Mary Vignoles

Photo Editor @ Freelance based in Salem, Oregon Mary Vignoles portfolio on Visura - a professional network to connect with photo editors and art buyers, and build photography portfolio websites. Visura members, like Mary, share photojournalism, art photography, landscape, travel photography, portraits and more. Mary has 30 projects, community news posts, and 0 images shared in the photo stream.

I am an award-winning professional picture editor who has helped photographers tell their stories and elevate their work, whether it was still images or video. Every photo project, every portfolio, and every collection of photos must... read on

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My Photo Editor Mind - Words Matter

By Mary Vignoles — You only get once chance to make a first impression, and if that first impression is poor grammar on your website, my opinion of you just sank...

Jun 12, 2019 902

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My Photo Editor Mind – Photo Stories – Visual Novels

By Mary Vignoles — One of the biggest mistakes I see on photo stories is a lack of sequencing that makes sense. Remember, you are telling a story, and it has to have..

Jun 5, 2019 720

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My Photo Editor Mind - Best Editing Advice

By Mary Vignoles — After I have completed a rather large edit for a project or story or even a website, there is one thing I always do – go through all the..

May 30, 2019 1408

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My Photo Editor Mind - New Edit

By Mary Vignoles — I’ve recently been editing a lot of images for photographers who are submitting their work to various publications. The publication usually..

May 24, 2019 1384

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My Photo Editor Mind - Getting work - Shoot what you love

By Mary Vignoles — Recently, I’ve been talking to a lot of clients about freshening up their websites, getting on a better path for work, talking about..

May 1, 2019 1532

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My Photo Editor Mind - Kind words

By Mary Vignoles — I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mary the past few years, where she’s been an independent picture editor. From day one, you can..

Apr 24, 2019 1725

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My Photo Editor Mind - Caleb Kenna

By Mary Vignoles — When I first saw Caleb’s work, his landscapes and aerials are what drew me in, they were almost lyrical in how he captured the space. Caleb..

Apr 17, 2019 1545

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My Photo Editor Mind - Take that off your website

By Mary Vignoles — I appreciate that you want to show your new work, and your first thought is to post it on your website, but for goodness’ sake, stop it, take..

Apr 10, 2019 2025

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My Photo Editor Mind - You speak English?

By Mary Vignoles — I have a lot of international clients, and one thing that always impresses me is that they all speak and write English. These are clients from..

Apr 3, 2019 1519

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My Photo Editor Mind - Now is the time

By Mary Vignoles — Updating your website can be both overwhelming and intimidating, and just one of those things that can be easily set aside for another day, another..

Mar 27, 2019 2078

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My Photo Editor Mind - Bremner Benedict

By Mary Vignoles — When art meets photography and they are combined together to bring two passions together, well that equals Bremner. She started on a journey to..

Mar 19, 2019 1449

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My Photo Editor Mind - Thank you postcard

By Mary Vignoles — Emails are great ways to say thank you, but considering some people get hundreds of emails a day, a postcard or thank you note is a keepsake. Maybe..

Mar 13, 2019 1603

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My Photo Editor Mind – Ouch, did that hurt?

By Mary Vignoles — I always write these blogs about problems I see with photographers or websites or whatever it might be. And after I post something, I will later..

Mar 6, 2019 1246

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Photo Editor Mind - You know you know

By Mary Vignoles — Part of my job as a photo editor is to help and guide you to make your images better and tell you the truth if there is a problem. Lately is seems..

Feb 27, 2019 1489

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My Photo Editor Mind - The Way I Edit

By Mary Vignoles — I was talking to a client recently and sensed that he was somewhat hesitant as we were talking about his work. After a few more minutes, he finally..

Feb 20, 2019 1085

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My Photo Editor Mind - Be Quiet Please

By Mary Vignoles — You’d be surprised by what your images are telling me. I can see what your passionate about, how you arrange the content, and what lengths..

Feb 13, 2019 1286

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My Photo Editor Mind - David Saxe

By Mary Vignoles — One of my favorite things is to see a photographer grow and explore how they take images. I am looking at David Saxe’s recent work in Cuba,..

Feb 6, 2019 1714

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My Photo Editor Mind - Captions, captions, captions

By Mary Vignoles — You’ve spent a lot of time (and possibly money) to capture the perfect images to tell a story. You have great pictures, and then what do you..

Jan 31, 2019 1585

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My Photo Editor Mind - Intimacy – Get closer

By Mary Vignoles — I get to look at a lot of images from a lot of photographers in varying stages of their careers – from beginners to experienced and seasoned..

Jan 16, 2019 1605

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My Photo Editor Mind - It’s contest time

By Mary Vignoles — Oh my goodness, it’s that time of year again where it’s a mad rush to get contest entries done. It’s really interesting how..

Jan 8, 2019 1773

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My Photo Editor Mind - Thank you

By Mary Vignoles — Thank you to all the photographers who allowed me into their lives and let me edit your work last year. Through you, I traveled to Romania, South..

Jan 3, 2019 2774

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My Photo Editor Mind - More pictures please

By Mary Vignoles — I’ve recently been editing a lot of images for photographers who are submitting their work to various publications. The publication usually..

Nov 7, 2018 3337

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My Photo Editor Mind - KISS (keep it simple stupid)

By Mary Vignoles — OMG, just because you shot it, that doesn’t mean it has to go on your website. I’m seeing quite a bit of this this week. Less is more;..

Oct 24, 2018 3472

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My Photo Editor Mind- Are you a travel photographer?

By Mary Vignoles — There is a big difference between a travel photographer and someone who has taken some photos while on vacation. A travel photographer has a point..

Oct 17, 2018 2234

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My Photo Editor Mind - What is a freelance picture editor?

By Mary Vignoles — What do you do? I get this all the time. A freelance picture editor? What is that? Well in my case, I don’t work for a publication or..

Oct 10, 2018 1734

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My Photo Editor Mind - Nima Taradji

By Mary Vignoles — Finding and following your passion is what Nima is all about. A trial lawyer for 14 years, he had an opportunity to retire, so he turned is..

Oct 3, 2018 1740

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My Photo Editor Mind - It does matter

By Mary Vignoles — I spent the day filling out postcards for the ACLU, reminding people why it’s important to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Following..

Sep 26, 2018 2119

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My Photo Editor Mind - It’s a sign

By Mary Vignoles — Anyone who has ever worked with me knows signs are a pet peeve of mine. It doesn’t matter: street signs, storefront signs, etc. It’s a..

Sep 19, 2018 1665

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My Photo Editor Mind - Take a breath

By Mary Vignoles — Take a breath. Maybe it’s the time of year, but I’ve said these words to quite a few people lately. Either 1) there is so much going on..

Sep 12, 2018 1669

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My Photo Editor Mind - Websites run amok

By Mary Vignoles — Why does your website have anything and everything you ever shot? If this is just for vanity, go right ahead, but if you are trying to get work,..

Sep 5, 2018 1917

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