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📸 What Sets a Photographer Apart From Someone Who Just Takes Photos?

Say cheese—professionally!📸, Nikon Z for button lovers📷, Kat Von D's legal tattoo😱.

January 25, 2024 • Reading Time: 8 minutes

Created by the people at Beazy.

Welcome, creative friends!

So You Just Take Photos, Huh? Well, Sit Down, Son. You're gonna want to hear this.

In today's rundown:

  • 📸 Photographer vs. Snapper

  • 📷 Nikon's Button Tango

  • 😱 Kat Von D's Legal Ink

  • 🔥 Press Worthy Stories

  • 📚 Learn & Grow

Read time: 3 minutes

VISUAL CREATORS

Roman Fox, a travel and street photographer, weighs in from vibrant Valencia.

His take? It's about intent.
A true photographer ventures out with a purpose—to capture light, lines, and life. Not just for the ‘gram, but for the love of the art.

And success? 
It's not just about money or followers; it's the dedication to honing your craft, year after year.

So, next time you're out and about with your camera, ask yourself: Are you a photographer or a pixel pusher?

Are You a Photographer or Pixel Pusher?

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. Nikon’s officially pulling the plug on F-mount gear. Once it's gone, it’s gone. No digital comeback tour like Pentax.

  2. ARRI, RED, and Panavision team up to create the TRON-exclusive RED Raptor XL, featuring RED’s VistaVision 8K sensor and ARRI’s DNA glass.

  3. Hasselblad drops the 907X & CFV100C pack, marrying film nostalgia with digital precision. Your Instagram just hit the jackpot.

  4. Sony's mirrorless cameras regained the top spot in Japan, per BCN Awards. Canon slipped to second, but don't count out Nikon's DSLRs just yet.

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PRODUCTION MASTERY

When the chimes ring, like the sounds in the wind, Nikon listens.

As mirrorless cameras reshape the photo game, Nikon’s playing both sides. They’re ditching the bulky buttons for touchscreens and cutting through the menu maze.

And while they’re at it, they’re handing you the creative keys, letting you pick the shutter sound and fine-tune your frame game.

It’s all about balance for Nikon—between tradition and transition, complexity and customization.

So, whether you’re a left-eye viewer or have hands like a basketball player, Nikon’s framing their future with you in focus.

Gather 'round, the mirrorless evolution is being televised.

Mirrorless mania: Is Nikon's latest a game-changer or a shutter dud?

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. How Does Oscar Voting Actually Work? The voting process is about as complex as a Christopher Nolan plot. With 17 branches and preferential balloting, it's a cinematic choose-your-adventure.

  2. Sundance Shorts: 'The Masterpiece' steals the show, winning the Grand Jury Prize. Nuanced storytelling in 20 mins? Now that's art.

  3. Photographer Tim Flach recreates his own shots on AI platform Midjourney, argues artists should be able to “opt in” to have their work used instead of “opt out” after the facts.

  4. Hasselblad unveils 907X CFV 100C camera, a medium format marvel. No video, but filmmakers still loving it.

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CREATOR ECONOMY

It’s the first case of its kind since a Supreme Court ruling last May clarified that artist Andy Warhol had not fairly used a photo of Prince.

Tattoo artists typically don’t license the images they ink, and Von D’s lawyer argued that she had made enough changes to the photo for her tattoo to be “transformative” — plus, “nobody’s ever complained before”.

The case could be a major deal for tattooists and photographers alike.

Should tattoo artists have to license the images they ink?

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🔥 Press Worthy

  1. Rap on Trial at Sundance: ‘As We Speak’ flips the script on justice, showing how lyrics alone can lock down a sentence.

  2. Next-gen Google Pixel 9 Pro leaks: A beefed-up cam and a flatter frame à la Apple. Gotta keep up with the competition, you know how it is.

  3. Spotify’s A.I. generates the witty titles for its day-specific playlists, now a hit on social media. Users get 3 new playlists daily.

  4. Tumblr's 2014 aesthetic is making a comeback, and we're here for it!

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