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“Find Your Style” Is Terrible Advice
Coaching Erwin Darmali Coaching Erwin Darmali

“Find Your Style” Is Terrible Advice

Every young photographer hears it eventually. And the people who say it usually mean well.

Stand out. Develop your style. Be distinctive.

The advice is not wrong. It is just almost never explained properly — and in the absence of the wisdom that should accompany it, almost every young photographer responds the same way. They go shopping.

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Divergent Thinking In Photography
Coaching Erwin Darmali Coaching Erwin Darmali

Divergent Thinking In Photography

Divergent Thinking: The Hidden Skill Behind Every Photographer Who Always Seems to Be in the Right Place

The photographers who always seem to be in the right place didn't find it by luck. They saw it before they walked there.

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If They Don't Serve A Purpose, Kill Your Babies
Coaching Erwin Darmali Coaching Erwin Darmali

If They Don't Serve A Purpose, Kill Your Babies

The term “Kill Your Babies” is a norm in the film world, indicating the need to let go of the images or footages that you are attached to emotionally, for the greater purpose - your end product. Learn more from Coaching For Photographers through this short article by Erwin Darmali, Award winning photographer and filmmaker.

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