Quick Notes

Dec 18, 2017
2 min

Why Instagram is Crippling You

When Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010, the founders had no idea the app would be used by over 800 million ...

Gavin Doran

Jul 17, 2017
3 min

A Case for New York City

If you are a commercial photographer, I would like to encourage you to move to New York City. I made the leap about a year ago. Before co...

Gavin Doran

Jul 3, 2017
4 min

3 Easy and Effective Lighting Set Ups

When I first started playing with lighting, my immediate assumption was more lights = better final image. This couldn't be further from t...

Why Exercise Makes You a Better Photographer

Gavin Doran

Jun 12, 2017
3 min

Why Exercise Makes You a Better Photographer

I was nervous and excited. I had just left my 9-5 cubicle career and jumped head-first into full-time photography. Over the next 2 months...

5 Steps to Land an Influencer Collaboration

Gavin Doran

May 29, 2017
4 min

5 Steps to Land an Influencer Collaboration

In this article, I’m going to be breaking down very tactical and easy steps to help you land more collaborations with influencers. If you...

Gavin Doran

May 15, 2017
4 min

Crush it with Composition

There are a million different ways to take a photo, but thankfully, the art of photography has been studied by great minds who have picke...

Gavin Doran

Apr 30, 2017
2 min

Throw a Rope Down

Why responding to others could be the missing link to your success.

Gavin Doran

Apr 16, 2017
1 min

WELCOME TO THE NEW SITE.

In and effort to make it easier for you to view my work and be a part of the stories behind it, I've created this new site specifically f...

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