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Edward Thompson
@mredthompson.bsky.social
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British Photographer on an Arthurian Quest. Subscribe to my Youtube show 'Pictures On My Mind'. www.edwardthompson.co.uk Can't check Bluesky DM's email me.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hey everyone! I'm a pro photographer who is all about documentary #photography and I run a super niche YouTube show from my Victorian cellar!
youtube.com/@picturesonm...
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 1h
Just had an email from a photo gallery hustling for portfolio reviews. They didn't say they cost anything in the email so I hit them back as if they were free.

I'll let you know what happens.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 1d
A little cringe... I thought Matt Stuart was a Magnum Photographer, someone corrected me once it went live. Ha!

It just goes to show how little I pay attention to Magnum these days, which was funnily enough the 2nd point I make in the video.

youtu.be/BlM8A-5-1gc
Ex Magnum Photographer, a Street Photographer, a Photojournalist & a Mad Photographer go to a Queue
YouTube video by Pictures On My Mind
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 2d
ugh docking station. I just want to use a microphone not finish the Death Star. Thank you! My old Asus zenbook that was a pancake and 3 x USB ports on it! 3 regular ol' USB ports!
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 2d
I was trying to plug in my rode microphone to my MacBook Pro. To be plugged in I need to unplug my power cable to the Mac.

I feel like whenever I record on it without power plugged in my audio is delayed.

my rode microphone isn't picked up by my current usb/usb-c multi adapter
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 3d
I will give it more of a go, but at the moment most knowing Youtubers say not to put out videos till they sort the algoriddim. Everyones views are down, YT simply won't share peoples videos.... This article is good: jayydubya.substack.com/p/youtube-is...
YouTube is Culling the Herd
On Private Equity Content Mills, The Dead Promise of Web 2.0, and the Betrayal of the Middle Class Creator
jayydubya.substack.com
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 3d
Ha! You gotta respect the hustle though. That said his views are down to half of what they were last year. All the big Youtubes have been hammered by algoriddim changes, they torched evergreen content. So all those 'quality' older videos don't really do half as much as they used to for view count
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 3d
a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a row of motorcycles with the word shazam written in yellow
ALT: a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a row of motorcycles with the word shazam written in yellow
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 3d
Yeah he's like the David Blaine of the photo YouTuber world.... Look around the eyes look around the eyes not at the eyes....
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
I mean, maybe not an artist, but you still can be (just about) a jobbing photographer.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you, it's been something I've wanted to do for so long but felt akin to trying to get to another planet! Excited but aware that it's gonna probably not meet my expectations! Ha
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
I am the propeller
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
Thanks Gav I'm glad you enjoyed it. Do you know if anyone publishes and pays for writing like this anymore?
a man driving a car with the words " i gotta figure out how to make money on this !! "
ALT: a man driving a car with the words " i gotta figure out how to make money on this !! "
media.tenor.com
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
It's a strong look, reach out to Vogue immediately.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
Well is Philip Jones Griffiths told me just before he died... Marry into money or rob a bank. That's how you succeed in 21st century photoland
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 4d
open.substack.com/pub/synchrom...
The Shame of the Jobbing Photographer
and why real Artist Photographers don't work for a living.
open.substack.com
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 6d
It's just Hustle culture bros you know. You don't get better through practice, or study, you get better by having the new shiny thing. Come to this event and see me talk about new shiny thing. You can buy the new shiny thing via affiliate link. Christ, I remember when selling out was a bad thing.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 6d
The photo influencers are tricking photographers to go to camera trade shows. It's quite amazing where we find ourselves.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 6d
The Photolands of the future are the Photolands of the mind.
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 6d
youtu.be/r1o_-Gu3Rrc?...
The Beatles photographed... and I BET you've never heard of the photographer!
YouTube video by Pictures On My Mind
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 7d
Looking at all the wonderful photographs of of June Goodall. And knowing that I had the chance to photograph one night on a corporate assignment. It was a bar at one in the morning with no lighting on af all and they banned me from using flash. Fun being a jobbing photographer isn't it?
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 7d
Yeah, at least he didn't get banned from going to India because of this film...
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 7d
Fuck it, I'm watching Hackers.
a man is screaming in a car and saying `` hack the planet '' .
ALT: a man is screaming in a car and saying `` hack the planet '' .
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 8d
Just marvelling at basic photographers who somehow have massive followings on Youtube and 1000s of paid members on Patreon.

I swear to God, either the devil exists and people are selling their souls for success or Grays Sports Almanac exists...

This fucking place
a man sitting in a car reading a magazine with the words that is very nice below him
ALT: a man sitting in a car reading a magazine with the words that is very nice below him
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 9d
A short essay about friendship, photography, death and loss.

open.substack.com/pub/synchrom...
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Edward Thompson @mredthompson.bsky.social · 9d
youtu.be/KnjiR-C4z6M
How National Geographic Discovered My Photography
YouTube video by Pictures On My Mind
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