Fine Art Photography Exhibition by Carl Shubs
Carl Shubs is a Photocrati member and asked to share a short announcement about his fine art photography exhibition and some of his thoughts of the WordPress theme. If you are in the West Hollywood area, please check out his work in person. Over to you, Carl.
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I’m happy to announce that my solo Fine Art Photography Exhibition is now up and running in the Los Angeles area. It opened February 9 and will be continuing through May 15, 2013, at US Bank, West Hollywood Branch, 8901 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069. You can view it Mon-Thurs., 9-5; Fri., 9-6; or Sat., 9-1. There are 14 images on display, ranging in size from approximately 8×10 inches to 5×4 feet. Subject matter covers a wide range of topics including iconic landmarks, people, nature, and unusual perspectives on life and the city around us. The largest is the one below.
Please see Press Release for more information. While you’re there, feel free to visit the rest of the site and to forward the press release to anyone you think might be interested.
There will be an open house reception on Thursday evening, April 11, from 6:30-9:00 PM, so save the date if you’ll be in Los Angeles. If you’d like an invitation with all the specifics of the evening, just send me an email, and I’ll be happy to send one along when those are ready though you can also just come on in that night. In the meantime, you can stop by the bank during their regular business hours.
So what does this have to do with Photocrati, you might ask? Well, for years I had been looking to create a web site that would give me the professional look, aesthetic style, depth of photo database, ease of functionality and editing, and e-commerce capabilities I had been looking for. As I was starting to have my work shown, I was feeling hopeless that I’d ever find a template that would give me that, and then I found Photocrati. It gave me all that and more. When this opportunity with the bank came along, I was ready for it. I had the site I wanted. It let me show some of the diversity of my photographs as well as giving the people at the bank the sense of professionalism that helped to close the deal.
One of the other things I like about Photocrati is the sense of help and support among their team and this community. These are things I believe in and want to be part of. So, come visit the exhibit and the website, and please let me know about yours.
Best,
Carl Shubs
www.carlshubsphotography.com
The Best Way To Post On Facebook & Google Plus
When it comes to social media, many photographers (including us) want to save time by using automated tools. For example, using Buffer App can save time posting spontaneous links to your Facebook page. Using IFTTT can automatically share your newest blog article on your Facebook page.
Using automation tools are definitely valuable with how busy we are as photographers. But when you are ready to post something on Facebook or Google Plus, there is a simple trick that can increase the views, likes, +1s, clicks and re-shares.
Here are the steps for both Facebook and Google Plus:
- Select/Upload your photo(s) to the post
- Paste the URL of the link you want clicked
- Below the link, include a description of the content the viewer will read about
- Post it!
When you’re done, the post should look something like this:
After you’ve posted the article, you can feature it on Facebook by making it the full width of your timeline.
- View this post on Facebook
- View this post on Google Plus
Want to see more effective Facebook strategies? Check out this article from Amy Porterfield.
I also want to mention that you might have a preference for including the URL to your article/page at the bottom of your social post. That is also effective, and looks a lot nicer. However, it will decrease the click-through rate because it won’t be as prominent as having the URL at the top.
That’s about it. This simple technique will increase the conversions you are hoping for. If you have questions please feel free to comment.
Thanks for reading,
Scott