Sooner or later this task will come up for every photographer: Make a photos of object X on a pure white background.
I've seen and tested a couple of solutions for this, most of which include Photoshop.
Photographer Fin O'Hara does this task much more skillfully. He is cutting out with light only - no need for retouching at all. He's just awesome.
But what is really remarkable is this: O'Hara blogged about a shoot on which he used the technique. Wonderful - but I would not have noticed the blog post at all. Now Strobist Dave Hobby blogged about O'Hara' blog post. He described in detail how O'Hara's technique works. And this is what caught my attention.
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If you like to add a real creative extra to your wedding shoots, then how about a Trash the Dress session? Let your clients jump into the lake for instance. It will give them outstanding photos and it will give you an extra assignment. You might even produce some exciting input for your portfolio.
A good deal of mastering photography is just knowing your craft. Peter West Carey is picking out a cool little aspect of this – an aspect that nowadays is almost forgotten by the crowd of digital photographers: using gradient filters. What I particular like about his blog post is that he not only explains how to use such a filter, but he also demonstrates why the filter is superior to digital postproduction.
Finally, I found some one who really tested out how much harm is done to my image if I don’t clean the lens properly. Especially when shooting outside, I often had moments where I had a little bit of dirt or water on the front element of my lens and I was wondering if it would be worth the time to clean it properly. 
When the going gets tough, the tough get going… but they dress appropriately. I mean, there is nothing wrong with going out to shoot a cool photo… when it’s raining… cats and dogs. You might be able to capture a photo that no one else would ever make, just because you are willing to go the extra mile. But the question is, is your camera also willing to go the extra mile? 
This is yet another excellent blog post of Chase Jarvis. He encourages us photographers once more to give a sh... about how much people like our work. Instead he motivates us to shoot the subject we like in the way that we like. What I think is great about this post is how Chase is breaking down his advice into a simple 3 step formula:
