Comments on: Get Exposure

By: adri

adri — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:56:03 +0000

i was thinking about this very topic the other day when i looked into smugmug… went to my first meet up the very next week and it was so much fun. they have wonderful pro speakers and tons of good conversations.

if you want to find your own local smug mug group
http://www.smugmug.com/smugs/find/

will check out the groups too.

By: john frenzel

john frenzel — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:27:07 +0000

This is a terrific article, thanks for it. Web based there is also http://ephotozine.com which is not a bad place for social networking. Also http:shutterchance.com/ a photography blog site that is quite active.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:58:57 +0000

When I first got on Flickr, I got really into the “group” aspect of it so my photography wasn’t really good or meaningful to me (for the most part). Now-a-days I use it to post my 365 and I only stick to groups that have a themed week because the everyday theme is not my thing.

The thing with Flickr is that (even though I follow an amazing group of people) I don’t get the kind of constructive critisizm that I am looking for now. Flickr did help me learn a lot about both myself and photography, so I will forever love it for that! But I have heard about JPG from one of my co-workers, so I think I will check it out.

Thanks for the info! And also, I agree with RobCzn, I love the choice of photos you selected for this blog entry!

By: Orbitgal

Orbitgal — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:58:19 +0000

Thanks! I a, going to check out Pictory. Sounds like fun. I use JPG as well and love the themes. It keeps me motivated.

Great article!

By: C-Towner

C-Towner — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:56 +0000

Loved this blog entry! There are a lot of alternatives, and everyone is different, so they might like different things. I love flickr for the social aspect, but I sometimes want a more…ehrm, “discerning” crowd. This blog and the people reading it and writing it are definitely more my kind of people: enthusiastic!

The comments about social media are great ideas (on twitter, Im bradytoomey, and email me at bradytoomey at g mail if you want my Facebook – I always enjoy new friends!). I might humbly suggest that any of us on here willing to share might also share their social media info, so we can communicate there as well!

I am in a photography group from Cleveland, and through that, I have been able to enter into competitions to have photos hung at local business and the like. I have three photos in the office of the largest newspaper in Cleveland, and another to hang in a restaurant in a few weeks!

Since summer is coming, the Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk is also a great place to meet local photographers.