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I'm near daily user of Instagram for years and I didn't know what broadcast channels were until I read this post. I just open the app and scroll the feed :) That's actually how I found that you wrote a new article, from IG, since I open it way more than substack. Very good read. I love BTS on YouTube and blogs much more than on IG because long-form content is much better for learning. I usually skip BTS on IG unless it's a very specific artist or shot I'm interested in, for example, a May the 4th shot that used forced perspective was cool to see the setup on IG.

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Thanks for reading! I'm the same in that I like deeper focus for learning, and that's not IG.

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I'm personally a huge fan of behind the scenes content, both for Mocs and photography. I ale want to see how stuff was done so I can apply similar techniques to my own work and keep improving.

I also love seeing some great images from the medieval march contest, I personally was disappointed and uninspired by the building and photography quality of the first place cart and second place Minifigure, so it's nice to see some higher quality entries.

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Any readers of this Substack will be a fan of BTS because it's Take Better Toy Photos, and that's the audience.

As for the results, my photography picks differ quite a bit but the contest wasn't just about photography. If it were, I'd have run it on BrickCentral, which is a community dedicated to excellent LEGO photography. Other people with better building skills or more humor would just not stand a chance.

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