I think the benefits of blogging are largely underestimated. Perhaps blogs suffer from the misguided perception that they never evolved from the amateurish prose seen at the dawn of the Internet. Or maybe they just don’t seem as exciting or valuable as other digital or multimedia tactics? The reality is
Chances are if you write a blog, the biggest concern you are probably facing is HOW to come up with fresh blog posts each month. Here are a few tips that might help. Write from experience Have you been somewhere, or done something new and exciting? Read a good book,
I was recently asked if I still write my blog? I was slightly surprised by the question. Yes, I do. In fact, I have several blogs. I have one for all my photography stuff, I link back to articles and such. I have one for photographic challenges, one for my
Editor’s Note: We welcome Scott Wyden Kivowitz to the Photofocus team. Scott is a father and photographer whose dedication to teaching photographers comes through in a straightforward and no fluff style. Scott is also the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, the WordPress Photography People. Not all photographers feel comfortable with the idea of content
Click here to read part one. Blogging is not a dirty word Being visible, in a web that grows at incredible speed and offers everything you can think of and stuff that you can’t even imagine in your wildest dreams, is no walk in the park — and if you
At this year’s NAB Show, Chris Do, CEO, and Founder of Blind, controversially stated that vlogging is effectively dead. As social media continues to evolve, with the introduction of Cake.co and other networks, can the same be said for traditional blogging? Blogging has been around since the mid-90s and has
Education is so key to the photography business these days. If you can’t do it, you can learn it, and odds are, it’s free or very cheap. But how cheap is education? There is a stark difference between cheap education and education that’s cheap, and both are taking hold in
Blogging can be an important part of any photographer’s business. It’s a marketing tool that, if updated regularly with relevant content, can make you more professional in your craft. But it’s not for everyone, nor is it required to be a successful photographer. If you do choose to have a
I’ve been following a lot of photography blogs and websites for many years. The vast amount of information about photography on the Internet today is one of the main ways that I was able to learn more about digital photography and post-processing, and it just keeps getting better. So, if
This is a guest post by Skip Cohen. Be sure to check out Skip Cohen University August 11-14 in Chicago. I know everybody would love to just close the book on 2012, but even though we’re half way through this new year, think about last year for a minute. As
