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Social Photo Podcast #19: iPad, iPad, iPad, and Adobe

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription It’s time for Episode 19 of the Social Photo Podcast. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about iPad Reactions, mobile photo apps, synching photos to the iPad, Adobe’s coming launch event, and more. This episode is about fourteen minutes long. Links [...]

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What Haven’t You Finished? Need a Boost?

While listening to a recent podcast, Jack Hollingsworth (@photojack) made the comment that “finished is better than perfect.” I’m not sure if he invented that line, but I like it. It’s a theory that definitely applies in many situations… such as a photographer dipping their toe into the waters of a new social service or [...]

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Twelve Things a Photographer can do with an iPad

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Last night as I fiddled around with my iPad i thought about what a photographer might do with the device. Sidebar: If you’re getting tired of hearing about the iPad, I can assure you that Wednesday’s article has a different focus. Here’s a list of some uses I came up with in a few minutes [...]

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How to Export Photos from Lightroom to the iPad

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The iPad makes a great device for showing off one’s portfolio. If you use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, there are a couple steps to get your photos onto the iPad. These instructions are for Lightroom 2.6: The Basics Pick a folder on your hard drive that you want to use for your photos that you’ll copy [...]

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iPad: First Reactions

After anxiously waiting all morning and into the afternoon, around 1:40pm local time the UPS truck arrived with my iPad. In usual Apple fashion it had minimal yet stylish packaging. Random thoughts: It feels a tad heavier than I was expecting. The smaller power “brick” charger is nice (about 1/3 the size of the one [...]

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Coming Soon: iPad Weekend

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Apple iPads will be in consumers’ hands on Saturday and I plan to have at least a couple posts with my first thoughts and some information. Expect an unboxing video, instructions on moving photos to the iPad, and whatever else comes up as I spend some time with the device. Photo by re-ality, used under [...]

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Social Media’s Impact on Photographers’ Businesses

Today we feature a guest post. Sahdev Thakur has over 10 years of experience in technology and outsourcing businesses. His love for photos has inspired him develop innovate business model for photos using social media. He is currently CEO and Founder of PixWand a Delaware Company. As a photographer, 15 years back, when the Internet [...]

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How Many Times do you Tweet Links to Blog Posts?

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Is it worthwhile to repeat yourself? Most folks who have a blog and use Twitter will send a tweet that links to a new blog post (either manually or through an automated means). That’ll drive traffic, but how many of your Twitter followers will see it? Hint: not all of them. Probably not even a [...]

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Social Media Time Management: Splitting Time Between Twitter, Facebook, and Blogging

Let’s talk about social media time management. This is part one of a two-part series (Part two will be next week) talking about how to best use your time for social media marketing. Think about your… Blog Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Forums Each of the tools listed above (plus others) can potentially bring you new [...]

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Please Don’t Use HootSuite; Ow.ly is Dangerous

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Today’s article is a warning for anyone using Twitter (including photographers). There are a variety of third-party Twitter clients (I generally recommend TweetDeck or Brizzly), but I’m concerned by one of the players that seems to be gaining some traction. HootSuite offers a range of Twitter tools (including some really nice ones) but one of [...]

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