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Photographers Tips: Promote Your Photography Business With Facebook

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:29:56 +0000

Facebook has become the part of everyone’s social and business life. There are no strict limits and boundaries between these two spheres. Now you can start the virtual ad campaign from your personal facebook account and watch new people participating it. There are so many possibilities you can gain through Facebook activity. Let me reveal some of the tips for you. Should you have more tips, please add them to the comments area.

1. Be yourself. Set up personal contact with your fans and visitors through your fan page account. Speak from yourself, from your heart. Provide your reachable phone number, online chat channel, messenger id or whatever so people can get in touch with you directly in a real time, instead of listening to a voice machine or sending emails.

2. Be communicative. Communicate with other photographers through Facebook community. This way you can see their way of advertising through Facebook and study new techniques. Becoming “friends” with other pro’s will also “share” yours both news, events, wall posts and messages. In other words, if your friend (who is professional photographer) has 1k friends on facebook, new photo shared by you will appear on the wall of each and other of 1k friends of your friend. Imagine you have 20 friends who are professional photographers… your new photo will be seen by 20k friends of your friends. This is good.

3. Be gentle. Respect your friends’ walls by not clogging with lots of stuff (such as comments, posts, status messages and photos). Do one thing a day. Let them be intrigued about you ?

4. Be carefull. Use tagging on your photos. This could be your name, signature, picture, sign or symbol… even your website’s name, phone number or facebook account name. This way a good number of 20k people who seen your photo will discover your identity and remember it. Next time they will be eager to see your new masterpieces. Plus, tagging will keep your works protected from being copied.

5. Be active. Let your friends and fans know about your upcoming events, shows and offers. Encourage your fans by promoting discount coupons, running contests and polls.

6. Stay fun. Find a way to entertain your friends.

7. Be more than a photographer – be a friend. Find something to be your own feature. Give away some of the best photos in web sized format with tags to people you use to shoot. Let this be your small present to them. Do not ignore your friends’ birthdays or any other special occasions they share with you through facebook.

8. Be unique. And let your fan page be unique as well. Design stunning fan page by using pre-made facebook template applications from leading providers. This could be your premium or free facebook template. Checkout the amazing facebook templates below:

Photographer Facebook Template will be a great choice for your welcome page. We’ve found it among facebook templates collection at FlashMint marketplace:

Personal Photography Free Template is another amazing design yet absolutely free from Free Facebook Templates collection at FacebookTemplates2U:

Portrait Photographer Facebook template:

Daniel Portfolio Free Facebook template will give your online portfolio a new look and feel:

Among these rules, consider setting up your twitter account, blog and website updates to appear on your Facebook wall. Works great in the most cases. So, why not to try them?

22 Amazing and Funny Dogs Photographs

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:41:50 +0000

They say the dog is a man’s best friend. Though the dog cannot share his thoughts with you with words, he can express the feelings via his mood, behavior, devotion and attention. There is definitely some sort of serene and inexplicable connection between the dog and his owner. They can understand each other without words. They can feel each other at a distance and recognize the steps in the dark. What a supernatural unity of intelligence and animal.

Dog will be your reliable partner and companion in your life. It’s just so sad that their lifetime is rather shorter than human’s.

Dogs fighting

Dog sleeping

Her first snow

Dude, let’s stroll! We are ready!

Look what I got for you

I’m ready to the road trip!

Lazy dog

Max has found something…

This dog loves snow

Sorry, this thing is unavailable cause I have my class now

Crocodile dog from Ocean Beach Halloween Parade

Best friends

Pursuing dogs

Struggling with the wind

I’m so happy I was born to this world

God … I have to be serious, they are taking my picture

Who said dogs cannot stand on two feet?

I’ll be first!

Listen, dogs do serious talks

I will not stop working out!

Tiny sleeping angel dog

I wanted to be a superman!

14 most romantic I Love You declarations

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:58:36 +0000

That’s the day after St. Valentine’s Day. Who knows how many new loves have been born, found or lost in the world? But there is still this inevitably romantic and tempting spirit in the air which is driving our minds and makes us do the most unpredictable, sometimes foolish, sometimes childish and immature, still so awaited and wanted by anyone things despite the age, sex or faith. I guess there are no boundaries or limits of what one person can do for one’s beloved. I only wish these happened more often. Don’t be grudge on making such small tricks and doings.

Here is the roundup of I Love You declarations you might meet when having your morning coffee, crossing the street or even walking by your old school building.

Do not forget to Like this post

25 Adorable Babies’ Faces

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:01:48 +0000

Everyone knows that there is no more adorable and beautiful being like a baby. Why do we all love babies so much? Why can we stand staring and cooing at them for hours and still wanting more and more? Probably the answer is hidden somewhere deeply in our minds. At all times the babies symbolized guiltlessness, innocence, harmlessness and naivety. Thus, we feel a mother’s passion to protect, hold and love a child.

It’s always a joy for a mom and dad to see the baby smiling. Child’s facial expressions can tell you everything the baby is going through. See these amazing babies’ faces, aren’t they adorable? Here is the roundup of four types of smiling babies’ face. Should you know any more – don’t hesitate and them with a community.

Dreamy type

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“That thing really makes me laugh all the time” type

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“Hmmm… lemme think” type

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“Gotcha!” type

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Don’t forget to share these pictures with your friends

7 Things Which Will Make Your Photography Website Rock

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:01:36 +0000

Hi everybody, sorry for keeping you waiting for the next post. We’ve decided to start New Year with some basic must-follow tips for professional or amateur photographers who’re willing to launch a website.

Some of the tips you will find below are going to work perfectly for any type of website. No matter if you have photography or model agency, agricultural or architectural company, web design or education studio.

Design

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So, number one thing you must follow is appealing and amazing design. The design is the face of your business. So, don’t be afraid and apply the most essential and powerful tricks from everyday business into the design concept. Let the webdesigner express your exclusivity through pixels. There is the only way to be the first – be the best. So, go ahead and tell everyone about your exclusive offers and possibilities. Do not forget to integrate the essential principles of your business into the web presence.
Here are few examples of photography websites for your inspiration.

Paul Reiffer

Model Actor Photography

Flash

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Second thing to use to make your photography website rock is using Flash technology. You may know that question about HTML 5 vs. Flash has become very popular lately. On one hand we have light, cross-device, easy-to-use and less expensive solution. On the other hand we have multi-layered animation, XML driven support, drag-and-drop functions as well as absolute design & layout freedom. We should note that Flash websites has been put in the same line with HTML ones due to their wide range of functions and possibilities. Anyway, we rather belong to “Flash school” and think that people of art deserve boundless ways of presenting themselves in the web.

Functionality

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The number of functions your visitors may operate with when surfing your site is called functionality. You need find a way to surprise your visitors with helpful and fun features so they will remember your site and definitely come back to you later. Even more, they will recommend your site to anyone else. Here is the list of the most necessary features for a photography website:

“Zoom In/Out” for photos
“Print/Save” for photos
“Buy” directly from a site
Private Galleries/Rooms for your existing customers
Multi galleries
Video galleries

Here is an amazing example of all-in-one functions (which you will find at the very top of the website screen) at MyActionProductions site developed by ReadyPhotoSite.

Backend support

This is sort of functionality for the website owner. More and more websites nowadays are built on CMS (Content Management System) platforms with a backend admin tool for managing the content. You don’t have to be a webdesigner or programmer to edit pages, portfolios or program the functions because this has been already done by professionals especially for you. Just be who you are and focus your energy on making best shots for your clientele.

This is an example of backend admin tool for ReadyPhotoSite Flash photography CMS websites for manipulating the gallery and content pages.

You have a chance to create your own trial website and play around with the admin tool through ReadyPhotoSite exclusive free membership. Read more about advantages of free membership with ReadyPhotosite.

Portfolio

You may definitely amaze your visitors with professional and creative design so they can say “wow … this website rocks”. But in order to make your visitors become your clients you have to prove you are the right person they have been searching for so long. Portfolio is the best way to prove this. That’s a great way to showcase your masterpieces. Few tips to keep in mind:

Make sure you cover all the aspects of your works in portfolio. Details are essential and necessary.
Categorize your works. It will be much easier to search through your gallery and find what you need.
Make the portfolio navigation as easy as possible. No one wants to strain the brain, so no puzzles here.
Make sure the photos are being loaded dynamically and by batches, which is much faster.

Check out nice portfolio cases below:

Daniel Herendi

Dominique Vinciguerra Photographe

Feedback

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The contact form is the simplest way to let your visitors, users and fans leave feedback on your site. You may also consider guestbook forms where people can post feedback to the actual website page. Another great way to leave comments, reply to them and view them all is blogging. Blogs provide the space and tool for easy and fast communication between people with related interests. There are multiple ways of launching blog: using free service (for example Blogger.com which gives you free space, free blogging system and free name) and using free open source blogging software (for example Wordpress).

SEO

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SEO (known as Search Engine Optimization) is the process of improving the visibility of your website in search engines in a “natural” way. Where some may buy the position in search rates or use irrelevant information on the website pages to gain popularity artificially (and for a short life time in the most cases) you can optimize the code of your site to be more user-friendly and simple and write qualitative content “for users” and not for “search spiders”. Find lots of useful information about on-page and off-page seo techniques provided by SeoMoz here.

By the way, ReadyPhotoSite Flash websites are enhanced with tags support and deep linking, which make our flash websites more searchable by Google.

Let’s sum up the most popular, effective and successful trends in photography websites:

Creative and sophisticated design
Simple, fast yet magnificent flash animation & effects
User-oriented functionality
Backend/CMS support
Impressive portfolio
Feedback support
Effective SEO plan

50% Sale Prolongation: Let’s keep on celebrating!

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:23:32 +0000

Hello Everybody,
It’s almost New Year. I wasn’t planning to surprise you by saying that at all For most of us (who spends more than 12 hours per day in front of his/hers computer working) the holidays decoration, signing crowd on the streets, happy faces and many other holidays attributes serve an actual reminder to coming celebration.

Anyway, ReadyPhotoSite has a small surprise for you. We’ve decided to prolong the 50% Sale till January 14th so you don’t miss such a good price for your favourite flash photo cms website in the “holidays hassle”. Enjoy the holidays with your family, beloved and good mood! And then come back to ReadyPhotoSite blog to share funny moments happened to you with our community.

Oh, and don’t forget to buy presents and gifts for your relatives, close friends and beloved once you’re done with reading this post.

Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays For Everyone with 50% Discount!

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:26:15 +0000

Friends,
Merry Christmas and happy holidays for everyone! We appreciate your constant trust and support and wish you all the best in your endeavour and initiatives. Let the holiday spirit bring you and your family romance, happiness, fortune and luck.

On the holiday occasion we have cut down the prices twice and now you have a chance to buy amazing flash photo cms packages with 50% discount. What a great opportunity to get the website you have been dreaming of with a number of helpful features for even less than $100!

They say the dreams come true on Christmas. But we can say that your dreams will come true with our premium flash photo cms websites. Do not forget to use “christmas” promo code on the checkout page and tell your friends about our super offer.

Happy holidays

Tips For Perfect Travel Photography Shoot

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:23:31 +0000

If you are going to make an excellent travel photography shoot there are certain points for you to follow in order not to miss a thing and accomplish your task successfully.

1. Plan ahead.

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When you are getting prepared for a travel you must ensure you have all the necessary information and contacts you will need, including guides and translators contacts. You should also plan ahead the shoots you are going to take, to invent the general idea. Pay attention to the tourists on board and ask them for any information about the location you are going to which may be helpful to you.

2. Pre-visualize.

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It is great when you know beforehand what you are going to see, especially for a photographer. Pre-visualizing will help you to prepare for your shoot even better. So make use of such services as Google Earth and Google Maps with street view to get the idea of how your destination looks, use keyword search to know what is its culture. Educate your eye and develop themes for your story and shoots. Don’t forget to collaborate with client on this idea to settle at once whether your thoughts coincide and your client approves your plans.

3. Set a timeline.

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Book accommodations and be sure that the location allows enough access to complete your assignment in time and even with plenty of it left. Budget some extra time in order to have the opportunity to return to some location and places if needed.

4. Communicate with client.

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Always keep your client informed about the work you are doing and how you are accomplishing your plan, whether you cope with all tasks or not. But don’t just fulfill the points your client asked you to - give him even more, bring some new vision and show your creative abilities to improve the task you are given.

5. Publish the photos.

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When your travel shoot is finished and everything looks right and great publish the photos on the web. Use your blog, social media websites and replenish your portfolio with newly taking shoots. it is your work which should be shown to the people and attract new clients as any other shoots you do.

Following the points listed above you will be able to cope with your travel photography shoot successfully. Furthermore, you will make your client happy which definitely means a lot to you as a professional photographer.

Can you feel the power of live music through the shot?

admin — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:48:26 +0000

It’s known that a shot is more than just a picture. The photo can awake the most incredible to the most horrible feelings inside your soul. It’s very important to catch the moment and bring the real essence of what you seen into your shot. Capturing singers and music bands becomes a real task when it comes to surprising your audience as you have to convey not only the environment but also the mood and spirit of the composition or a song. It doesn’t matter where the action takes place, * is the only thing which really matters.
We welcome you to check out casual and mundane photos of every-day life. Don’t miss the chance to inspire yourself before the next great shot.

You will probably run into these two guys in Schwerin, Germany and watch them strumming out American folk classics.

By kejoli

D’u have any idea why Author calls him “Picasso Singer”? The thing is this guy was stationed right outside the entrance to the Picasso Museum at Barcelona, Spain.

By purploony

By Côte d’Azur

By hobophoebe

This one is really great, don’t you think so?

By Haags Uitburo

Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and trumpeter Tom Harrell performing in Central Park (NYC).

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By Amanda M Hatfield

Just right there in Central Park.

By miguel77

I believe this amazing shot will awake your favorite memories from the archives of your mind.

By INDEED

Suddenly I ran into charming photo of Sophie Henderson at the Basingstoke Live Music Festival 2007. Enjoy!

By Christopher_Hawkins

Live music is right there on the sandy shores of Libya.

By Mario Inoportuno

Be sure these Ching-Dong (Chindon) musicians will amaze you with their sounds.

By Stéfan

How Do You Feel Today? Share Your Mood With Us!

ReadyPhotoSite Membership

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:19:51 +0000

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Being a member of ReadyPhotoSite you are allowed to create your own free website to enjoy its wonderful content management facilities and make sure you really need a Pro account which, by the way, requires only $29.99 per month. You will also get an access to all functions and options for quick and easy website management, as well as will be able to change the templates whenever you want. Becoming a ReadyPhotoSite member you get the chance to become a Pro user whenever you think it is the right time.

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