To get a website going, templates are available for minsites. But where a lot of domain name and industry Internet professionals fall short is the ready supply of low cost legal images. But if you have been roaming on photo walkabouts, you have the necessary material. You may have a suite of photo images that could fill a website and don’t realize it.
Archive for July, 2009
The image above is actually the ceiling of a Starbucks I religiously observe coffee rituals at. I noticed one of the lamps was about ready to crash down on the head of an suspecting sipper and grabbed the shot. The whirl of the blenders was so loud I couldn’t make myself heard, so i just flashed my LCD screen tactfully at the barista. His eyebrows rose and he nodded.
Posted on July 29th, 2009 in News
Advanced software suites can offer intensely sophisticated effects, but the processing requirements, access to the appropriate licenses, and computing time necessary may not appeal to everyone. And that’s after you’ve gotten used to using this or that program, and absorbed the learning curve for that particular command or procedure. Simple tidying up inside a file and adjusting what elements you can of a less than ideal setting can work wonders on the value of a single image.
After mentioning you are a photographer, the next thing to talk about is what your specialty is. Kids? Sports? Action? Think about being able to state what your specialty is. Your business card might hint at this, or your website or photo gallery might feature prominently images of your specialty as the first album or gallery folder. Market your specialty so networking can multiply commissions and image sales.
What is your microstock portfolio link? Could you type it directly into an email or say it out loud? I just left a domainers’ online forum where the one thread asked for graphic designers for little odd jobs for banners. “Looking for banners / headers to be created. Paying $15-$25 per.”
So, why isn’t this you?