Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Fun With Pictures!

I have some exciting news today! I've developed a new app! If you enjoy taking pictures this is the perfect app for you. You will be able to upload photos onto this app to do a few different things. First off there are different categories that you can submit your photos to, such as nature or animals. And there will be weekly contests to vote on the best picture in that category! Second, there is a feature with this app that will enable you to edit the photos in anyway you want. You can change the color, add a caption, anything you can think of. I suppose I should probably tell you the name of the app, right? It's Picture Time! For a limited time you can get this app for free so you won't want to miss out on this great deal!

Well, I can't believe this is my last blog post already. It's been an interesting semester to say the least. I've been introduced to so many new platforms that I never used before this class. Keeping up with everything can be a bit challenging at times but I feel like I got into a pretty good rhythm over the last month. This blog was the first thing that I did in this class and I had a lot of fun with designing it. I just wish I had a little more time to find a better background. Twitter and Pinterest were completely new to me as well but they are really simple to use, and very effective. Facebook was a lot of fun to work with as well. But out of all the different things I've done in this class my favorite was making the commercial.


Done already?
For a real photography business I think the platforms that would work the best would be Facebook and Twitter. Having a blog would also be good, but I believe it would be better if it had less words and more pictures. Examples of the work would go a lot farther to show people what you can do, opposed to having a blog that is more words than pictures. Twitter would be good because you post short updates about what you are doing and direct people towards your blog or Facebook page. And Facebook works great because a lot of people are on there. It's a great way to get to your target audience. The platform that I think is least effective for a photography business is podcasts. It's hard to describe in words why someone should choose you for their event.

Even though there were a lot of difficult projects in this class I really enjoy the challenge of getting everything just right!


Sunday, April 3, 2016

Springtime Picture Contest

Wow, is it April already? I can't believe how fast the year is going by, it's already Spring! This is one of my favorite times of year. The snow is almost all gone and the flowers are about to bloom, it's the perfect time to take some photos. I'm so excited that I've decided to hold a contest this month! What kind of contest you ask? Well this is the fun part. You've already seen my photos now I want to see yours!

Did you hear? It's Spring!
To enter this contest you will need to submit a photo that you think best represents Spring. Your pictures can include people, animals or just a flower. Anything that inspires you! To submit your entry you can post the picture on to my Facebook page. You can submit your entry between April 4th and April 24th. The winner will be decided by a small group of business owners in the Chippewa area. The winner will then be announced on Sunday May 1st on Facebook.

I suppose you want to know what the prize is right? The winner will recieve a $500 gift card to the business of their choice! To sum it up here is everything you need to know:
Who can enter: Age 18+
Date contest is running: April 4th- April 24th
Entry Method: Submit picture online at https://www.facebook.com/khphotog1/
When is the winner announced: Sunday May 1st
Prize: $500 gift card!
There you have it. Simple, right? The most important rule is to have fun with it. I can't wait to see all of your pictures!