First, a caveat: this post is designed for photographers who are trying to succeed in the business of photography, not for general photography enthusiasts. It's opportunistic in the sense that it's designed to get maximum business impact (attention, clients, sales) from the minimum amount of effort. In my work with hundreds of photographers, I've found that doing just a few … [Read more...]
Google owned Photovine Goes Live
last month we reported that it was possible to sign up for Google owned Photovine. Well we have discovered that the service has now been launched and is open to everyone. I am not sure if anyone else ever received an email regarding the launch (we didn't) but the service open to all. As predicted Photovine is a fun way to learn more about your friends, meet new people, … [Read more...]
Who is using your photos without permission?
We all knew the day would come when we could search the internet with more than just words. Recently Google launched the ability to search the internet using photos and thus offering a tool for photographers who publish online to track their work. We all publish photos and share them online via flickr, 500px or our own blogs. Many of us add our photos to flickr groups with … [Read more...]
Photographers on Google+
I have been using Google+ for a few days now and I have to say I am really loving it. Google+ actually handles photos better than other social network sharing sites I have used with the images being presented in large format enabling casual users to view the photos in all their glory even in thumbnail form. When you sign up to Google+ make sure your photographs are part of … [Read more...]