Posts Tagged ‘business’

How are you using LinkedIn?

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Professional networking service LinkedIn blasted through the 100-million-user mark in March, making it even more powerful for finding a job, keeping up with colleagues and promoting your resume.LinkedIn is growing so quickly, it’s adding a new member each second.

As the size of its network grows, LinkedIn is steadily getting more useful.

But how are people really using the fast-growing service? Researchers at Lab 42 asked 500 LinkedIn users that question and many more, and came up with a variety of answers in this infographic.

Among the fun facts they uncovered: We found it interesting the way top level executives use the service in vastly different ways from entry-level workers. How are you using your LinkedIn Account?

 

Ipad and Iphone compatible

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Venice Decem,be 22nd Launch at Fondazione Querini Stampalia of the Ipad Ipod Apple application. The Querini Stampalia is the first museum in Venice to have its own Apple application on sale...***Agreed Fee's Apply To All Image Use***.Marco Secchi /Xianpix.tel +44 (0)207 1939846.tel +39 02 400 47313. e-mail sales@xianpix.com.www.marcosecchi.com (Marco Secchi)

Giovanni Bellini  ~ The Presentation at the Temple, c1459 at Querini Stampalia Museum in Venice

An employee of Fondazione Querini Stampalia poses in front of the Bellini painting The Presentation at the Temple, while using an Ipad with the installed Querini Stampalia application that is now for sale at Apple  app store.

Self-Marketing Secrets for Photographers

Monday, August 30th, 2010
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The art of getting a job and staying on a buyer’s speed dial is as much about your photographic talent as it is about your self-promotional talent.
The compulsive urge to panic while waiting for a job should be recognized as a physical condition. Many times over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself on the edge of a complete breakdown, spending huge money on promo campaigns, e-mails and sourcebooks as I try to figure out the magic method for getting noticed by the people with the work. There were times when resources ran low and the whole effort seemed overwhelming. Then, out of the blue, often on the day that I was using the same coffee filter for the third time, a phone call.

It’s dazzling how many theories there are about what goes on behind closed doors to select photographers for the next big ad campaign. Some say voodoo, others say sex. My ex-agent says sourcebooks, phone calls and cocktails. This article is about the naked truth—what happens on the other side. Why will an art buyer suddenly pick up the phone and say, “We’d love to see your book”?

Read the all article here

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Thoughts on Colour Branding for Photographers | Photography Concentrate

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Now, I don’t think you randomly pulled colours out of a hat when you were choosing them for your business. I suspect you fiddled around in Photoshop for a while, found a couple colour values you liked, ones that just felt right, and then you were off designing your webpage and getting business cards printed up.

That’s the way I suspect many people, artists in particular, work. They base decisions off of how they feel. I know that’s how I chose a lot of colour palettes in my time. And there’s certainly nothing wrong about doing things that way. I’m sure many a beautiful palette has been created using that method.

Read the all article  Thoughts on Colour Branding for Photographers | Photography Concentrate.

10 Ways to Increase Your Stock Photography Earnings

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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I just came across this article by Dan Bailey that makes an interesting reading

The stock photo industry has become saturated with imagery during the past few years. With the enormous amount of imagery available on the internet through different stock agencies, things have gotten so competitive that just signing and getting on board with one of the big agencies, like Getty, Corbis, Alamy or iStockphoto is no guarantee that you’ll see a sizeable income, or any income at all.

If you’re going to compete and make money with your photography, your imagery not only has to be top notch and it needs to be marketable. In order for it to sell, you need to produce the kind of work that photo buyers look for on a regular basis.

Here are 10 essential tips to help you ramp up your stock photography earnings. Read the full article at

10 Ways to Increase Your Stock Photography Earnings | Daniel H. Bailey’s Adventure Photography Blog.