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Closing the deal with a bang

Have I mentioned that I’m a Virgo? For what it’s worth, this means that I am finickity about presentation in general. Grammar, design, colours, you name it. Oh, and all the neatly ordered jars in my pantry are labelled, much to my family’s amusement. I studied graphic design back in the early Eighties, and whilst

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Top folio shots of 2013: Jan- Mar

In January I attempted the mammoth task of trying to find my favourite shots from all the folios I had edited in 2012. Run off my feet at the time it was a ridiculous mission to attempt and I gave up at number 6, vowing (and I believe promising) to post my monthly top pick

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7 ways to make your folio fantastic

I’ve just finished a round of marketing workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.  During my time in Australia I also held a string of one on one consultations (God bless good cafes with excellent coffee), attended the Guns Agency award evening as a judge, and did the final edit of several print folios, one of

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Top folio shots of 2012

I was hoping to squeeze this post into January. I think, with any luck, and the blessing of New Zealand’s time zone, half the world will still see it in January. Since the new year I’ve already edited 2 websites and 3 print folios. Seems like quite a few photographers out there are keen to

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Move me!

So my daughter (artist and musician) and husband (ad agency creative and script writer) were in the kitchen this morning, hovering over a bowl of cherries and slab of half-demolished Christmas cake whilst they checked out Juxtapoz on the ipad. They were admiring the technical ability of an artist who could render perfect images with the humble

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The Power of Women

I was recently asked by an emerging photographer if there was any hope of her ever getting work as a commercial photographer. She had discovered that it was a male dominated world made up of mostly male photographers working with mostly male creatives. She wondered why; did I know?And was the effort even worth it?

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Cracking the Asian Market

‘Happy new year in advanced. I’d like to ask you to send me your photographers’ updated, latest portfolio based on Beauty & hair please? No particular region based please. Plus photographers’ bio or CV together? If I may, please send me a download link or attachment by early next week.’ I received this Email from

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