How Do You Put Design Tips to Work?
Visit just about any photographers’ forum and you’re going to find more than a handful of designers who are lurking and posting, offering some suggestions about getting more out of your photos and about what kinds of shots are really sought out for use in product marketing and web design.
Reading these posts doesn’t always seem important to some photographers: they see that they are there to take the photos and it’s up to the designers to make something out of them. That opinion can make sense – especially to a lot of the photographers who participate in the microstock industry – but before you dismiss them, think about this: when designers aren’t getting the photos that they need from photographers, they go out and get themselves a camera to capture the shots they need, creating more competition for the photographers.
Rather than just dismissing design tips – even if you are quite content to be a photographer – why not look at ways that you can put the suggestions to work for you?
Think about it: designers create portfolio books to present their skills to businesses, why not follow their design tips and use a printed photo book to show off your work to your current and prospective clients?
Design tips can give you a sense of what layouts are most affective, give you a feel for how you should be marketing your work and can help you to show your clients all that you’re capable of. Why let the designers have all the fun?
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