SLR Photography Guide - April Edition 2019
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<strong>SLR</strong> PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
GUIDE<br />
APRIL<br />
<strong>2019</strong>ISSUE<br />
Digital<strong>Photography</strong>Tips<br />
SocialMediaForPhotographers
<strong>2019</strong><br />
APRILEDITION<br />
EDITOR-TANYAPUNTTI<br />
htps:/www.slrphotographyguide.com<br />
CoverPhoto& StudentImagebyGingerHarter,US<br />
f/11,1/60sec,ISO250
Did you know our online photography<br />
course now comes with 40<br />
<strong>Photography</strong> Cheat Sheets?<br />
"If you haven't taken advantage of printing the cheat sheets,<br />
I strongly suggest you take time to do so. These alone are worth the<br />
price of the course." ~ John Smith (student}<br />
Check out our online photography course over at<br />
https:/ /www.slrphotographyguide.com/onlinecourses.html
Highlights<br />
10 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS<br />
CREATING VALUE IN SOCIAL MEDIA<br />
STUDENT PROFILE<br />
MONTHLY CHALLENGE<br />
HOW TO GAIN MORE FOLLOWERS<br />
8 - 17<br />
10 - 21<br />
22 - 31<br />
32 - 35<br />
36 - 41
StudentimagebyDebbieGarlington,US<br />
ISO1600,f/6.3,1/100sec,300mm focallength
StudentimagebyStarBoyleMcdade<br />
ISO100,f/5.6,1/160sec,40mm
StudentimagebyGaylinLyons<br />
f/6.3,1/1000sec,ISO800,100mm,handheld<br />
WhiteBalance:10000K-incamera
helpingyoutobecomeabeterphotographer<br />
Ifyou’reabeginner,it’simportanttounderstandyourcamera’sfocusingoptions.<br />
-UseOneShot/AF-SForStilSubjects<br />
-OrAIServo/AF-CForMovingSubjects
WhenshootingmacroinnaturallightyoumayneedtopushyourISOto<br />
8000tokeepyourshuterspeedfastenoughforimageslikethis.<br />
SeveralyearsagoextremeISOsetingswereunheardof.<br />
WerecommendexperimentingwithyourISOsetingstoknowhowhigh<br />
youareyouwilingtopushit.
Setinga30secondshuterspeedwithalowaperturef/numberandhighISO<br />
1600-3600(experiment)wilalowyoutocapturethemilkywayalongwitha<br />
foregroundlikethisimageshownabove.Keepyourlensniceandwideon<br />
manualfocussettoinfinity.Runintothesceneandpaintashapewithaflash<br />
lightthenrunoutagainbeforethe30secondsisup.It’sbesttowearblack<br />
whenatemptingthis.Asalways,havefun!
Camerasetingsforpanningshots:<br />
1.SetTVorSmode<br />
2.SettheShuterSpeedtoaround1/30<br />
3.KeepthelowestISOpossibledependingonlighting<br />
4.FocusingModeAIServo/AF-C<br />
5.Movethecamerawiththesubjectandshootburstmode
Whenphotographingpeoplewalkingorrunning,usecontinuousshooting<br />
toincreaseyourchancesofcapturingaseparationbetweenthelegs.It<br />
alwaysmakesforabeterphotothanthosewherethelegsaretogether.
A15secondshuterspeedisagreatstartingpointtoslowdownwater<br />
motion.DependingonthelightyoumayneedtouseaNDfilter,ahigh<br />
aperturef/numberandlowISOsetingsoyoudon’tblowoutthe<br />
highlightswithalongerexposure.
Alwaysbeonthelookoutforthatperfecttree.Asinglestand<br />
alonetreeisagreatstartingpointforaninteresting<br />
composition.
Whenyouarefacedwithascenethatcontainsbothlightanddarkareas,try<br />
evaluativemeteringwith-2exposurecompensation.<br />
Thistechniquewilhelpkeeptheshadowsdark.Otherwiseyourcamerahasa<br />
tendancytotrytobrightentheimageasawhole,whichinturncanblowoutthe<br />
highlights.
Beforetakingashot,alwaysaskyourself,whatisthepurposeforthisimage?<br />
WheredoIwantthemainfocustobe?It’sourjobasphotographerstosimplify<br />
theshotanddrawtheviewerseyetoamainsubject.
Rememberphotographyisalabouthavingfunandtryingdiferentthings.Mix<br />
itupandalwaysbeonthelookoutfordiferentperspectivesofanordinary<br />
subject.
StudentimagebyAmandaDeGeorge,AU<br />
ISO500,f/7.1,1/200sec
StudentimagebyCateGodber<br />
1/200,f/10,ISO200<br />
Handheld3stack,withaCanonMPE65mm macrolens
CreatingValueIn<br />
Iwanttotalkabouttheimportanceofcreating“value”asaphotographeron<br />
socialmedia.Ihaveafewheuristics(rulesofthumb)whenitcomestosocial<br />
media:<br />
-Don’tInstagram photosofyourfoodorcoffee<br />
-Don’tsharethingsthatyouyourselfwouldn’treshare<br />
-Whenindoubt,don’tshareit<br />
-Don’tsharemorethan1imageadayonsocialmedia<br />
-Don’tspam people<br />
-Don’tusetoomanyhashtags<br />
Thesearejustafewthatcometothetopofmymind–essentialyyouwantto<br />
avoiddoingthingsthatdon’tadd“value”toyourviewer.<br />
Sowhatexactlyis“value”?<br />
SocialMedia<br />
writenbyEricKim<br />
Valueissomethingthathasworthtoanotherperson.Somethingofvaluecan<br />
beinspirational,moving,interesting,funny,sad,andcanperhapschangethe<br />
person’slife.<br />
Theenemyofvalueis“noise”(orspam).Insocialmediaoneofthebiggest<br />
problemsisthatpeoplesharewaytoomuch.Theyshareboringshit.Honestly,<br />
nobodycaresifyouhadamuffinandacappuccinoforbreakfast.Peopleare<br />
interestedthoughifyousharearelevantphotographystory,ifyousharea<br />
strongimagethatinspires,orifyouaskquestionsthatengagepeopleorcreate<br />
debates.
Sobeforeyoushareanythingonsocialmedia,whetheritbeFacebook,Twiter,<br />
orInstagram thinktoyourselfthefolowingquestions:<br />
-Wilthisinspiremyviewer?<br />
-Ifsomeonesharedthiswithme,wouldIfinditinteresting?<br />
-Isthisinformationvaluabletomyviewer,orisitjusttopumpupmyownego?<br />
-Wilpeoplefindthisinteresting?<br />
-Dotheyrealyneedtoseethisorknowthis?<br />
-Isthisspammy?<br />
Ithinkoneofthebiggestthingsweshouldavoidinsocialmediaas<br />
photographersarethingsthatboostourego.<br />
Whyisthat?Haveyoueverbeentoapartyandmetsomeonewhohadahuge<br />
ego?Someonewhocouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthemselves,anddidn’tgivea<br />
damnaboutanybodyelse?Nobodylikesthatguy,don’tbethatguy.<br />
Thatguyonsocialmediaistheonewhoisonlyinterestedinbroadcastingand<br />
notinterestedinengagingwithotherpeople.Theymightsharethingsabout<br />
themselvesthatarenarcissisticorthingsthatmakethem bragabout<br />
themselves.<br />
Butrather,beagenerouspersononsocialmedia.Trytocreateandaddvalueto<br />
yourfolowersandtotheInternetatlarge.Everyonealwayslovesgenerous<br />
peopleastheyaregenuine,wanttohelp,andlovesharingthingsthatareof<br />
valuetoothers.<br />
Soratherthanthinkingthequestion:“HowcanIgainmorefolowersonsocial<br />
media”–askyourself,“HowcanIcreatemorevalueandhelpoutmorepeople<br />
outthere?”Themorevalueyoucreate,themorefolowersyouwilnaturaly<br />
gain.<br />
continuedpage36
JoanneKlausner<br />
(studentprofile)<br />
htps:/www.facebook.com/joanneklausnersphotos/<br />
It’salwaysapleasuretoseeJoanne’simagespopupinour<strong>Photography</strong>Course<br />
FacebookGroup.Likemanyphotographers,Joannefindsasenseofcalmnesswhen<br />
outandaboutphotographingnature.Theartofphotographingwhatshelovesshows<br />
throughinherphotographs,especialyherfloralimages.Alwayswilingtotrynew<br />
techniquesandnumerouscamerasetings,Joanneisaninspirationtoothersjust<br />
startingoutontheirjourney.InJoanne’sownwords“Donotgiveup.Artisvery<br />
subjectiveandnoteveryonewilunderstandyourvision.Sodoitforyourself.Aslong<br />
asitmakesyouhappy,continuedoingit”.
Howdidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphotography?<br />
<strong>Photography</strong>wassomethingthatwasintroducedtomeataveryyoungage.I<br />
grewupwatchingbothmyfatherandbrothersdeveloptheirownblackand<br />
whitephotographstheytook,andlateron,myfatherdabbledindevelopinghis<br />
owncolorprints.Ialwaysfounditfascinatingwatchingmyfatherputapieceof<br />
paperintosomeliquid(developer)anditslowlystarttoshowanimage.<br />
Ialsorememberthinkingwewouldaldiewhenmyfatherwouldslam onhis<br />
brakesonahighwayandpulovertothesideoftheroadtogetashot!Igrew<br />
upinMontreal,Canadaandwehadbeautifulmountainsthat,inthefal,turned<br />
intoanabsolutelybeautifulpainting.Caughtattheperfecttime(heightof<br />
color)ifIdidn’tseeitwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’tbelievethecolorscouldbe<br />
real.<br />
Ialwaysenjoyedtakingphotos,alwayshadsomekindofpointandshootbutI<br />
didn’trealyhaveanydesiretodoanythingwiththem.Fastforwardmanyyears,<br />
gotmaried,had2children,movedtoEdmontonAlberta,Canada,gotdivorced,<br />
remariedandfinalystartedtotravelwithmynewhusband.Welovetocruise<br />
andIjustlovebeinginanewportwithnewphotoopportunitiesdaily.Iwas<br />
frustratedwithmypointandshootasIcouldn’tgetcloseenoughtoanything<br />
andrealywantedazoom lens.MyfirstD<strong>SLR</strong>waspurchasedabout9yearsago<br />
withazoom lens.Ikeptitinauto,soproudofthepicturesIwasgeting(not<br />
whenIlookbackatthem now !).Fast-forwardagaintoabout4summersago,<br />
IhadmystafoverforaBBQatmyhouseandIpuledoutmycameraandbegan<br />
totakephotos.Oneofthegirlsstartedaskingmequestionsaboutthecamera<br />
anditcameoutthatIwasshootinginauto.Shejustlookedatmeandasked<br />
whyIwouldhavesuchanexpensivepieceofequipmentandnotuseittoits<br />
potential.DAREON !Iam verycompetitivewithmyselfmostlyandfrom that<br />
dayforwardIwantedtolearnhowtoshootinmanual.
Whatorwhoinspiresyou?<br />
Thisisadifficultquestion.Ican’tsaythatanyoneartist,orthinginspiresme.IfI<br />
seesomethinganditmovesmeinanywayIam inspiredtocaptureit.Thatbeing<br />
said,peopleinthiscoursemostdefinitelyinspireme.Ihavewatchedpeoplegrow<br />
sofastinourStudentFacebookGroupandthatinspiresmetokeepongrowing<br />
andlearningmoreandmoreofmycraft.
Howhasourphotographycoursehelpedyou?<br />
Theanswerissimple,ineverywhichwaypossible!Iwilcontinuemystory<br />
whereIleftofbefore.AfterIchalengedmyselftolearnmanual,Istartedtodo<br />
researchandcameacrossTanya’scourse.Ifeltitwasreasonablypricedsothat<br />
evenifIwastedmymoneyitwouldn’tkilmefinancialy.Manthatwasagreat<br />
gamble!IbeganthecourseanditwasjustsoeasytofolowandIsaw<br />
improvementsinmyselfrightaway.IalsoLOVEDtheprivateFBpageas<br />
everyonewassohelpfulwhenyouaskedforhelp.Ilovedlookingandlearning<br />
from everyoneelse’sphotosaswel.Ididn’tgoanywherewithoutmytrusted<br />
laminatedcheatcheatsandrealytriedtofolowthem toatee.AsIstarted<br />
gainingsomeconfidenceIbegantoexperimentwithdiferentsetings,daringto<br />
dosomething“my”way.ThistaughtmewhyIshouldfolowtheexperts–LOL.<br />
Lotsofbluryimages,focalpointnotcorect,lightingwayofbutthishas<br />
helpedmetounderstandmymistakesandimproveonthem.Istilremember<br />
howproudIwasthefirsttimeTanyapickedoneofmyphotostobeinthe<br />
magazine.ItgavemethemotivationtocaryonevenonthosebaddayswhenI<br />
wouldshoot100photosandnoneofthem wouldcomeout.Tanya’sediting<br />
coursewasanothereyeopenerforme.IusedtofeellikeIwascheatingwhenI<br />
editedmyphotos.Ihavesincelearnedhowtoappreciatethatwhenyoushoot<br />
inRAW,developingofthatphotoisamust.Itisnodiferentthanthefilm days,<br />
developingthenegative(RAW file)intothefinalprintjustlikeIwatchedmy<br />
fatherdogrowingup.
What’syourmostmemorablemoment?<br />
Therehavebeensomanyofthem overtheyearsbutselingmyfirstphotowas<br />
definitelymemorable!ItwasanightsceneofmycitythatIpostedonmy<br />
personalpageandmydaughtercommentedonit.Herbosssawitand<br />
contactedmeandmyfirstsaleoccured.
Yourfavouritelocation?<br />
AnywhereinEurope!Ialsolovemyfriend’sbackyardinArizonaasthereareso<br />
manyhummingbirdsthere.
Whatplansdoyouhaveforthefutureofyourphotography?<br />
IknowthataslongasIam ableIwiltakephotos.Itismyrelieffrom stress<br />
from workorlifeingeneral.Forme,photographygivesmeapurpose,asense<br />
ofcalm whileIam outinnaturetakingphotos(evenifthatisinmyown<br />
backyard)orevenindoorssetingupshotsformymacrophotography.<br />
Developingtheseshotsintomyownartform givesmepleasureandasense<br />
ofaccomplishment.<br />
IdofindshootingeventsorpeoplestressfulsoIstayfarawayfrom thatfor<br />
IdofindshootingeventsorpeoplestressfulsoIstayfarawayfrom thatfor<br />
now.Iam hopingthatwhenIretireIwilhavethetimetodedicatetomy<br />
craft,setupawebsite,getoutthereandmarketmyphotosandhopefulywil<br />
beabletogrowthebusiness.Ifthatdoesn’thappen,I’m goodwiththattooas<br />
thiswilalwaysbemypassion.
What’syourbestpieceofadviceforotherssofar?<br />
DONOTGIVEUP!TherehavebeenmanydayswhereIwonderwhoam I<br />
kidding,Ihavenotalent,everyoneisbeterthanme,andnoonewileverwant<br />
tobuymyart.ThenIhaveagooddaywheremybiggestproblem istodecide<br />
whichofthese100shotsthatalcameoutdoIpicktoshowcase(Ilovethose<br />
days!).IalwaysremindmyselfthatultimatelyIam doingthisformyselfandart<br />
isverysubjective.Noteveryonehasorunderstandsyourvision.Aslongas<br />
pickingupmycameramakesmehappyIwilcontinuedoingit.<br />
ToseemoreofJoanne’sworkvisit<br />
htps:/www.facebook.com/joanneklausnersphotos/<br />
LearnmoreaboutourOnline<strong>Photography</strong>Courseoverat<br />
htps:/www.slrphotographyguide.com/online-courses.html
Thismonth’schalengeis‘CreativeLightPainting’.Uploadyourshotstoour<br />
privatefacebookgroup(studentsonly)andlabelthem '#lightpainting'.Don't<br />
forgettoaddyourcamerasetingsandalitleabouthowyoutooktheimage.<br />
CameraSetings:<br />
Setyourcameratobulbmode,aperturetof/5.6andISOto200.<br />
Assoonasyourfriend(oryourself)startsdrawingwithaflashlight,startthe<br />
exposure.Don’treleaseituntilyourfriendhasfinishedtheartpieceandexited<br />
thescene.Ifyouareusingyourselfasthedrawer,setashuterspeedofaround<br />
10secondstobeginwith,thenexperimentfrom theredependingontheresults.
Onion<br />
Itwasgreattoseeeveryonehavefunwithlastmonth’schalengephotographingan<br />
onionasasubject.Hereisaselectionofthemostcreativeshotsthatcomethrough<br />
ourFacebookGroup(studentsonly).<br />
PhotobySam Garside<br />
PhotobyClaireFurutani<br />
PhotobyDeniseSulivan
Highlightsfrom lastmonth’schalenge<br />
PhotobyMarciaLoschiavo<br />
PhotobyDaphneStevens<br />
PhotobyCateGodber
How togainmoresocial<br />
mediafolowers<br />
“Themorevalueyourcreate,themorefolowersyouwilgain”.<br />
Soasaphotographer,howcanyoucreatemore“value”?Herearesomeways<br />
youcancreatevalue:<br />
1.Startablog<br />
Ithinkoneoftheeasiestwaysaphotographercanbuildvalueandgaina<br />
folowinginsocialmediaistocreateablog.Ablogisahomebasethatis<br />
ownedbyyouandisaplacewhereotherpeoplecanfindyou,interactwithyou,<br />
andaplacewhereyoucansharephotos,knowledge,orinformation(whichis<br />
hopefulyofvaluetoothers).<br />
Sohowdoyouknowwhatkindofblogtomake?Myruleofthumbisthis:think<br />
aboutcreatingablogthatyouaresopassionateaboutthatevenifyouwere<br />
neverpaidforit,youwouldupdateiteverydayforatleast10years.Agoodway<br />
tofigureoutwhatkindofblogtostartisbyaskingyourselfthequestion:“What<br />
kindofblogwouldIwanttoread?”<br />
Anotherwaytothinkaboutwhatkindofblogtostartistotrytosolvea<br />
problem.Ifyounoticethatalotofphotographershaveproblemsnotgeting<br />
goodfeedbackandcritiqueontheirwork,perhapsyoucanstartaphoto-critique<br />
blogthatsolvesthatproblem.Ifyounoticealotoflandscapephotographers<br />
whohaveahardtimestayinginspiredwhenintheirboringsuburbs,perhapsyou<br />
canstartablogonhowtomakeinterestinglandscapesinthesuburbs.Ifyou<br />
noticealotofportraitphotographerswhoarenervousorawkwardinteracting<br />
withmodels,perhapsyoucanmakeablogthatisdedicatedtohelpingpeople<br />
buildtheirconfidenceinteractingwithmodels.
AttheendofthedayIwouldsayjuststartaphotoblogonanytopicwhich<br />
interestsyou(anddon’tworywhetherithasbeendonebeforeornot).Ifyou<br />
areinsanelypassionateaboutstreetphotography,startit.Ifyouarepassionate<br />
aboutlighting,startablogonphotographylighting.Ifyouarepassionate<br />
aboutportraiture,goforthattoo.<br />
Theexcuse“butithasbeendonebefore”isthebiggestbulshitexcuseyoucan<br />
have.Why?Becausewhocaresifithasbeendonebefore.Youhaven’tdoneit<br />
before.Yourvoiceisunique.Yourvoiceisspecial.Youhaveaperspectivethat<br />
nobodyelseintheworldhas(butyou).<br />
Andhonestlythemostimportantthingaboutstartingablogistojuststart.<br />
Soifyoustartablog,whatkindof“content”orpostsdoyoumake?Onceagain<br />
trytocreate“value”andsolveproblems.<br />
Ipersonalyhavefounditisgoodtowrite“how-to”posts.Why?How-toposts<br />
aregeneralyaimedtobehelpfulandusefultoothersasyoucanshareyour<br />
ownperspectiveonhowtodosomething.<br />
Anothergoodstrategyistofeaturetheworkofotherphotographers.Ithink<br />
mostphotographerswanttheirworkseen,appreciated,andpublished.Alotof<br />
photographersIknowwanttogettheirworkseeninmagazines,exhibitions,<br />
blogs,orotherwebsites.Evenifyouareasmalwebsiteorblogstartingoff,<br />
peoplestilareflateredandhonoredtobeaskedtohavetheirphotosshared.<br />
Thebenefitofpublishingtheworkofothersisthatyoucreatevalueintheir<br />
life(givingthem thehappinessofhavingtheirworkshared),andyoualsogive<br />
theopportunitytobuildyourblog.Ifyoupublishanintervieworfeaturewitha<br />
photographer,theywilnaturalysharetotheirsocialnetworksaboutthepost<br />
whichwilcausemorepeopletolandonyourblog(andhopefulystayfora<br />
longtime).
2.Colaborate<br />
Anothergoodwaytogainmorefolowersonsocialmediaistocolaborate<br />
withpeoplewhoalreadyhavealotmorefolowersthanyou.<br />
Oneofthebestwaystodothisisby“guestposting”onotherpopularwebsites<br />
orblogs.Ifyoueverdoaguestblogpostforanothersiteyouwanttomake<br />
suretomakethatguestblogpostasdamngoodaspossible.Youwanttotryto<br />
createasmuchvalueaspossiblebymakingitashelpful,interesting,funny,or<br />
inspirationalasyoucan.Andattheendoftheguestblogpost,includelinks<br />
backtoyourownblogandsocialmediachannels.<br />
3.Don’tdie<br />
Ithinkoneofthebeststrategiesinsocialmediaisthefolowing:Don’tdie.<br />
WhatdoImeanbythat?Wel,theproblem thatmostbloggersmakeisthat<br />
99.9% ofblogsdieafterthefirstmonth.Peoplearesimplynotcommitedor<br />
passionateenoughtoblogforthatlongofatime.<br />
NowIdon’twantyoutoconfusethisbythinkingthatyouhavetobe<br />
constantlypostingmultipletimesaday.Intheory,youcanjustpostjustoncea<br />
day,onceaweek,oronceamonth,butyoujustneedtobeconsistent.<br />
Consistencyissoimportantinsocialmediabecauseonceyoufaloutofthe<br />
consciousnessofyourfolowersorthepublic,peoplewilforgetyouandstop<br />
folowingyou.<br />
Onceyoufirststartgainingadecentamountoffolowers,youwanttoridethe<br />
gravytrain.Youhavetokeepupthehustle,andcontinuetoridethatwaveto<br />
gainmorefolowersandtogainmoreinfluence.
Growthinsocialmediaislikebuildingmuscles.Ifyouwanttoconstantlybuild<br />
muscle,youhavetoconsistently(overalongperiodoftime)gotothegym,eat<br />
therightproteins,andgetenoughrest.Youcan’tjustsitonyourassand<br />
expecttogeta6-pacorbulgingbiceps.<br />
Generalyforsocialmedia,Irecommendtryingtopostatleastonceaday.I<br />
findthatpostingmorethan3timesadayhasdiminishingreturns.Ifyoupost<br />
morethan3timesaday,peoplejustperceiveyouasspammy(basedonmy<br />
personalexperience).<br />
Peoplearecreaturesofhabits.Ifyoudrinkcoffee,canyouimaginegoingat<br />
leastonedaywithouthavingcoffee?Tomany,drinkingacupofcoffeeislikea<br />
morningritual.Sothinkabouthavingyoursocialmedianetworkslikethattry<br />
togetpeoplehookedtoyoubyconsistentlyshowingup.
4.Createepic“content”<br />
Ifyouwanttorealygainalargefolowinginsocialmediaandberecognized<br />
foryourphotography,youneedtoactualymakegreat(or“epic”)content<br />
whichincludesphotos,articles,videos,etc.Nomaterhowsavvyyouareat<br />
socialmediaormarketing,youwilnevergainahugefolowingwithout<br />
makingandsharinggreatcontent.<br />
Soifyouwantpeopletoknowyouasagreatphotographer,firstfocuson<br />
makinggreatphotographs.Howcanyoubecomeabeterphotographer?Study<br />
theworkofthemasters,buyalotofgreatphotographybooks,atend<br />
photographyclasses,seminars,orworkshops,andgethonestfeedbackand<br />
critiqueonyourwork.<br />
Iseealotofphotographerswhohaveamediocrebodyofwork,andare<br />
confusedwhytheyhavelitletonofolowers.Thinktoyourselfthefolowing:<br />
Whatincentivewouldyouhavetofolowaphotographerwhohascrappy<br />
photographs?Ifyoumaketrulygreatphotos,peoplewiltakenoteandstart<br />
folowingyou.
Whenwritingblogposts(orguestblogposts)trytomakeyourarticles10x<br />
beterthananythingelseyouhavereadonthetopicbefore.Thinkhowyou<br />
canbe10xmorehelpful,10xmoreinspirational,andperhaps10xmore<br />
in-depththananythingelseontheweb.Makeitepic.<br />
IfyouhaveaYouTubechannelonphotographyfocusonmakinggreat<br />
interviewswithotherphotographers,greatequipmentreviews,great<br />
photographylectures,andgreatpresentations.<br />
Thereisasayinginthesocialmediamarketingworldwhichis:“Contentis<br />
king”.Whichmeansattheendoftheday,thebestwayto“market”yourselfis<br />
tojustcreategreatcontent(photos,articles,videosetc.).<br />
Tosum up,gainingmorefolowersisamaterofaddingvaluetoother<br />
photographers,towriteandcreateinterestingthings,andtodoitconsistently.<br />
WritenbyEricKim
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