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    My Dirty (Photography) Secrets

    The life we tend to share online is oftentimes showing the highlights of our lives, much of it good, and we usually don’t share the not-so-perfect stuff. I oftentimes enjoy sharing the behind-the-scenes of [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-03T18:10:25-07:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Photography, Rants and Ramblings|5 Comments
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    The Numbers Game

    In the past ten years social media has blossomed, grown, and turned into a gold-rush of opportunity. People from all communities have raced to the top of sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-02T15:44:40-07:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Business, Rants and Ramblings|Tags: Social Media|0 Comments
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    Jealousy is Toxic

    If there is one thing I have learned as an artist with an online presence is that years of experience and technical abilities do not always equate to being popular or successful. New photographers [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-29T10:35:47-07:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Inspiration, Opinion, Rants and Ramblings|4 Comments
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    The Guilty Photographer

    We have all lived this moment in our lives. When the dust starts to settle on your camera, or you haven't unpacked your gear from that photo-shoot you did one month ago. And [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-02T15:21:11-07:00September 4th, 2015|Categories: Inspiration, Opinion, Rants and Ramblings|2 Comments
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    Are Female Photographers Underrepresented?

    Note: Yesterday, Sarah Morino, a fantastic landscape photographer based in the US, put together a list of over 165 women landscape photographers. She did not post this to share a "best of" list, but to [...]

    By Nicole Young|2023-06-29T13:49:59-07:00August 26th, 2015|Categories: Business, Rants and Ramblings|38 Comments
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    Don’t Let Them Crush You

    Photographers are a fickle bunch. In many ways, we can be supportive, kind, and well-intentioned towards other photographers. I like to think that we all want to help others succeed and enjoy [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-02T15:13:00-07:00June 29th, 2015|Categories: Inspiration, Rants and Ramblings|14 Comments
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    Camera Bags: A Rant of Frustration from a Woman’s Perspective

    I'm a woman, and I like purses and bags. I am also a photographer, and so with that I tend to collect lots of cool bags. Yay, bags! I have more than I will [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-01T11:57:11-07:00October 13th, 2014|Categories: Gear, Opinion, Rants and Ramblings|Tags: Camera Bag|18 Comments
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    Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.

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