What are 5 ironclad reasons to invest in photography today? Photography is an investment. To get the images you deserve for your business, you need to spend time planning your needs, and you need to spend money to get it. But I get it. There are some awesome phones out there with great photo capabilities…and …
Hate being photographed but need some great photos? You’re not alone, and I can help. A handful. That’s how many people I’ve come across in the past 17 years I’ve been a professional photographer who enjoy their photograph being taken. The rest: either neutral or hate it. I’ve even met models who need time to …
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When you’re asking yourself how to get the right profile photo for LinkedIn, perhaps you need to ask why it’s important in the first place. First impressions are everything. Now that our professional profiles are more visible than ever because of social media, we need to make sure we are getting it right. That’s why …
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You want to invest wisely when hiring a brand photographer, so what questions should you ask them? And it is an investment…of money and your time. Finding the right brand photographer for you and your business relies on asking the right questions. You will also need to prepare a photography brief that gets down to the essentials. …
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Why should I optimise my images for the web? Knowing how to optimise your images for the web is a crucially important aspect of running and managing your own website. Google will take your website’s performance into consideration when indexing and ranking for search results. Images are often the biggest culprit in poor site performance; …
Why should we invest in professional photography? It’s easy for me to say…you may even tell me that I’m biased because I am a professional photographer. BUT… We live in a visually driven world. If we want our marketing to thrive, we have to participate. We have to share our own images, our own video, within our …
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Did you know that images can play an important part in your SEO strategy? Images don’t just make your website look pretty. Optimising them can help increase the speed of your website, increase accessibility, and help your SEO. If you’re not using your photos in your strategy, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. Here …
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Don’t like your photograph being taken but you know you need to do a professional portrait shoot for your online profiles? Let me give you a little hint: You’re not alone. About 95% of the people I photograph don’t like their image being taken. Some people are so nervous, they hold their breath for as long …
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In a visually driven world, you know you need to have images to help promote your brand, tell your story and share your values. But having bad photography could be losing you business. In 2015, Eviivo, a booking management app for British B&Bs, had independent research carried out on how photography impacted bookings. Bad photographs …
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Who is the best photographer in Cornwall? It comes up in conversation from time to time with my clients. In fact, there are times when they ask me to recommend other photographers for a job if I’m not be able to do it. Perhaps I’m already booked. I always have a list of photographers who …