I’m excited to announce that I’m now offering consulting services for photographers wishing to give a boost to their social media presence. The consulting is on an hourly basis and customized for each client’s needs. If you’re new to social media and wondering where to start, I can point you in the right direction and help you get set up with the right tools. If you are already established in the online world and are ready to take it to the next level, an analysis of your current web presence can provide great feedback and tips for getting a greater return on your online ventures.

Head over to the Social Photo Talk Consulting page for all of the details.

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Photographers want easy ways to show off their work in online galleries. Clients want user-friendly systems to check out photos from their event or portrait session. Everyone wants prints from professional labs delivered in a timely manner. There are variety of ways to go about reaching these goals, but one increasingly-common scenario is for a photographer (either a pro or a serious hobbyist) to use an online gallery and image delivery system such as SmugMug or Photoshelter.

Old Journalism New TransitBoth sites offer the ability for photographers to create customized galleries that can mirror a photographer’s look/feel/branding of their existing website. Both sites partner with processing labs for print and product orders. Both sites offer some form of electronic image delivery.

And, to the benefit of all, both sites are currently going through growth periods.

SmugMug has recently added several new features for their Pro accounts, including shipping coupons, thank-you prints and stickers, and improved analytics. Photoshelter is teasing members with some news about significant upgrades coming later this week. I’ll review those changes once they happen; I’m glad to see each company is currently innovating in this space.

Do you use a hosted gallery system? What do you like? What do you wish could be improved?

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  1. PhotoShelter and PicScout Announce Partnership for Easier Sales of Images
  2. Photoshelter Updates: Better Customization, Better Sitemaps, Better URLs
  3. Tweet Your Photos from SmugMug

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