{"id":326,"date":"2009-03-02T09:39:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T13:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=326"},"modified":"2009-03-02T09:39:55","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T13:39:55","slug":"syl-arena-lessons-i-didnt-learn-in-photo-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/326\/syl-arena-lessons-i-didnt-learn-in-photo-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Syl Arena &#8211; Lessons I Didn&#039;t Learn in Photo School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/syllitup.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nSyl Arena recently wrote a great guest blog entry on Scott Kelby&#8217;s PhotoshopInsider.com. The topics list alone is a good touchstone. If you know this stuff, it&#8217;s a nice reminder. If you don&#8217;t know this stuff, you need to. It&#8217;s good food for thought.<br \/>\n1. If you can\u2019t be remarkable, be memorable.<br \/>\n2. You are NOT defined by your photo gear or your computer\u2019s operating system.<br \/>\n3. Powerful photographs touch people at a depth they don\u2019t anticipate.<br \/>\n4. You have to let your images go out into the world without you.<br \/>\n5. Cross-pollinate with photographers and other creatives.<br \/>\n6. Photography slices time. Photography gathers time.<br \/>\n7. Learning to create photographs that \u201clook\u201d like your world should be only a milestone &#8211; not the destination.<br \/>\n8. \u201cCoopetition\u201d is a new business model that\u2019s here to stay.<br \/>\n9. Wars have been fought to protect your copyrights.<br \/>\n10. Your photographs have value. Don\u2019t give them away.<br \/>\n11. Your photographs have value. Give them away.<br \/>\n12. Resist the temptation to become a pro photographer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottkelby.com\/blog\/2009\/archives\/3475\/comment-page-2#comment-128758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the rest of the post here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pixsylated.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out more from Syl at Pixsylated.<\/a><br \/>\nAnd stay tuned for more. Syl actually wrote 48 topics, which he plans to follow up on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syl Arena recently wrote a great guest blog entry on Scott Kelby&#8217;s PhotoshopInsider.com. The topics list alone is a good touchstone. If you know this stuff, it&#8217;s a nice reminder. If you don&#8217;t know this stuff, you need to. 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