Street Photographer, Cheryl Dunn, explains why and how to take street photographs
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Cheryl Dunn: Street Photography (NYC)
Amateur Hour tips for Weight Loss
If you're feeling the need to lose a few pounds for the new year, you have my sympathies. I am very amateur at this process, but have found a few useful hints along the way. I am not a medical doctor nor qualified to be a weight loss counsellor - any weight loss programme should …
Guest Post: 15 tips for a successful long distance relationship
Today's guest post is used with permission from Monte Celia Parker - Caio, Monte! - who wrote this post for her personal blog, while studying Italian in Bologna, 4,000 miles from her boyfriend. What she recommends for maintaining a good relationship longdistance is personal, but I thought there were enough great ideas to be worth repeating, …
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50 ways to improve your poems
The first version of your poem is a first draft. It's exciting to have written it - but how do you make it the best it can be? How can you improve your chances of getting it published and read by others? I've pulled together some great advice from poetry professionals. Simon Armitage - …
Tips for writing good poetry – Andrew Motion
Poet Andrew Motion's tips on writing better poetry
Getting Started Writing Poetry as a Career – Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage, a living writing poet, talks about his writing in 2010, and gives practical tips for writing poetry. "I've always been interested in poetry because it's so powerful: so few words, space on the page, and all around it. So there's an intensity there that I admire." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXVZseBCfiM Getting keen to write His main …
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Guest blog: Food Photography Tips
Have you ever cooked something rather wonderful - want to share the recipe with others - but found that when you took a photo, your glorious dish looked, well, underwhelming? Professional photographer and food blogger "Cooking without Limits" has got it sorted out - I picked up some excellent tips from her blog - and …
Collage 101
If you've ever tried making collage but it disappointed you - looked jumbled, clumsy and like a 4 year old efforts - then this brief video shows you the beginning steps to more polished work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5PVeuRadAQ Creative Takeaways Collage is a great way to free up creativity when you're feeling stuck - it brings in …
10 tips for Making it in the Music Industry – Nile Rodgers, Part 1
For anyone wanting to be a musician, these 3 programmes by the BBC are full of 40 years of experience and advice from Nile Rodgers, who has been at the forefront of popular musicianship for so long, he's practically the figurehead on its prow. His CV (the 2 minute version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pExmgX7oU4c Basically, as I hear …
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Getting poetry published (3) in Poetry Magazines
Some excellent advice for new poets here, from Claire Askew, in the Scottish Poetry book trust post here. 1. Write lots of poems - Claire chose 41 poems to put in a book from an original pile of 150 poems. That improves the quality of the chosen ones. Also, when submitting to a journal, and …
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