Alignable vs. LinkedIn
Alignable vs. LinkedIn
In today's digital age, networking platforms have become essential tools for professionals seeking to expand their connections and explore new opportunities. Two popular platforms used for business networking are Alignable and LinkedIn. Let's delve into a comparison of these platforms, examining their key features, user bases, and overall focus.
Alignable
Alignable is a small business-focused networking platform that aims to connect local businesses and facilitate referrals and collaboration. Some key features include:
Local focus: Alignable emphasizes connecting with nearby businesses, making it ideal for entrepreneurs and professionals seeking to engage in local networking.
Business advice: The platform allows members to share knowledge, tips, and resources with their peers.
Referral network: Alignable helps businesses build and maintain relationships with other local businesses, leading to mutually beneficial referrals.
LinkedIn is a global networking platform catering to professionals across all industries, job levels, and company sizes. Key features include:
Global reach: With over 700 million users worldwide, LinkedIn offers vast networking potential and the ability to connect with professionals from various industries and locations.
Professional branding: Users can showcase their skills, experience, and accomplishments through detailed profiles, allowing them to build their personal brand.
Job search and recruiting: LinkedIn is a popular destination for job seekers and recruiters, offering job listings, applicant tracking, and networking opportunities.
Comparison
When comparing Alignable and LinkedIn, consider your networking goals and needs. Alignable is an excellent choice for small business owners and professionals seeking to establish local connections, collaborate with nearby businesses, and exchange referrals. LinkedIn, on the other hand, is a more comprehensive platform suited to professionals looking to expand their global network, explore job opportunities, and develop their personal brand.
Ultimately, both platforms serve unique purposes and can be valuable tools in your professional networking strategy. By utilizing both Alignable and LinkedIn, you can tap into the distinct benefits of each platform and broaden your networking potential.
Photographers, Photoshop, & AI
Photographers, Photoshop, & AI
For those worried about AI taking over their photography jobs please stop worrying. My previous blog explains why we don’t need to worry. In this blog I’ll show you the benefits of using AI to make your editing faster. I did a short review of Adobe Photoshop’s Beta AI and it’s quite impressive.
FAQ
FAQ
Answer It Before They Ask
Potential clients who don’t know you aren’t just going to book you. The have they’re own sets of needs they are worried about. It is a good idea to have frequently asked questions posted somewhere on your website to ease potential clients’ worries. When you ease a client’s worries, you raise their client experience. The more questions you answer before they contact you, the more of an expert you appear.
Click MY FAQ PAGE to see my examples
Autumn Session Season
Sorry to say the summer is nearly over. On the plus side, that means it’s almost autumn. Let make memories with an autumn photo session.
30 minute session
5 digitals picked from a gallery of the entire session
Images edited to perfection
Photography & Editing
How well can your photographer edit?
If your photographer shoots, dumps the images on a card, and makes you download your images from a rinky dink google email, you got robbed. There are so many reasons your photographer needs to be able to edit images. I wont bore you with all of them. I will just stick with my top 3 reasons.
Control what you can’t control
You can’t control the weather or how busy your location will be in real life. You can in Photoshop though. The right photographer can remove people and make it a bright, beautiful day.
Head swaps and out with the ugly
Let’s keep it real. Kids are goofballs and when you want a family picture they never want to cooperate. Photoshop and a tripod are your photographer’s best friend in this situation. Also, no one wants garbage cans, people, or ugly looking trees in their background.
Safety!
If your newborn photographer lets your baby sit in a froggy position and doesn’t piece together this shot, scream at them. Don’t let your baby be put in danger.
What to expect in a photo session.
Yes i know a lot of you reading this already had an amazing session with me. This blog is for that new client you’ve sent my way. I love word of mouth referrals btw. Photoshoots can be extremely daunting. What do you wear? Should you shoot indoor vs outdoor? Do you even know what you don’t know? This is where a good photographer (like me) comes in.
First off… RELAX. Even if our session is a total disaster in your eyes, I usually get a few salvageable images. There was pregnancy announcement session where the big brother wouldn’t stop crying. I had him hold a sign and made it seem he was upset about possibly getting a sister. Even if it is a total disaster, there’s always a reshoot.
What do I wear? Dress up! Look your best. If it’s a group, wear matching colors. For example the whole family wears a white top and blue jeans. Make sure it’s neat. My goal is you love the images so much you buy a huge print and hang it in your living room to enjoy forever.
Bottom line is if you arrive knowing what to expect and how to prepare for a photo session, you will be comfortable not to worry out the things you can’t control. Be in the moment. Have fun. It’ll show in your images
My two most frequently ask sessions are maternity and headshots. I hope these links calm your worries.
A huge congratulations to a great friend and few tips for outdoor wedding photography
I had the honor of shooting a childhood friend's wedding this weekend. CONGRATS JAY AND MARYAM!! For those who are close to Jay and Maryam, enjoy the teasers. For those looking for a few outdoor photography tips, continue reading after the images
Photography talk now. I might lose some of you here.
Ok, so as you can see it was a quaint, beautiful wedding. You might also notice it is super sunny and the sun was at a very high point causing a shadow in everyone's eyes. A quick fix would be to raise the shadow level in Lightroom. There is more artistic freedom in the couple shots.
Do as much as you can do inside the camera. If there is less to edit then workflow is a breeze. Come prepared. I travel with my strobe lights and a lithium battery so that means instant strobes anywhere. Another must have is a ND Filter. This helps keep the shallow depth of field (bokeh) on sunny days. Yes, some math is involved. Without a high speed sync, I must keep my shutter speed under 200. Thats what the ND Filter helps with. From there it's photographer's choice on what your filler light and what your main light source will be, sun or strobe.
Images were shot with a Canon 5D Mark III Lens: 85mm L Series ISO 100 Shutter Speed 200 Fstops 3.5-5.6
For more information on wedding photography you can check it out here: http://shootdotedit.com/2018/04/how-to-edit-wedding-photos/