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What Blind Photo Critiques Taught Me About Focus, Consistency, and Knowing Your Style
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What Blind Photo Critiques Taught Me About Focus, Consistency, and Knowing Your Style

There’s a specific kind of uncomfortable that happens when someone else looks at your photos and tells you the truth. I’ve been on both sides of that conversation, and I’ll tell you honestly — the critique sessions that pushed my work forward the most were never the ones where someone said “great shot.” They were the ones where a more experienced photographer pointed at my image and said, this isn’t working, and here’s why.

How to Build a Consistent Instagram Style (And Actually Grow): Lessons from Shooting in the Rain with Peter McKinnon
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How to Build a Consistent Instagram Style (And Actually Grow): Lessons from Shooting in the Rain with Peter McKinnon

Every few months I’ll look at my Instagram grid and feel like it was made by five different people. A moody forest shot next to a bright flat-lay next to some overexposed candid from a wedding I second-shot in 2019. If you’ve ever felt like your feed has no identity, you’re not alone, and more importantly, it’s fixable. I’ve been going back through tutorials from photographers whose grids I actually admire, and this one from Peter McKinnon, shot on location in what quickly becomes a full-on rainstorm, hit differently.