsay Adler
A Motorcycle Trip Through Vietnam – Kevin German, via LUCEO Images
Emily + Matt (photographing a wedding during a tornado) – The Bobbi Shop
Holi Hai – Images of India’s Most Colourful Festival – Gavin Gough
Benjamin Lowy: War Photography – James Pomerantz, via The New Yorker
Things You’ll Never Photograph: A Sniper Rifle Shooting Eggs – Nathan Myhrvold, via The PhotoShelter Blog
Few and Far Between – LUCEO Images
John Keatley The Woodsman – John Keatley
Weed, Knives and a Proposal – David Walter Banks, via LUCEO Images
Libya – Katie Orlinsky, Visura Online Magazine
A Woman’s War: Bangladesh – Elizabeth D. Herman, FotoVisura
Photo by Sanjit Das
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29 Comments
12-22-2011
Excellent list. I see a number of new topics and names I’m excited to follow. I also like touch of having photographs between segments.
Stella Kramer’s – dear photographer and Jeremy Cowart – the power of a photograph are must reads.
Rosh
12-22-2011
Ah, some catching up to do. Thanks for the links, Lauren.
12-28-2011
My designer put up a wicked article about inspiration for bridal show booths. http://www.nooncreative.com/2011/10/bridal-show-booth-design/
12-28-2011
You forgot mine! ;-)
12-29-2011
Nice Picture
1-4-2012
Awesome list and great pictures. I am a fan. I will take a look at each one. I am a amature photographer/ videoographer and truly appreciate there work. Jus got a new addition to the arsenal, a go pro hd and I love the fish eye perspective.
1-5-2012
wow article.. :)
very interesting, but the phto by Carli Davidson is remarkable, just superb. :)
1-6-2012
you have a great shots
1-7-2012
Great list. One of my blog posts got a fair amount of attention but obviously didn’t register on the radar here http://paulindigo.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-makes-real-photographer.html
1-8-2012
There are some truly magnificent images here. Fantastic wealth of images for all tastes I love it.
1-9-2012
Wow, this list could keep me busy for a while. Come across a number of them, but plenty still to read. :)
1-24-2012
This was an amazing blog post…
1-25-2012
hi..
thank for sharing this information.it is a very interesting collection of blog posts related to the business of photography, marketing, and the usual inspiration. Awesome list and great pictures. I am a fan. I will take a look at each one. I am a amature photographer/ videoographer and truly appreciate there work. Jus got a new addition to the arsenal, a go pro hd and I love the fish eye perspective.
4-30-2012
As a photographer, I love to read blog posts and see others’ techniques. Thanks for sharing this post!
12-21-2012
A lot of good stuff in one place.
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