Curious how to leverage social media to gain exposure of your photographic work while saving a little time? In the latest issue of Digital Photo Pro magazine I cover this and more in my latest article, “Move Forward with Social Media”. As a bonus I include a web site comparison to help you weight the pros and cons of taking part in each site. Check out the article: Move Forward With Social Media –
I was privileged to have a chance to take part in the Lightroom on the Road Google Hangout last week discussing Lightroom 5 and photography with Julieanne Kost, Chris Chabot and Brendan van Son. It was great to talk photos, photography & Lightroom 5 with talented and like minded individuals. There’s some great tips and ideas in the video around LR5 so be sure to check it out. Note: At 12:39 I show and disc
I have become a huge fan of Kickstarter and every so often you find a real gem of a project. Sometime ago I stumbled on to the CTRL+Console app (download link) and loved the idea. If you’re unfamiliar with the project check out CTRL+Console Kickstarter page, but note it is no longer active. In short the app acts as a GUI to a variety of shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Quicktime and soon for Ligh
If you’re interested in learning more about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) I have a new article in the latest issue of Digital Photo Pro on the topic. The article weighs business and technical aspects of SEO and most importantly strategy. To get a glimpse of my thought process on SEO check it out: Search Engine Optimization How to get your name and website to rise to the top of a potential client’s search Als
Ever since evangelizing the importance of social media to fellow photographers in 2006, I’ve long yearned for a tool to help balance photo/video editing time with the incredibly important task of marketing myself on social media. After years of research and prototyping I’m happy to announce a new Kickstarter project to realize my dream, a mouse designed especially for photographers who are super active on
In case you missed it my article Social Media & Copyright was recently published in Digital Photo Pro magazine. This article is the second part of my earlier article Social-Media Marketing Essentials. Missing from my earlier article was a discussion of copyright concerns most common to photographers and other creatives. If you missed it I highly recommend reading it. While the social media landscape changes
When one thinks of a focal length ideal to nature or landscape photography 24mm usually tops the list. Historically use of a 24mm prime lens was seen as the ideal way to go and over the past decade lens technology has improved so much that wide zooms (14-24mm, 16-35mm, etc.) are now the norm. The 50mm focal length on the other hand is seldom thought of as ideal for nature or landscape photography and more so for pho
This month I’m happy to have my article Social-Media Marketing Essentials featured in Digital Photo Pro magazine. In the article I provide a primer to social media marketing, discuss strategies and highlight the pros & cons of many of the most popular social media web sites used by photographers. Be sure to check your recent copy of the magazine for it. If you’re not a subscriber be sure to pick up a