Photography Blog Sites
While there are ample resources available on portfolios, websites,
leave behinds and promotional materials, there’s one important subject
that I’ve found little helpful information on: The photographer’s bio.
Almost always found on a professional photographer’s site, the bio
can make or break you. In a world where creatives often only have a
couple of minutes to view your site, the bio can play a significant
role. A biography is a glimpse into your personality and gives the
reader a sense of what you might be like to work with. Creatives will
often seek out the bio to help them make quick judgements. Therefore,
just having great pictures isn’t enough. Many people will quickly
abandon a website to jump to the next, so you have to make sure your
entire site is not only engaging, but successfully portrays your
personality. With bios being one way to express who YOU are, I’m always
surprised at just how many dreadful ones I find. So, after reading one
too many boring, exaggerated, absurd, grammatically incorrect and simply
over the top biographies, I decided to come up with a few Dos
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