This is a very, very strong opinion; but one that I actually feel is a fact. It's taken me a really long time to sit and ruminate over this idea, but I've come to the ultimate conclusion that if you're one of those photographers who only showcases their Instagram, then you're doing yourself an injustice.
Why? How? Well, some of this comes from just what many photographers complain about when it comes to Instagram. . thephoblographer.com
Instagram: if you can name another social media platform that pisses off photographers as much I'd be shocked. But the truth is that lots of photographers seem to focus highly on Instagram vs Facebook or Twitter; and sometimes for obvious reasons. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-02 16:00
This may upset some people, and it’s certainly just my opinion, but all these “Instagram shoots” aren’t creative. If you take a photo of a girl on a bed with no clothes on, you are not an artist. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-07 13:02
Instagram just launched their latest update and it is one of the biggest changes yet to the world's most popular photography network. This new gallery post-type opens up a whole new avenue for professional photographers to tell stories and promote their work. thephoblographer.com »
2017-02-25 08:02
Photographers that take their craft very seriously most likely have a website to show off their portfolio. If you’re a professional or a semi-professional, this is a guarantee; but if you’re a hobbyist or enthusiast, it would make sense to have a website of some sort. But then in that case, does it make sense thephoblographer.com »
2016-11-30 08:02
Small pictures can make a big difference in a mobile-driven world. Quite often other photographers tell me “I don’t have time for another social network and I don’t need Instagram.” Yet they spend hours posting on Facebook, 500px and Flickr where almost zero potential clients will see their work. They’re basically getting followers, likes, and […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-24 22:29
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.
Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week. [Read More]
If you've been reading the site a lot in January, you probably noticed a pretty big change that came. Desktop and mobile website readers of the Phoblographer now have access to the website's dark mode just by switching a little button on the bottom left of the site.
"I don’t post very often, compared to many photographers, and I suspect I may be just pushing my selectivity 'upstream' by being very stringent about what I choose to edit and post in the first place," says photographer Ian Garrick Mason to the Phoblographer, noting our observation about his online presence.
"I don’t post very often, compared to many photographers, and I suspect I may be just pushing my selectivity 'upstream' by being very stringent about what I choose to edit and post in the first place," says photographer Ian Garrick Mason to the Phoblographer, noting our observation about his online presence.