Improving Your Print Sales Page With Rendered Examples

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I’m on a journey at the moment to make print sales a larger part of my business model and I want to bring you guys on the journey with me. Last week I wrote about numbering print editions and this week I have a quick and simple tip that will spruce up your photography website and help customers imagine your images on their walls. In researching how I wanted to tackle print sales, I must have been on over 50 websites from other photographers who also sell prints of their work. Whenever a photographer also had a physical gallery space, there …

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Multimedia Mountain Bike Productions – Shooting Photos and Video At The Same Time

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Shooting the world around us is what every photographer and filmer does, it just so happens that for as long as I have been shooting, that world has been full of big mountains and bikes. My name is Jacob Gibbins and I’m a freelance photographer, filmmaker and one half of Aspect Media based in the UK. I’ve been self-employed and travelling the world photographing and documenting the sport I love, mountain biking since I was 15. Now 22, things are busier than ever and my photography has evolved from just snapping some photos of my mates down the local trails, to spending …

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Numbering Your Fine Art Print Editions

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I’ve never really featured print sales as a part of my business model up to this point in my career. For a long time, the type of photography I was doing editorially and commercially just didn’t lend itself to print sales. The kind of image I might sell to a large company like Nike or Red Bull was great for a eye-catching advert, but rarely was it something most people would hang on their wall for an extended period of time. Though many posters have adorned the walls of teenager’s bedrooms, these are far from “Fine Art” sales. Recently I’ve really …

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7 Reasons You Don’t Want To Miss This Photography Deal

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I know I posted about this deal yesterday but there’s been such great feedback about it in the photography community that I wanted to mention it again. I have already downloaded this entire bundle and the contents of it are incredible. There’s no doubt in my mind that it will elevate your photography for 2014 and the price of $89 (compare at $2000) is just plain crazy. 1. $89 for $2000 worth of products! Well you’ve got to start with this one really don’t you? You could go and buy all of these products individually from their respective creators, but it would …

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MindShift Rotation 180 Trail – First Look

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Note: This bag is no longer manufactured. For its closest replacement in the MindShift Gear range, please read my review of the new MindShift Rotation 22L backpack. MindShift Gear has just launched a new pack in their Rotation 180 lineup, the Trail. I’ve had one of these packs for a few days now so I’ve put together an exclusive first look video which you can watch below. The Trail is a lightweight 16L pack designed for outdoor adventures with a minimalist camera setup. Many readers will be familiar with the Rotation 180 series, but if not, you might also want …

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The Dark Art Of Film Photography

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In an earlier post here on Shutter Muse, I revealed how seductive the call of film photography can be, and that even the oldest, most basic cameras can present a rewarding learning curve. I’m writing this little update several months later to say that first spark of curiosity has led to an ongoing shift in my photographic processes and priorities.

Upcoming Adventure With A Ton Of Gear To Test

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Most of you will probably have figured out by now that I enjoy testing out new photography gear and sharing my experiences. One thing that I really wanted to do when I started Shutter Muse was to approach gear reviews in a different way to a lot of other people. I want to make sure that when I’m testing things, I’m out shooting photos in real world situations, not just in or around a studio. Reviews like the Canon 200-400 one have proven to me that this is something people want to see since this is the #1 search result …

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