As technology advances so will your equipment and you will experience a whole new way of using it. There is always room for improvement and gaps to be filled. Someday you may want to share new insights, knowledge, and stories through your own book. Self publishing is becoming more popular, more affordable and easy. Blurb.com is an online self publishing company that is being used by many professional photographers. If you are wondering about the quality, well it ranks right up there with the the big guys such as Simon and Schuster and Bantam.

Well I have either piqued your curiosity or you are just not ready to embark upon this new adventure. No matter what the case may be, let’s explore this a bit further and talk about the concept. It will not happen overnight. Here are some first steps. Throughout my professional years, I have carried a…

Andrew Zuckerman’s images, whether they be animals or portraits of distinguished personalities, are not only striking and detailed, but inspiring. They show an encapsulated part of his subjects. The grace of a giraffe. The majesty of a bird. The silence in the wake of communication’s absence. The years that earned a person’s intelligence.

All these he compiled in his books—fruits of several year’s worth of hard work and an endless supply of passion and enthusiasm—which are, quite understandably, gaining recognition from individuals and award-giving bodies alike.

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We know it takes time and money to attend professional workshops.  You may be fortunate to be a staff photographer, and if so, these workshops are usually your perks.  But if you are independent and living on a modest salary, these classes may not be fit it in your schedule or your budget.

One of Blinq’s goals is to provide you with useful and reliable resources. So we will do the crawling for you so you do not have to search through millions of links trying to find a useful webinar, podcast or webcast, or even a book. That’s right, a workshop in a book!  Oddly enough,  I was thinking how nice it would be if there was a workshop in a book.   Good thing, there’s a very good one.

Dave Black has been sports photographer for thirty years.  He’s made a name for himself through his passion of teaching. He has a great online tutorial called “Workshop at…