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This has been a communication challenge with my clients. Clients will at times send me an email along the lines of, “Can you send all those photos to us again, but at 300 dpi?” even though I have sent the photos at max resolution to them. Defining both absolute dimensions in pixels, and also requesting a set dpi, is akin to saying “I live 20 miles at 65 mph outside New York.” the author says. My client often think they are getting a “lower resolution” file if it is at 72 dpi instead of 300 dpi, even if the file is the same 5184×3456 resolution.

It’s a tricky topic to understand and understandable that a client may think a 72 dpi photo has less quality than a 300 dpi one. This is because dpi gets conflated with ppi for printed media. Indeed, an image printed at 300 ppi will look better than one printed at 72 ppi.

Read more: Image size & resolution – 72dpi or 300dpi

“Being involved in any creative industry usually guarantees one thing: we’re never happy with the work we produce. At least not for long.”

Great points made here in this F-Stoppers article. Comparing my style to others is a frequent sin I commit. It also occurs when I see someone get a nice photo from a basketball game that they got and I didn’t; I don’t stop to think that I got another frame that they didn’t. 

Take a moment to pause and enjoy your artwork.

Wow, the importance of making sure your photos have context and are not misconstrued.  Image appeared to show Jalen Brunson gave middle finger to the crowd, but there was more to the study. 

More also from Poynter.

Every young photographer or artist should read this.  Most of note:

Practicalities aside, money is also how our culture defines value, and being told that what you do is of no ($0.00) value to the society you live in is, frankly, demoralizing. Even sort of insulting. And of course when you live in a culture that treats your work as frivolous you can’t help but internalize some of that devaluation and think of yourself as something less than a bona fide grown-up.

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There is a bottomless supply of ambitious young artists in all media who believe the line about exposure, or who are simply so thrilled at the prospect of publication that they’re happy to do it free of charge.