Comments on: It’s All About Me! Photographers ‘About Me’ Pages http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/ Learn Photographic Lighting with Natural Light, Small Strobes, and Studio Flash Equipment Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15507 wizwow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:10:12 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15507 In your first paragraph it ends with "and particularly with images." A quantifier would add to the statement of images like "and particularly with images of people and places that fill the senses." Or "and particularly of fun, stylish images with the right blend of spices!" Quantify images. That is the part you are selling and it is the part that seems singularly left out. Let me know what you think. Also sending by email. In your first paragraph it ends with “and particularly with images.” A quantifier would add to the statement of images like “and particularly with images of people and places that fill the senses.” Or “and particularly of fun, stylish images with the right blend of spices!”

Quantify images. That is the part you are selling and it is the part that seems singularly left out. Let me know what you think. Also sending by email.

]]> By: Matthew Dutile http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15500 Matthew Dutile Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:28:34 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15500 What do you mean by a "quantifier?" What do you mean by a “quantifier?”

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15438 wizwow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:19:31 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15438 Well I like it. I would use a quantifier for the 'images' in the last sentence/first graph, and leave off the last line. Don't make anyone scroll for a single line. Lookin' great Matt! Well I like it. I would use a quantifier for the ‘images’ in the last sentence/first graph, and leave off the last line. Don’t make anyone scroll for a single line. Lookin’ great Matt!

]]> By: Matthew Dutile http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15408 Matthew Dutile Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:27:18 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15408 Ok so this post finally convinced me to change my outdated bio to something I think says a bit more about me and my photography. What do you think Don? http://matthewdutile.com/index2.php#/text_4/ Ok so this post finally convinced me to change my outdated bio to something I think says a bit more about me and my photography. What do you think Don? http://matthewdutile.com/index2.php#/text_4/

]]> By: John Rse http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15263 John Rse Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:16:56 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15263 Great post and very good timing for me. I am having a new website built and have got to write a new About page. John Great post and very good timing for me. I am having a new website built and have got to write a new About page.
John

]]> By: Drew http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15169 Drew Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:28:18 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15169 Great post, I should take some ques from this considering you refrenced a feature I ran on the graphic designer Craig Bower, it was a good article, but he isn't behind pop-ology ;) But I am taking something from this and adding a link to the about post :) Great post, I should take some ques from this considering you refrenced a feature I ran on the graphic designer Craig Bower, it was a good article, but he isn’t behind pop-ology ;) But I am taking something from this and adding a link to the about post :)

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15064 wizwow Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:39:43 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15064 There are examples on the post of people not using client lists, or long bios. Keep it interesting. If you are doing social media, embed some of those. If you know some people who can write, have them put something together. Quote your parents... heh. Seriously, the point is for the about page to introduce yourself and your work to people who don't know you. Keep it simple at first (heh... mine is really simple) and be yourself. (Yeah, I know that sounds like what we have all been hearing for too long, but it is so true.) Thanks for reading! There are examples on the post of people not using client lists, or long bios. Keep it interesting. If you are doing social media, embed some of those. If you know some people who can write, have them put something together. Quote your parents… heh.

Seriously, the point is for the about page to introduce yourself and your work to people who don’t know you. Keep it simple at first (heh… mine is really simple) and be yourself. (Yeah, I know that sounds like what we have all been hearing for too long, but it is so true.)

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Glenn Harris http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-15061 Glenn Harris Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:32:32 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-15061 Interesting post Don. I'm trying to work out what would be effective for the photographer just starting out who doesn't have a client list to show or is still developing their own style. Perhaps when I develop my style and determine who I want my clients to be I can tailor my bio in that direction. Interesting post Don. I’m trying to work out what would be effective for the photographer just starting out who doesn’t have a client list to show or is still developing their own style. Perhaps when I develop my style and determine who I want my clients to be I can tailor my bio in that direction.

]]> By: wizwow http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-14918 wizwow Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:42:22 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-14918 szlee... Heh. Well, we don't do a lot of lists here. This is the first with examples. I promise there won't be that many. I just found so many different examples that I decided to show them all so photographers could get some ideas going. szlee… Heh.
Well, we don’t do a lot of lists here. This is the first with examples. I promise there won’t be that many. I just found so many different examples that I decided to show them all so photographers could get some ideas going.

]]> By: szelee http://www.lighting-essentials.com/its-all-about-me-photographers-about-me-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-14882 szelee Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:24:30 +0000 http://www.lighting-essentials.com/?p=2645#comment-14882 For a moment, I thought I was on Smashing Magazine. Great listings nonetheless. Thanks! For a moment, I thought I was on Smashing Magazine. Great listings nonetheless. Thanks!

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