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Better Portraits Because of Social Media

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For portraits, headshots, and other forms of “people” photography, one of the keys to great images is to get the subject relaxed.  Folks generally don’t look great when they are uptight and nervous, so whenever I’m working with a client I try to get the individual to relax a bit as I gray to develop [...]

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New Flickr + Facebook Integration Marred by Irrelevant Yahoo Clutter

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Last night Flickr announced direct sharing integration with Facebook. Sounds great, but as part of Yahoo’s attempt to stay relevant in the social space, it’s integrated with something called either Yahoo Updates or Yahoo Pulse (I can’t figure out if they’re the same thing or not) that adds one more layer of complexity to the [...]

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Schedule Your Tweets? Should You? How To?

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For several years, savvy bloggers have used the scheduling features of blog software to write posts in advance and have them published in the future (see How to Schedule Blog Posts). What about tweets? Should you schedule those as well? Should You Schedule Tweets? While scheduling blog posts is universally seen as a good practice, [...]

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Read All About It! Three Relevant Books Right Now

In the last couple of weeks there have been some great developments for photographers looking at interesting things to read. First, The Linked Photographers’ Guide to Online Marketing and Social Media was released. I’m currently reading through my copy and will post a full review once I get through the book. It’s all about marketing [...]

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Facebook vs. Flickr: Where to Share?

We talk about photographers being social and sharing work via social media, but when to comes to sharing photos, does it make more sense to share pictures on Facebook (with its wide audience and photo album and tagging features) or Flickr (with the photo-centric site offering more photo-centric features)? Using Facebook for Photo Sharing While [...]

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Social Photo Podcast #23: Facebook, Better Blogging, iPhone Marketing App, Lightroom 3 Publishing

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription Here we go with Episode 23 of the Social Photo Podcast. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about better blogging, Facebook, a Social Media iPhone App, Lightroom 3, and more. This episode is about sixteen minutes long. Links to Things We [...]

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Rick Sammon’s Social Media for Photographers: the App

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Last week photographer Rick Sammon released an iPhone app called “Rick Sammon’s Social Media Marketing for Photographers” (iTunes link) and I was able to work through and review the app this last weekend. The application is essentially a five part movie, with Rick narrating and presenting with a slide deck showing onscreen. The application features [...]

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Social Photo Podcast #22: Blogging, iPad Updates, Easy Release, Adobe’s Lens Correction

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription Episode 22 of the Social Photo Podcast is ready. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about blogging for photographers, an iPad update, Easy Release, browsing photos on the iPad, wallpapers, Adobe’s lens correction features coming soon, and more. This episode is [...]

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Resources and Recommendations for the Social Photographer

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I’ve tried and used a variety of online services, software, books, and other resources as I have built my photography business using today’s social technologies and online tools. I’ve made recommendations along the way, and I just consolidated all of those into a master Resources page that lists my recommendations for blog software, WordPress themes, [...]

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Social Media Tips Roundup for Photographers

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Happy Monday! I’m not sure how things are going for you but I’ve been really busy lately with a variety of photo gigs. I have a bunch of random social media tips and tricks laying around here gathering dust, so I figured I’d put together a list post and share. Don’t get folks into a [...]

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