When photographer and educator Mark Comon talks about photography, his passion is unmistakable. As the owner of Paul’s Photo in Torrance, California, and founder of the Creative Photo Academy, Mark has spent decades helping photographers at every level discover their creative potential.
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Understanding Buying Gray Market Camera Gear
Each year hundreds of millions of dollars are spent to make purchases online. That’s especially the case when it comes to camera equipment. Back in the day, you would peruse the back pages of a popular photo magazine and call a 1-800 number. Now, you can buy camera gear using nothing more than your smartphone.
The ease by which you can buy an item can be problematic if the only thing you’re reading is the sale price. It can be tempting to immediately click on that button when you see the promise of hundreds of dollars in savings. However price alone shouldn’t be the only determining factor for you hitting the buy button.
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Photo: Ursula Tocik
The Candid Frame #358 - Ursula Tocik
Ursula Tocik is natural light portrait photographer based in Helderkruin Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. She has been a professional photographer since 2008, starting out in the wedding industry, however a health crisis led her to a career as a studio-based portrait photographer.
After surviving a severe stroke in 2012, which made wedding photography physically impossible she left the wedding industry and began a career in portrait photography where she specializes in boudoir, maternity, couples, glamour and corporate headshots.
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The Candid Frame #256 - Corwin Hiebert
Corwin Hiebert is a management and marketing consultant to creative entrepreneurs (like world-renowned photographer and best-selling author David duChemin). He is the author of the book Living the Dream: Putting Your Creativity to Work [and Getting Paid] and he's the business development instructor at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts. His company is called Taendem Agency. He doesn't blog, he delivers.
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The Candid Frame #235 - Michael E. Stern
Michael E. Stern is a commercial photographer who specializes in time-lapse photography. He uses the technique to serve numerous commercial clients who are in need of both short-term and long-term projects. His career has also included work as a corporate portrait photographer.
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