Tagged "Photography"

How to Use Social Media Mindfully as a Photographer

Custom SLR Contributor

Guest post by Eric Kim

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At the moment of writing this, I have 30,000+ Facebook fans, 13,000+ Twitter followers, 20,000+ Google+ followers, and 12,000+ YouTube subscribers. People have called me a bit of a “social media phenomenon” at times, and commend me for being so good at “marketing myself.” I am certainly not the social media guru, but I have learned a few things about social...

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3 Reasons Why an iPad is a Smart Investment for Photographers

Custom SLR Contributor

Guest post by Eric Kim

I was always skeptical of apple products. I was a PC user my entire life, and apple products seemed to be overpriced and over hyped pieces of technology. They were only for hipsters or people with way too much money to burn. However recently I purchased an iPad (I spend a lot of time at airports and 15+ hour flights) to kill my boredom but I have found it to be the best thing since sliced bread for my street photography. Sure they don’t come cheap, but here are some reasons how photographers can benefit from investing in an iPad.

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Perth Photo Walk 2013

Team Custom SLR

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Over this past weekend Custom SLR Photographer Colby Brown and Paul Pichugin hosted another great photo walk in Perth, Australia. A few weeks earlier, Colby and Michael Sutton hosted the 2013 Bondi Beach Photo Walk in Sydney, Australia. Colby was at it again, putting together another great photo walk in Western Australia. We are proud to support Colby in all his adventures.

Here is what Colby had to say:

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Home Stretch

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We’re in the home stretch of March customer appreciation month. We’ve given out hundreds of dollars worth of gift certificates to amazon.com, bhphotovideo.com and customslr.com. It’s still not too late to snag one up for yourself. Simply follow us on our social media accounts and frequently check them for a redeemable code.


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World Record Bondi Beach Photo Walk

Team Custom SLR

Congratulations to Custom SLR photographer Colby Brown and Michael Sutton for hosting such an amazing event and breaking the world record for largest photo walk.

We’re glad to see so many people from all over the region come together to share a common passion of photography. Colby said it best , ”No matter if you have 20 people show up at your own photo walk or 200, the importance of these events lay...

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