Post Your Work

 This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch an amazing documentary called Finding Vivian Maiers. This is a fantastic story that I personally think every photographer should watch, I don’t want to give too much away other than to say she was a woman who worked as a nanny and did photography as a hobby. She never showed her work to anyone, which is sad as she turned out to be an incredibly talented artist.

The reason I am bringing this up is not only because it is an awesome story but to also encourage all photographers to always post their work. I understand that not every photograph is perfect, and I encourage you to be your own critic first but when you do have your best images ready, you need to share them with the public. Post your work on your own site if you have one, join some of the good photography groups on Facebook, join sites like 500px.com or even the newer www.dashburst.com, which has just recently started as a new photography and creative artist site.

Blue Moon from July 31, 2015

You want to not only display your work but also be willing to take constructive criticism about your work. By that, I mean people who are willing to give you honest, accurate critics on how to improve your technique when it comes to your art, not some of the nasty people who just poopoo everything that is not their own. Another reason why I recommend 500px.com is you can actually sell your images on this site and retain 75% of the profits, which is nice and they have a very large list of legitimate, paying clients that will buy your work for various projects they have.

I also recommending putting your best work out there on Twitter, Instagram, with proper hashtags to get more exposure and it doesn’t hurt to have a Flickr account as well. I know it sounds like a lot to keep track of, but luckily, most of these sites will allow you to cross-post on the others. If you are not already familiar with Instagram, with their app on your phone or tablet, you can post an image with Instagram and then also share it on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and Foursquare.

My point is, you will never know how good your work is or get discovered as an artist unless you actually share it with the world! Now get out there and make some great images!

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