Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

Builda followingoflike-mindedphotographerstopromoteyourownskills

Photographersoftenthinkofthemselvesas

solitaryworkers,operatingoutoftheirown

studioorevenfromtheirownhome.However,

networkinghasjustasmuchimportancein

thephotographyindustryasanyother,and

attractingotherexpertsina similargenre

tofollowyourworkcanhelpyougrowyour

business.A greatwaytodothiswithout

introducinganoverlycorporatetoneistoset

upandcuratea photocommunity.

Thiscantakeseveralforms,buta Flickr

orFacebookgroupisa goodplacetostart,

asthesealreadyhavelargepoolsofactive

photographers.Thesefunctionaslibrariesof

imagesfromotherusersthatyoucancurate,

encouragingdiscussionaroundyourpreferred

styleofphotography.

Thisnotonlyopensuppossibilitiesfor

collaboration,butcanalsoforma repository

ofinformationfromwhichyoucanlearnnew

skillsandimproveyourownwork.

PHOTO COMMUNITY

Setjoiningoptions

Tocontrolwhocanadd

photostothecommunity

poolandinteractwith

othermembers,choose

howpeoplecanjoin.For

mostplatformsthereare

optionstoallowanybody

tojoinatwill,forall

memberstobeabletoadd

people,orforinvitingusers

tobereservedforyouas

thegroupadmin.Consider

thelatterformoregeneral

groupbriefstoprevent

spammingofthepool.

Write a clear

description

Make it obvious

what the theme

of the group or

community is by

adding a concise

description

or intro. This

enables potential

users to decide

if the kinds of

imagery they can

expect to see is of

interest to them,

and encourages

people to get

involved if so.

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