Since Trey Ratcliff's blog about Pinterest the other day, I notice there are a lot of photographers signing up. Which has included me as well, so if you want to have a look, here is my Pinterest page:
pinterest.com/petehalewood
I only have 2 followers so far, so more would be appreciated! There was a big debate on Trey's site about the pro's and con's of pinterest. I completely adhere to Trey's core philosophy about having no fear who uses or what happens to your pictures and let be what will be. The internet has changed the way artists can have their work accessed and I think you either accept this and use it to your advantage or don't accept this and spend your days complaining of the way things are. It was a wise person who once said "If you don't like change, you are going to like irrelevance even less".
In a way nothing has really changed in terms of gaining success. A struggling pub band with ambitions to 'make it' don't go chasing money out of everyone who hears their music. They are grateful for any exposure they get. If and when they do make it, they will be able to earn a living, but their music will still be used by people unwilling to pay for it. And the internet hasn't changed that, people have been making tapes and bootlegging music for decades. What a waste of time it would be for bands and record companies to chase every teenager who made a tape from someone else's record and let's be honest we've all done it.
The most important lesson I can offer to people who are concerned about where their pictures end up, is simply always remember to tag and record your information in the metadata. That way your picture will always carry a metaphorical 'chip' in it and some way down the line, someone may use that to track you down and ask to pay you to use the picture.
This is simple enough to do in Photoshop, just click into File and then File Info and fill out all the relevant information, just make sure you get your email address or other contact details in there so people can find you!
I have a 4 day weekend now, which will include heading over to Windsor, so hope to capture some great photos around there.
Lovely quintessential English scene Pete! Great natural HDR.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to explore this Pinterest thing. I did see Trey Ratcliff talking about it recently but didn't pay too much interest.
Anything to spread the word though. Cheers, have a great long weekend! Happy shooting.
Thanks Tim :)
ReplyDeleteI think Pinterest helps show your interests outside photography as well. Pinterest 'etiquette' says that you should not over-promote and I think this is a good thing. I have a board for other HDR photographers I admire (so get on there!) and also one about books worth reading. That was given to me by default but I was quite inspired by it and have made 'pins' of books I would recommend.
Thanks for the reminder on metadata - I always forget to do that!
ReplyDeleteCool shot Pete! And you make a good point.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the comments, as always they are highly appreciated!
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