There are a lot of things that go into planning a personal photography project, especially with the scale that I plan on doing mine. While the project won’t actually begin until January I hope I’ve given myself enough time to get everything else in order.
Here is my to do list:
- Get photoblog back up and running with new theme and layout. This will probably take me the longest.
- Redo profile and other information where I plan on selling prints from the project.
- Finalize some of the details with print shop after having received sample prints.
That should get me started. In about late February or early March I’ll start looking into putting together portfolio website for the project while actively promoting to local venues to display works (online promotions and submissions will continue to be a priority throughout the project).
Details to follow as they come up…
Local blogger and business/marketing guru Maria Elena Duron has a great post on Making a List of NOT To Dos and I thought it was a really great idea.
Her blog is about creating buzz for businesses through new media and old business combined. This is a great resource for artists as our business models really need tweaking these days. We are in one of the oldest forms of business/service and on the cusp of new, exciting, and scary times with the economy and the Internet headed into an unknown realm.
There are people screaming to “hunker down” and others touting this as a time of opportunity. I view it as the latter.
Here are some of my “Not To Dos”.
- Do not hunker down. Now is the time for action
- Do not waste time. Everyday is an opportunity to grow as an artist.
- Do not go another day without photographing something beautiful.
- Do not spend more than an hour wasting time on TV/Movies/Video Games (Unless it’s a Dallas Stars hockey game) in any given day. This valuable time could be used to photograph/edit photos/blog/social network.
So what are you putting on your “not to do” list for this week?
Nickonken Shoptalk offers a great tip on ensuring email links are hyperlinks. If you don’t exactly know what that means, then you need to head over there and read it now!
It really could mean the difference between someone seeing your website or bypassing it all together.
These little things are super important for every artist in their marketing campaign. Working with photo editors, gallery owners, or curators is just like any other business working with customers; you have to make it as simple and easy for them as possible.
Don’t add extra unnecessary steps to anything, especially when there’s a job/show on the line.
