Social Photo Tips & Tricks How to snap pix like a pro #FAphotopro.

Social PhotoTips & Tricks

How to snap pix like a pro

#FAphotopro

MEET ANDREA GENEVIEVE

By Day

I’m a Social Media &

Business Strategist

By Night

I’m a blogger, podcaster,

tech nerd & maker.

Also, I run two Etsy shops.

I SEW!

In Between I...

•Am a mom!

•Drink & eat

yummy Austin

food

•Spend time exploring

outdoors

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Your Savvy Social Media Guide

@AndreaGenevieve

AGENDA

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What you’re going to learn.

TOOL & RESOURCES

WHY PHOTOS MATTER

EQUIPMENT FUN STUFF

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A PICTURE TELLS 1000 WORDS...

SHOW YOUR STORY

● What resonates with audiences in your industry?

Ex: Restaurants post close up of food. Retailers post flatlays

● Set up your shot. Think about composition

● Use graphic design tools

● Behind the scenes

● Day-in-the-life

● Lifestyle

https://www.brandwatch.com/2015/01/top-5-instagram-trends-watch-2015/

PINTEREST● Monday – Fitness

● Tuesday – Technology

● Wednesday – Inspirational quotes

● Thursday – Fashion

● Friday – Humor

● Saturday – Travel

● Sunday – Food and craft ideas

CAPITALIZE ON TRENDS

CULTURAL HASHTAGS#TBT#FollowFriday#WIDN#nomnom#motivationalmonday

BRANDED HASHTAGS● #TheSweatLife● #WellTraveled

TIPS & TRICKS

BECOME A PHOTO PRO

Remember, Instagram is SQUARE! Facebook is a RECTANGLE!

Think of subjects in a grid.

Tips for great photos:

•Use natural light

•Get CLOSER

•Find angles

•Focus on one thing

•Simple is better

•Fill the frame

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COMPOSITION


•Use Diagonals

•Be aware of empty space

•Let the photo tell a story

•Rule of thirds

•Test the edge

•Capture, then crop


EQUIP YOURSELF

THINGS YOU MAY NEED

● Natural Light

● High resolution camera

● iPhone

● Tripod

● Portable lighting

● Light reflector

● Backdrops

● Props

● Backgrounds

● A steady hand!

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PHOTO TOOLS APPS

•A Beautiful Mess

•Diptic

•Picstitch

•Flipgram

•Over

•FontCandy

•Repost app

•Instatag

•Afterlight

•Wordswag

APPS

GROW YOUR AUDIENCE

#####HASHTAGSAdding a hashtag to your updates expands your photo reachOn Instagram, the more the better30 is the limituse Hashtagify.me to find relevant tags

INTEGRATION Don’t think of photos as a silo, include it in ALL other marketing initiative.

CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYSPartner with like-minded businesses



LEARN MORE

● Iphone Photography School

● Social Media Examiner

● Take a class

Check the Android market or iTunes for more photography

apps.

Or ask your network!

<<TIP: This Tumblr account reviews new photo apps almost daily:

http://photoappsnerd.tumblr.com

RESOURCES

http://photoappsnerd.tumblr.com/

YOUR MISSION

SCAVENGER HUNT

Now it’s time to put your quickly learned knowledge

to the test. We’re going to have a mini Instameet!

RULES:

Each person must take all photos and capture the

theme listed.

Use the hashtag to categorize your photo. Be crafty

and include at least 3 other hashtags or @ tag those

in the photo. Bonus points for sharing to a

social network!

THEME: WORK•Workspace•#WIDN•NewConnections (tag new friends!)

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TIME LIMIT: 5 MIN

HASHTAG: #FAphotopro

TAG @AndreaGenevieve and

@FreelanceAustin


THANKS!Questions?

Let’s connect.

CONTACT INFO

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PHONE: 716.432.1024

WEBSITE: andreagenevieve.com

E-MAIL: [email protected]

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/AndreaGenevieveMichnik

CONNECT

Have more questions or want to learn more?

Connect with me!

TWITTER: @AndreaGenevieve

LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/AndreaGenevieveMichnik

INSTAGRAM: instagram/andreagenevieve

Because I know you’re going to have questions later.


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Social Photo Tips & Tricks How to snap pix like a pro #FAphotopro.

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