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The battle between DSLRs and mirrorless cameras

The battle between DSLRs and mirrorless cameras

| Michelle Peeters | 181,383 views | 128 comments

In the camera market, the traditional brands seemed to have had their day. All the attention went to Sony, which focused fully on mirrorless cameras. But Canon and Nikon are catching up! The expensive segment seems to be all that remains of the camera market.

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What hobby photographers often fail to realise

What hobby photographers often fail to realise

| Huub Keulers | 17,297 views | 24 comments

Making a living from photography is not easy. You may have considered turning your hobby into your job. But there are some things many hobby photographers fail to realise.

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Manual photography? Back to A(f)?

Manual photography? Back to A(f)?

| Antonette de Groot | 8,409 views | 11 comments

'Learn to photograph in M mode'. Many photography courses use this to attract people. 'A real photographer only shoots in M' is something you have heard in photography circles for years. But is that really true? This article offers an alternative view.

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Street photography: follow your street heroes

Street photography: follow your street heroes

| Jan Poldervaart | 8,153 views | 6 comments

In this blog, we follow our street heroes. These heroes are various well-known street photographers who put street photography on the map. They are also the people on the street that we photograph ourselves.

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Photography techniques or styles, or are they just photography tricks?

Photography techniques or styles, or are they just photography tricks?

| Nando Harmsen | 7,577 views | 10 comments

Photography is more than just recording something. It can also be a form of expression or something creative. Look around and you will see that there are various styles. Some are easy to find, while others you only discover by chance. What do you think of these kinds of photography techniques or styles?

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Why You Don't Make Money From Your Photography

Why You Don't Make Money From Your Photography

| Elja Trum | 6,998 views | 4 comments

Making a living from photography is difficult. Many photographers are asked to work for free. Photographers have a problem. There are a lot of us. But there is a way to make money from photography.

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The best camera is the camera you have with you!

The best camera is the camera you have with you!

| Laura van der Burgt | 6,567 views | 11 comments

Do you also sometimes check which camera a photo was taken with? A kind of subconscious check of whether you could take a photo like that too. Better camera? See, I simply don't have the right gear to take such beautiful photos. But is that really true?

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Look, look, look in street photography, and you will see more

Look, look, look in street photography, and you will see more

| Jan Poldervaart | 5,653 views | 8 comments

How do you take a street photograph? What do you look for? There is no clear-cut answer. What I can say is that you have to look, look and look again. Then you see much more. Just take a look.

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Would you like to take better photos and keep up with what is happening in photography? Photofacts publishes articles that teach you something about photography — from a product announcement to a practical shooting tip or a look at a website. Photofacts covers photography every day and is a hobby project of Elja Trum's that got out of hand. The articles are written by a team of volunteer authors. If you would enjoy writing one or more articles for Photofacts, do get in touch.More about Photofacts

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