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Pedro Thomaz
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📸 Pro Photographer | 🚗 Car Enthusiast | 🚀 Entrepreneur | DM for colabs | 👇 #PassionInFocus
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Your Drift Photography Hit Rate Sucks? Good. That Means You’re Doing It Right
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Your Drift Photography Hit Rate Sucks? Good. That Means You’re Doing It Right
Why missing 50% of your shots might be the best thing for your motorsports portfolio 🏎️💨
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November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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When Your Client Goes Full Cirque du Soleil: A Lesson in Protecting Your Brand
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When Your Client Goes Full Cirque du Soleil: A Lesson in Protecting Your Brand
Sometimes the best photos are the ones you never send 📸
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November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I Once Created a 1,500 Megapixel Panorama (And Learned Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better) 📐
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I Once Created a 1,500 Megapixel Panorama (And Learned Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better) 📐
The story of going absolutely overboard with panorama stitching, and what actually works in the real world
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November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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How to Become a Photography Assistant (The Answer Is Stupidly Simple) 📧
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How to Become a Photography Assistant (The Answer Is Stupidly Simple) 📧
Why you’re overthinking the most straightforward job application process in existence
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The Unsexy Truth About File Naming (That Will Save Your Sanity) 📁
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The Unsexy Truth About File Naming (That Will Save Your Sanity) 📁
How I manage thousands of 60+ megapixel files without losing my mind or my images
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November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The Secret to Shooting LMP2 Cars (That Nobody Tells You) 🏎️
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The Secret to Shooting LMP2 Cars (That Nobody Tells You) 🏎️
How a simple conversation got me trackside access, and why you’re overthinking everything
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The Best Way to Learn Photography? Yes. 📸
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The Best Way to Learn Photography? Yes. 📸
Why choosing just one learning method is leaving 90% of your potential on the table
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November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Nobody Cares About Your Camera (And That’s Liberating) 📸
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Nobody Cares About Your Camera (And That’s Liberating) 📸
Why feeling self-conscious about street photography is totally normal, and why you should do it anyway
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November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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So You Want to Shoot Weddings? Let’s Talk About Why Being a One Trick Pony Will Kill Your Career 💀
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So You Want to Shoot Weddings? Let’s Talk About Why Being a One Trick Pony Will Kill Your Career 💀
A brutally honest guide to transitioning from portraits to weddings (and why you need to drop that “creamy moody cinematic vibe” obsession)
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November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Your Friend’s iPhone Just Beat Your Camera. Now What? 📱
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Your Friend’s iPhone Just Beat Your Camera. Now What? 📱
Why “better pictures” is a meaningless phrase and the one metric that actually matters (spoiler: it’s not megapixels)
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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The ONE Piece of Advice That Changed Everything: Never Master Photography 📸
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The ONE Piece of Advice That Changed Everything: Never Master Photography 📸
Why falling on your face is actually the best thing that can happen to your creative journey (and why being comfortable is boring as hell)
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November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Beautiful Photos, Ruined by the Gutter? Let’s Talk About Why That’s Actually... Wrong 📚
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Beautiful Photos, Ruined by the Gutter? Let’s Talk About Why That’s Actually... Wrong 📚
Sometimes the best way to show a landscape is to let it breathe across two pages (yes, even with that annoying crack in the middle)
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November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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How I Shoot People (Even Though I’m Currently Bored With Photography)
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How I Shoot People (Even Though I’m Currently Bored With Photography)
The three-phase system that turns awkward strangers into comfortable friends (and makes them pay deposits)
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November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I’m Bored With Photography (And That’s Either Really Bad or Totally Fine)
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I’m Bored With Photography (And That’s Either Really Bad or Totally Fine)
A brutally honest status update on why comfort zones are creative death traps
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October 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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My Favorite Focal Length Hasn’t Changed in Years (And That’s Perfectly Fine)
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My Favorite Focal Length Hasn’t Changed in Years (And That’s Perfectly Fine)
Why chasing focal length trends is like forcing yourself to love music you hate
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October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Burn My Photos When I Die (I Really Don’t Care)
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Burn My Photos When I Die (I Really Don’t Care)
Why leaving a photographic legacy is overrated and missing the entire point
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October 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Why Your Boudoir Shoot Costs More Than a Regular Portrait Session (And Why That’s Actually Fair)
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Why Your Boudoir Shoot Costs More Than a Regular Portrait Session (And Why That’s Actually Fair)
A photographer’s perspective on pricing intimacy, trust, and the art of making people feel beautiful while vulnerable
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October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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You Don’t Need Five Lights to Shoot Great Headshots (Just Stop Overthinking It)
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You Don’t Need Five Lights to Shoot Great Headshots (Just Stop Overthinking It)
How one light, one subject, and about 579,913 possible combinations can save your sanity (and your back)
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October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The Photo That Mattered Most Wasn’t Supposed to Be Important
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The Photo That Mattered Most Wasn’t Supposed to Be Important
Why technical perfection means nothing when a photograph becomes a memory
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October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I Just Spent €1,400 on a Lens and Felt Absolutely Nothing
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I Just Spent €1,400 on a Lens and Felt Absolutely Nothing
The day I realized gear doesn’t spark joy anymore (and why that’s actually a good thing)
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October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Stop Looking for “Your Style” (It’s Already There, You Just Can’t See It)
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Stop Looking for “Your Style” (It’s Already There, You Just Can’t See It)
Why chasing a signature look might be the worst thing you can do for your photography
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October 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Why Watching Films About Photography Won’t Make You a Better Photographer
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Why Watching Films About Photography Won’t Make You a Better Photographer
The counterintuitive secret to finding your next great shot (hint: it has nothing to do with Ansel Adams documentaries)
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October 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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When Racing Called: 4 Hours at Portimão with ELMS 🏁📸
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When Racing Called: 4 Hours at Portimão with ELMS 🏁📸
Sometimes the best assignments end early but leave you with everything you came for
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October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Why Your Next Camera Won’t Save You (And What Actually Will)
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Why Your Next Camera Won’t Save You (And What Actually Will)
Or: Confessions of a photographer who learned that gear is just really expensive therapy that doesn’t work
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October 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Ziplock Bags and Rubber Bands: The Photographer’s Secret Weapon Against Mother Nature 🌧️
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Ziplock Bags and Rubber Bands: The Photographer’s Secret Weapon Against Mother Nature 🌧️
Why expensive rain covers are overrated (and how a $2 solution might save your shoot)
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October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM