“…not too far in the future blogs are going to drive new work to photogs more than websites – which are starting to look quite static and inert compared to the dynamism and fluidity of blogs.”
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Former Photography Director Rob Haggart
“…not too far in the future blogs are going to drive new work to photogs more than websites – which are starting to look quite static and inert compared to the dynamism and fluidity of blogs.”
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I tend to agree — I get plenty of gigs from my blog.
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 11:04 am ¶I agree as well. I am actually thinking about getting rid of my website altogether and replacing it with my blog.
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 11:11 am ¶Rob,
I just shut down my site in favor of blogs and tumblr like sites. I agree with this, for now. Will see in a few years what changes.
laurence
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 11:54 am ¶I have noticed this trend about a year or so ago. I think it was only natural development – photographers were getting tired of having to pay a designer every time they wanted to put new content on their site. Sites with an incorporated blog were becoming more and more frequent.
And now I am am seeing a websites built on a blogging software, like this one http://www.amivitale.com. It is built on wordpress – a content management system (CMS) that apparently had been developed for blogging, but is very flexible and can be used for building any kind of website. Amy’s site looks like a website, acts like a blog.
I have started blogging about a year ago and the only thing that prevented me from moving all of my content over from my regular site is that my wife is becoming a web designer/developer and can update anything I need right away (drives her nuts, though).
When I think about it, a blog IS a website, the only difference is that you can publish content without having to write or understand code under the hood. It’s like driving a car without being a mechanic, in a way.
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 12:52 pm ¶Blogging as definitely changed the way we use the internet.
Traditional sites are dead.
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 1:11 pm ¶I agree with Chris, and have embraced the movement from static portfolio website to the dynamic, free-flowing photography blog. While my main “portfolio” website gets me in the door and shows I’m competent, my blog gets me hired. I think it’s invaluable for a client to see your personality, thought process on different shoots, and most importantly – that you’re busy.
And don’t forget, after the shoot takes place and you blog about it, it’s a nice thank you and give back to the client/agency for their PR/SEO needs. And an excuse to be back in touch and stay fresh in their minds.
There are tons of people that can put up 100 great photos on a website – but there aren’t that many that can talk about what they’re doing consistently day-to-day.
goldenbergphotography.com
blog.goldenbergphotography.com
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A Photo Editor Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Well done Stuart. Love how clean your blog is and how simple the posts are. Great example for people.
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Donnar Party Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
@stuart goldenberg, A blog also lets you show personal that would not otherwise be seen by a client or potential client. The personal work often enough snags the job, or maybe the next one. Way better than mailing promos.
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Totally true.
Also, well curated blogs with multiple contributors like http://www.theones2watch.com are probably already getting people tons of work. Kind of like a new school sourcebook.
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 6:10 pm ¶“Blogging declines among teens, young adults”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10446816-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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Posted 03 Feb 2010 at 9:49 pm ¶I’m definitely in the “agree” camp. I’ve changed over two of my sites over the last couple of years to be more of a blogging format, not to mention doing the setup for a few clients.
The static website information is still good & valid, but it seems to be moving in the direction of being used reference info, not communication.
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Posted 04 Feb 2010 at 12:40 am ¶I have to agree with a most of the opinions regarding Photo/blogs as better avenue to attrack customers.
It may not make site designeres like Rob overly excited, however I imagine they can really jazz up a blog to really fit the personality of the photog.
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Posted 04 Feb 2010 at 3:14 am ¶I agree about blogs.. I find websites are great in many ways.. they can basically be like a multiple page advertisement in a magazine.. but often they are lacking real depth. A blog can be personal – real – or whatever. A website can be the same but the coding and computer time of website design is just a huge pain. I did my own website years ago and it is painful to update it. It just takes a ton of time. My site is in a huge way needing up dating.
Can anyone direct me to software to build a site based on blogging software? Amy Vitale has great work and the site is easy to navigate. How did she do it?
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