SLR Photography Guide - April Edition 2019
A digital magazine for photographers. Featuring student images from our Online Photography Courses over at https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/photography-courses/
A digital magazine for photographers. Featuring student images from our Online Photography Courses over at https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/photography-courses/
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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).
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