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Photography and Videography produce amazing results together.

July 8, 2009

Time lapse photography is a photography technique in which you keep your camera steady into one place over a long time and take many pictures over time. It has to do with blending together photography and videography techniques. The results can be really, really cool. I love these videos, they show a lot of imagination coupled with great understanding of videography and photography.

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Facebook says no to image geotags

February 18, 2009

I have been searching the Internet for a while trying to find how to use the geotags I have in the images I share on Facebook. I was sure I would find an application or some plug-in that would do it. I was wrong !

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What is a photoblog good for ?

December 29, 2008

I have argued in my previous article about simple marketing for photographers, that a simple website specific to your photography niche can be very powerful, even more powerful than a full fledged photoblog. That being said…what is a photoblog good for then? Well, I don’t believe a photoblog is suited for every kind of website, but it can be very well suited for certain web sites. Read along to find three ways to successfully use a photoblog.

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Choose the best web hosting company in 10 easy steps

December 9, 2008

When talking about publishing pictures online, the discussion inevitably goes towards web hosting companies. There are so many companies out there, from small to large, from cheap to expensive; they all say the same thing: we’re the best ! How can one choose? Well, I have been publishing online for over eight years and I have tried several web hosting providers…so my opinion is somewhat qualified. If you’re looking for a web hosting provider, I’m hoping that this article will help you choose a good company.

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How to turn a simple website into a powerful marketing tool for your pictures.

November 25, 2008

I find many good photographers on the web. I love browsing through Flickr because I see lots of great pictures; there are some great photographers on Flickr! Sometimes I think that they’re making lots of money with their great pictures but when I research a little more I find out that they probably don’t. On the other hand on Flickr I find other good photographers that actually make money from their pictures. What is the difference between these two groups of photographers? While the quality of their pictures is certainly a factor there is another simple difference: publicity…or in other words…marketing.

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Generate your image galleries for web publishing.

February 10, 2008

In my previous article about publishing online photo galleries, I have addressed the two major solutions available for hosting your photo galleries on your own web site. The first solution that I have talked about was to use gallery generation software that will produce all the files necessary for publishing your gallery. This article will explore some of the implementations that are available for this solution.

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Host your photo galleries on your own web site.

January 30, 2008

This article is the third in the series I have started regarding publishing pictures online. So far, we have talked about two fundamental questions to be asked before publishing any pictures online, and last article dealt with the first and easiest option namely, using an online picture sharing library. In this article I will discuss publishing your picture galleries on your own website.

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Use an online image sharing library to publish your pictures online

January 18, 2008

webIn my first article in the series about publishing pictures on line, I have written about asking and answering two fundamental questions before publishing your pictures online. But what do you do next, what do you do after you answer these questions? This article will analyze the pros and cons of using an online sharing library for publishing your pictures online.

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2 Questions you must ask before publishing your pictures online

January 4, 2008

I have written articles that deal with organizing the pictures on your hard drive using efficient folder names. But how about the photo galleries that you publish online for family or customers to see? I also maintain a travel blog where I publish some of my travel pictures and I believe there are many of you who publish some of your pictures online. Today I’m starting a series of articles about the different options available for publishing pictures online. This article will address two fundamental questions that need to be answered before publishing pictures online.

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Backup your pictures in 6 easy steps using SyncBack Freeware

July 31, 2007

hard drive Finally I get to write about setting up a simple backup plan for your digital pictures. Last week I have written about the things that you need in order to be able to backup your pictures. So, assuming that you have an extra hard disk (internal or external) you can start backing up your digital pictures. In this article I will explain how I backup my pictures using SyncBack Freeware software.

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3 things you need for you backup

July 23, 2007

cds If you have a high resolution camera (more than 6 megapixels) you will fill up many memory cards. Your pictures will look great but your hard drive will fill up very fast. So, as I have said in my previous post…you have to have a backup plan. In this post I will outline the important things you need in order to be able to safely and consistently backup your data.

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5 reasons I backup my digital pictures frequently

June 16, 2007

CD Backup Do you really need to backup your pictures? The simple answer is YES! I’m hoping to explain why backing up your pictures is so important. Before I bought my first digital camera did I ever worry about backing up my photos? Of course not…I printed all of them and kept the negatives and that was my backup…no need to worry. The thought never went through my mind !

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Understand the problem with E-mailing pictures

May 2, 2007

emailIf you’re not that tech savvy, you’ve probably been frustrated by how long it takes to send an email with pictures attached to it. All your other emails seem to work very fast, but when you attach a few pictures it takes forever to send the email. And you might also get some complaints from the people that receive them…that it takes so long for them to download your emails.

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