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Slides from the Northern Voice 2011 presentation Your Blog is Boring and Your Photos Suck by Syx Langemann and Morten Rand-Hendriksen.
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YOUR BLOG IS BORING&
YOUR PHOTOS SUCK
YOUR BLOG IS BORING&
YOUR PHOTOS SUCK
Syx Langemann B.F.A.
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Syx Langemann B.F.A.
Photographing for 19 yearsGeeking as a hobby for 15 years.
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Geeking out Hardcore for 20 yearsPhotographing as a hobby for 15 years.
So to re-cap
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Geeking out Hardcore for 20 years Photographing as a hobby for 15
years.
Syx Langemann B.F.A.
Photographing for 19 years Geeking as a hobby for 15
years.
Therefore…
What Syx is to Photography, Morten is to Web Dev.
Therefore…
What Syx is to Photography, Morten is to Web Dev.
Disclaimer
The views expressed in this “edu-tainment” workshop are solely those of Syx Langemann & Morten Rand-Hendriksen and are not meant to reflect the views of Northern Voice, Wordpress, Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Mac or PC users, Professional & Amateur Bloggers, Professional & Amateur Photographers, Fellow Canadians, Norwegians, our Friends or our Parents.
WARNINGSome of the following slides contain the nude figure,
You’ve been warned.
About our SlideShow
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The First Questions
What makes a ‘good’ photograph?
&
What makes a blog exciting?
May be BETTER to ask
What can I do to make my photography better?
&
What steps can I take to make my blog more interesting?
We can evaluate both on
Technical
&
Intellectual / Creative
Know Your Gear!
Shooting ModesExposure
White BalanceLensesFlash
Exposure
Exposure
White Balance
Lenses
Composition
Rule of Thirds Leading Lines
ContrastTexture
BlahBlah
Construct Your Reality
Photographers are “Beautiful Liars”
History
Learn about the past.
Photo history is full of lessons.
Point of Departure
Shoot with intention
Photo Projects
I. To see better.
II. Keeps the camera in my hand.
III. Engage the world/people around me.
IV. Allows me to create a world that I understand.
V. Show other’s a world that they don’t have
access to.
Watch where you point that thing!
Once you have a handle on the Technical aspects of the camera, what you put in front of your camera is what makes the
difference.
Photographic Projects
Are you shooting what you see?Or
Are you seeing what you shoot?
Shoot Shoot Shoot
10,000 Hours?
10,000 Frames?
Share
Once you have amassed an inventory of images
You need to share your successes.
Safe Photo Sharing
Where are my images safe?
WordPress Blog
Got Traffic?
Once the blog is up, who’s looking?
How are they even finding it?
Got Traffic?
Got <img alt=“”>?
The alt variable mattersBecause your biggest fan is blind
RequiredNot required
Better User Experiences
Don’t lead people away from your siteProvide in-app experiences
Accidentally Anonymous
Does your blog or site have an identity?As in does it have a <title>?Or a <meta description>?
Pretty Permalinks
From www.whatever.com/?p=1438to www.whatever.com/awesome
All In One SEO
Not as much SEO as CS
SEO = Search Engine OptimizationCS = Common Sense
Create a Community
Visitors to your blog want to feel like they are a part of something
Create a Community
• Comments• Sharing tools• Other media (Facebook Page)
Jetpack.me
Make It Easy
Help people find what they’re looking forotherwise they won’t find it.
Because let’s be honest:People are lazy stupid great!
Not a link (Grrr)
Image as Home Link
<a href="<?php echo home_url( '/' ); ?>" title="<?php get_bloginfo( 'name' ); ?>" rel="home“ >… the image …</a>
Feel Overwhelmed? Need Help?
Practice, Practice, Practice
Take ClassesAttend Workshops
?? QUESTIONS ??
In Summary
Both Photography & Blogging are serious business.
Learn your craft, Strive to make your blog better.
Finally…
Half ass loses, Whole ass wins!
Take your work seriously.
MortenSyxwww.syxlangemann.com www.designisphilosophy.com