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Workflow

A Social Photo Workflow: Posting Photos from the 30 Hour Day

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Last weekend I had the honor of being the primary photographer for 30 Hour Day, a first-of-its-kind charity telethon held entirely online as opposed to traditional broadcast media. I was in the studio taking photos as well as processing and uploading selected photos to Flickr. Clients love quick turnaround, and by putting the [...]

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Social Photo Podcast #5: Copyright and Property Releases, Stock Photography and Journalism, Photo Sharing Poll Results

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Episode 5 of the Social Photo Podcast is here. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about copyright and property releases for publicly-viewable art and architecture, comparing the stock photography and journalism industries, and the results of a poll on workflow. [...]

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Tag! You’re It on Flickr

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One of Facebook’s popular social features has been the ability to “tag” people in photos. Users can indicate who is in a photo, and that indication becomes a link to that person’s Facebook page. Yesterday Flickr added a similar feature, calling it “People in Photos” (Yahoo must’ve cut the funding for any sort [...]

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My CRM for Photography + Social: BatchBook

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As a photographer running a one-man photography business that involves client work, teaching, and writing (such as here on Social Photo Talk), a powerful solution to manage contacts and relationships is an important component of my business. This is the realm of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. As a photographer who works closely [...]

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Organization: Step One is to Just Do It

I’m going to borrow a slogan from Nike and suggest it as a mantra for organization of photographs. Just Do It.
Whether your photography medium is film, slides, or digital, as you take more photos you’re going to end up with storage and organization needs. I know a couple guys who have gradually accumulated thousands of [...]

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Tips for Effective Flickr Tagging

As I explore Flickr and look at others’ photos, here are some tips I’ve learned about effective photo tagging (as well as one pet peeve to avoid):

This one is almost too obvious, but always tag. Add some keywords so that folks will find your photos.
Add some “concept” tags. Think of the emotions, feelings, [...]

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Keyword Synonyms for Usernames

Asset management software such as Lightroom, Aperture, and iMatch are great tools for managing a large photo collection. Here’s a quick tip for tagging and keywords.
If you photograph weddings, portraits, headshots, or other “people” photos, you’ll probably be keywording the photo with the person’s name. If you know they have an online presence [...]

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