Warning: Clients Can See You ©Lisa Solonynko
Social media and photography make an awesome coupling. Getting the word out about your business is easier now than ever.
Every day articles are written encouraging business owners to jump on the social media band wagon, and to use it to its fullest potential.
But, danger lurks if users are not very careful.
More Photography Website and Blog Mistakes
Here is another infographic that highlights common photography website and blog mistakes. Are you making any of them?
Photography Website and Blog Mistakes
After surveying professional photographers from across the country, we created an infographic showing some of the most common website and blog mistakes.
Link to check your site’s colour contrast
75 Photography Themes
It doesn’t matter what kind of artist your are, we all go through blocks.
For photographers, there are a lot of times when our creativity and motivation seem to have vanished into thin air. Usually this is simply because we don’t have any ideas or know where to start.
Here is an infographic which we hope will spur you on and help get those creative juices flowing.
PreShoot Checklist Infographic
Checklists are always handy to have and help to limit the reams of notes we use to try to remember everything.
This infographic provides an easy to read reference to help you remember:
I don’t think any of us has ever gone to a shoot and didn’t end up shaking our heads in disbelief about what we have forgotten. We hope that this infographic will help limit these times.
Show Your Photography Clients Some Love
To us photographers, clients are everything. Without them we are out of business.
Here is a clever little infographic to remind us how to show our clients some love. This will quickly translate into a great reputation and lots of referrals.
I have finally sat down and done it! I have created my ultimate photography bucket list. It is something that I have been meaning to do, but never had the time.
I was recently emailed about an interesting concept that may have definite applications to the work I do. Curious, I followed the link and gazed at the screen.
Was I really seeing what I thought I was seeing? After pinching myself, I hit the “order” button. With a price point of only $149 I had to give it a try.
The Peregrine is a left-handed glove equipped with sensors that execute keyboard commands. It is actually recognized as a keyboard by a computer’s operating system. In order to activate keyboard strokes, the user touches sensors on the glove. No more reaching for the keyboard to complete redundant shortcuts.
The Power of Black and White – In Adobe Lightroom & Beyond by Piet Van den Eynde (Craft and Vision, Vancouver, Canada) is an e-book that, at $5.00 to download, is an incredible value. It is a 100 page Masterclass course that should be on every photographer’s “bookshelf”.
Post processing black and white images has been the subject of countless discussions, and it would be easy to assume this e-book is simply recycling. In this case, that assumption is wrong. Van den Eynde brings a fresh, new approach in both technique and presentation.
Shooting silhouettes can be fun and challenging all at the same time. The following tips will help you create compelling silhouettes that demand a second look.
Continue reading »
Many photographers have a difficult time with pet photography. At first blush, it can be quite frustrating. With the right technique however, pet photography can be extremely rewarding.
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Pet photography is no different than people portraits. When shooting portraiture, certain rules usually apply:
These basic rules can easily apply to pet photography as well. The only difference is that animals can’t be told where to stand. A pet photographer needs to reposition themselves to get the shot.
Using the same composition rules for pets as for people will always create more compelling images.
I have been working with the Lastolite HiLite for some time now and have fielded a lot of questions about it. In my opinion, the HiLite is one of the essential pieces of kit for photographers who need portability.
Let me start by saying that I am a vertically challenged (5′ 4″ tall) woman who needs to be very careful about what kit I can handle. This was a big concern when I considered buying the HiLite. Especially one that is 6′ by 7′! I decided to bite the bullet and go for it anyway. I am glad I did because it is one of the best investments I have ever made.
Recent Blog Comments