Using PhotographyTo find your charity’s voice

 

But why more photos?Aren’t we drowning in them?

#SMEX168th February 2015

Erik Kessels - Every Photo Uploaded to Flickr in One Day

Humans process images 60,000x faster than words

We also recall information presented as images 6x

more easily than text

‘above all a good photograph is about relationships: the relationships between the photographer, the subject and the viewer. A

good photograph is about trust. It’s about reaching out and connecting.’

James Hyman

Photography Tips

Understand Your Tools

Camera Edting software

Editing Apps – VSCO Cam

Understand Your Light

Be A Director

Be A Director

You don’t always have to wait around for the perfect scene to unfold in front of you

Be A Director

You don’t always have to wait around for the perfect scene to unfold in front of you

Be confident and move around to find the best angles

Composition/ Framing

What Makes a Strong Photograph for Sharing?

Quality Control!

Editing and Curation

Build Your Audience on Instagram

Daily Habits

Discovering What Works • Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

Hashtag HeavenEspecially in the beginning, judicious use of #hashtags can help people find your content

Hashtag HeavenEspecially in the beginning, judicious use of #hashtags can help people find your content

#Butusing #toomanyof #themingthewrongway #willturnyourcaptioninto #goobledegook

Tell A Good Story• Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

And Keep Telling It • Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

Until People Notice

Daily Habits

Know Your Audience • Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

Getting Noticed By Instagram• Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

Being a Good Community Member

• Make content creation and interaction a daily habit

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