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Why I’m selling my TV to live my dream

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:18 +0000

I’ve been talking about it for years, building up the courage to do it for months. But this week I cancelled my cable subscription and recycled my old TV. I’m going cold turkey. I’m giving myself no more excuses. When I think about how many hours I spend sitting on my sofa every evening, watching the...

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Women in landscape photography

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:16 +0000

It was brought to my attention recently by my new Twitter friend Lizzie Shephard, that there are quite a few female landscape photographers out there. I must admit that I hadn’t realised. The vast majority of my landscape photographer friends are male. And while I do have a fair few female photographer friends too, most of...

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How I decluttered my home and earned £1,254 in the process

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:50 +0000

When I put my house on the market back in December, I decided it was time for a declutter and clear out. There are lots of things I’ve kept through the years that I don’t need anymore, or don’t like anymore, or got given but never used. But I’m not a hoarder. In fact, most...

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The Art of Non-Conformity / book review of the month

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:18 +0000

Chris Guillebeau is one of the reasons that I am running towards my dream of living my life as a landscape photographer. Or rather, he has made me realise that it is possible. He runs a blog called The Art of Non-Conformity that I’ve been following for a while. So it was with great excitement that...

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The lottery mentality – leaving your life to chance

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:00:55 +0000

I’ve been playing the lottery every Saturday for the last 15 months. Like a lot of people. Ask most of them why they play and you’ll probably get very similar responses relating to being able to escape their current situation and to give them the financial freedom to live the life they dream of. I...

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Playing the waiting game

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:02 +0000

I had a conversation with a dear friend of mine last weekend. She is a talented photographer, desperately trying to escape the restrictions of her current life and take control of her own destiny. In many ways, we’re in a similar situation. We started putting a strategy together for her as we were tucking into...

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Overcoming the fear – a reminder to myself

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:07 +0000

Being adventurous and taking control of my own life is not a new concept for me. But even now as I build my landscape photography business, I still find myself paralysed by fear. This is a reminder to myself of what I’ve overcome and achieved in the past. And with hindsight, to remember that it’s...

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What we can do about the copyright thieves

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Let me tell you a little story. A story to make photographers weep. When I first started my photography business (photographing people), I had a portrait shoot with the two adorable children of a women who I then worked with. It was a really fun shoot, the children were angels and I was more than happy with the images...

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Why printing your photographs is good for your soul

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:00:39 +0000

I have to admit, I haven’t really printed any of my photographs for several years. Of course I created albums and the odd framed print for my wedding clients, but I have done nothing with my landscape images recently. Other than uploading the odd one to Flickr. That is until last week. I printed out...

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Why it’s OK to steal from other artists

Tamara Kuzminski — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:56:21 +0000

Nothing is truly original. That’s what everyone says, isn’t it? While I do agree with the sentiment behind this, I think that it’s actually the wrong statement. It’s not about originality, it’s all about context. Whenever we learn a new skill, we learn by imitation. When learning to cook, we follow recipes that someone else...

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