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Last night a good online friend of mine – Jonathan Fields shot me a link to a video interview he’d show with sought after commercial photographer Nick Onken.

In this video Nick tells his story of how he became a photographer after starting out as a graphic designer. In the conversation Jonathan and Nick explore how:

• A willingness to be bold and not wait for permission opened doors
• The decision to dive into photography full-time happened as an organic extension of his design work
• A devotion to learning and honing his craft took his work and career to a new level
• Art and money can go together to create work that is well-compensated but is also true art
• Becoming a professional photographer opened doors to travel and profoundly changed Onken’s world-view
• Tapping his gift and his work to give back is an important part of Onken’s life, and
• So much more

This video is part of Jonathan’s GoodLife Project – subscribe to get more videos like this one.

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

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How Commercial Photographer Nick Onken Changed Carreers and Become a Pro Photographer

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Your challenge this week is to take and share a ‘Panning’ shot.

While we’ve done this theme before I thought it’d be a good followup to this week’s Panning Image Collection to which a number of readers said they needed more practice of the technique. Practice makes perfect so another panning assignment can’t hurt!

Before you grab your camera and head out to take some Panning shots – refresh your memory on how to take these kinds of shots with our tutorials on the topic:

• Mastering Panning
• The Art of Panning

Remember – you can apply this to many forms of photography. Photograph any kind of moving vehicle (bike, car, plane, train), photographing kids (the moving variety – running, on the swing etc), photographing animals (pets or wildlife) or anything else that might be moving around in your vicinity.

I can’t wait to see your experiments with panning!

Once you’ve taken and selected the ‘panning’ image that you’d like to share – upload it to your favourite photo sharing site or blog and either share a link to it or – embed them in the comments using the our new tool to do so.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSPANNING to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks challenge – In the City challenge where there were some great shots submitted.

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.

Panning: Weekly Photography Challenge

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