Words & Photos by: Long Nguyen

Photography is a funny thing to me. Every time I go to a shoot, it’s as though I’m opening a brand new box of cereal in order to find that special prize at the bottom. When I receive a job, I will sit down and visualize everything before leaving. I ask myself, how will I shoot this assignment? Do I bring flashes...

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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.