2022 is pronounced “2020 too”, but let’s all hope it will be nothing like it! I wish you all the best for an absolutely fantastic year!
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Time for me to take a little break. I’ll be travelling in July and August, going back to my beloved hometowns, Florence and Paris, to see family and friends after almost 2 years. I will see you all back here in September with new content and all the news. And...
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I just received my first dose of Covid vaccine!Some people have strong opinions against vaccines… Personally I don’t understand them but I do respect every opinion. But to me this is a big deal! And it can be for the future of my channel as well! You see: my photography...
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Why I shoot with Fujifilm cameras and how did I decide to be a full time Fujifilm photographer are really the two questions people ask me most frequently. As I’m spending more time in the studio now, because of the lockdown, this is a chance for another talking head video...
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I'm often asked why I shoot Fujifilm, rather than maybe follow the latest trends on YouTube and go with Sony or any big DSLR... Trust is, it happened by chance. Here's how.
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When I wrote my post about what to expect from me in 2020, coronavirus (Covid-19) had not yet made the news front pages. In these past days, I took some time to reflect on the situation. On what it means for my business. This is still a work in progress...
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Not many people know about it, but I was the first Italian male food-blogger. I started writing La Cuisine de Fabien in the early 2006. Only a few food blogs existed back then, and even only a few blogs in general. I was looking for a recipe online and found...
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I feel like I need to write a few words about talent. It’s something I thought about after some feedback I received following my recent attempt to immerse myself into the world of street photography. You might have seen the results in my Instagram feed and stories (@fabienb) or in...
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This must be the first creative advice I give in this blog. But I have developed a few techniques to help with my creativity and it feels fair I share them here. So let’s begin. One that’s always been very fruitful, is to constantly look away from my bubble. In...
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After the story about my shadowban and how it happened, I’m back at talking about account issues. On Instagram again. How a positive… One thing I try do every time on Instagram, is reply to the people that leave a comment to my photos. Even only to say thanks. Instagram...
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You might have heard of this thing called “shadowban”. Allegedly, Instagram has ways to punish spammy content and counter the rise of bots, fake accounts, etc. What Instagram does is flag the suspicious accounts and consequently slash the reach and engagement that these accounts receive. And that would obviously be...
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You read horror stories online but always think they can never happen to you. You are more careful and surely the victims must have made some silly mistake you never make. More specifically, there is no way you can lose hundreds of gigabytes of photos all of a sudden. Well...
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Everybody loves some abstract wallpapers, right? I installed a new app called Spectre on my iPhone. It’s made by the same guys behind the Halide app, which is one of the best camera apps for smartphones. Spectre’s purpose is to help you with long exposure photography, so you won’t find...
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The other day, I saw somebody I follow on Instagram who was celebrating their “instaversary” (or however you name it) and so I thought about how I started myself. I’m a sort of compulsive early adopter when it comes to apps. I get very excited about everything that’s new and...
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The Gatwick Fiasco. Or how the second largest and busiest airport in UK couldn’t handle a drone alert and ruined the plans of 150.000 people. Including me. I’m sure you all heard what happened a few days ago. Alerts of drones flying near the airport runway caused a shutdown of...
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I recently found that my aunt started a research on our genealogy. Thanks to this research, I finally discovered why I’m never at ease settling in and always thriving to travel, even just to quickly move from one place to another, whatever the term “place” may mean. I always knew...
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