Today’s photographers are artists as well as entrepreneurs, and creating a photography portfolio is the first step towards building a successful brand. The post How to build the perfect photography portfolio appeared first on 500px.
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When I started freelancing as a professional photographer, I knew I had to put together a printed portfolio. Unfortunately, I found it very hard to find useful resources on the Internet on how to actually do this. petapixel.com »
2020-10-31 04:03
With help from the 500px Content Team, we’ve put together this list of 11 things to keep in mind when building (and growing) your Licensing portfolio. The post Create a strong photography portfolio with these 11 tips appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
2019-12-12 15:30
NYC fashion and commercial photographer Dani Diamond recently embarked on a mission to create “The Ultimate Photography Portfolio.” By combining his love of photography with his skills as a woodworker and about 18 months of design & development, he was able to create something truly unique: a wooden, leather-bound, laser-engraved, 11×17-inch portfolio that’s unlike anything […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-03 19:24
What does it take to turn your photography hobby into a business? Many have tried and failed, but by following a few simple guidelines you will be able to take a hobby you love, and turn your photos into cash. digitalrev.com »
2017-03-02 03:00
Ever since Instagram became more video-centric, throwing long-term photographer accounts under the bus, more and more pro and hobbyist photographers have been looking for alternative social media platforms.
First off, let me state this: there's nothing wrong with being an amateur photographer at all. In fact, I think it's wonderful that you're that much into your hobby and I hope you appreciate the artistic side of it moreso than the technical war of black vs red checker pieces.
Fact: if your entire portfolio is only on Instagram, then you're probably only making photographs for Instagram likes. And if that's the case, then are you really a photographer or a content creator? Do you not know the difference? A content creator appeals to an attention economy while a photographer doesn't.
One of the biggest things that I've seen as the Editor in Chief of one of the last standing photography publications is how photographers are choosing to portray themselves. The vast majority of photographers that we feature have websites -- but they don't necessarily update them.
Since launching its store-builder in 2019, over 1 million photographers worldwide have joined Picfair. Their pitch is simple: Picfair is the quickest and easiest way to launch a professional quality photography website anywhere on the internet. [Read More]
Private equity company Permira has purchased all available common stock for the website builder Squarespace, ending Squarespace's publicly traded era. [Read More]
My entire career as a photographer, I've been taught to say something incredibly nasty. If someone says, "Oh, you've got a nice camera," we're often told to remind people that it's the photographer who makes the images first.