Monday, February 7, 2011

Tweeting about #Photography and #Photographers

I woke up today to listen to Stella Kramer's interview at Photoshelter. I took some notes and decided to publish them on my Twitter account. Here are some notes on "Building a Better Online Portfolio".


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Give people a chance to really see your work. Make it cleaner for PhotoEditors to see your work. Technical notes and photos go in a blog.
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Design their site based in their intended audience? No just make sure that your info will be seen. Do categories. 
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You can like the photographer and hate the work or you can like the work but hate the photographer. Be honest. 
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 You need to be open to the fact that even though it is YOUR work, you are not the first or last to determine it.
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 "Artists don't exist in a vacuum".
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At least get bookmarked.  "Create a relationship even through the computer".
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PhotoEditors and ArtBuyers are looking to fall into the image. If they do fall, they will take time off to look at your work again...slowly.
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Photos don't look good when they are small.  Which way your work appears better? Decide on large/small/mixture of the 2.
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Don't be afraid of people looking at your work.  If you want to be hired, be prepared to listen to "I don't like it".
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You need to think of the person who is going to be viewing it. Not your friend. People who actually have no connection to you.
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Give the Art Buyer a vacation when they see your portfolio.
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"I don't want to see the image in more than one category. " 
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 "Artistic statements that makes them unique." Who brings a different point of view.
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 Categories in a Portfolio: Essays, Personal Work, Portfolio. Categories to be clear and sub-categories.
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 A Portfolio Category: about 15 images is enough.
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: Portfolio with a few images they can show you who they are. Not 10 categories w/40 photos in each category.

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