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.

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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