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Often Overlooked Basics For Better Pictures

Text & Photography By Russ Burden

Published July 31, 2017
Updated August 2, 2017
If you’re reading this, it’s hopefully because you want to improve your photography. It’s good to crave new information and...

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Russ Burden

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Photography is what motivates me to move through life in a positive way. Photography is ͞All About The Light͟ and it’s the first thing I seek out before I press the shutter. Optimally, I pursue great subjects in great light, but if there’s an ordinary subject in great light, I still press the shutter. I love to share the photographic knowledge I’ve accumulated and I hope my enthusiasm is contagious so I can motivate others to feel the same way I do about my photography.
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