If you are an online influencer we can agree on the importance of visually branding yourself and your business online. Working with brands, gaining partnerships and monetizing your photos are all products of having a solid presence and influence online. Knowing a few photography tips that attract brands can help you grow your influence in 2018. 

Visual contact comes in many forms it can be photos, video or both but either way, if you want to be visually in front of your audience photos are a great option.  Today we are talking about photography tips that help attract brands and grow your influence in 2018.

Photography Tips that Attract Brands- Grow your Influence in 2018

1) QUALITY PHOTOS

Developing yourself as an online influencer means setting yourself in front of your audience as a visual brand. It is very important to have quality photos. Quality photos mean bright, clear, sharp, not blurry so that people can see what it is that you’re talking about immediately when they see your photo. It is very important to have quality photos not only for yourself and your brand but also for other brands that want to work with you. If you think about it, the majority of brands have nice, clean photos. They want the customer to be able to see exactly what it is that they are talking about immediately. Make it a priority to have clear and quality photos which increases your chances of photo shares, repost and resulting in growing your online influence.

Quality photos mean bright, clear, sharp, not blurry so that people can see what it is that you’re talking about immediately when they see your photo.

 

2) CREATE BRAND PLEASING PHOTOS

Keep the brand in mind when creating content. If there is a brand that you want to work with, make sure you do some research beforehand. Go to their profile, website, see what type of photos they have, see what type of photos that they re-post. Keep in mind that companies reach out to work with online influencers that they feel with match their brand. With this information, you wanna make sure that you’re creating brand quality photos. Creating brand pleasing photos makes sure that they are on brand. Be mindful that you’re not just taking any kind of photo that you want to take.

When creating brand pleasing photos you will feel confident when reposting the content on your profile and blog. Click here to download 7 Effortless Ways to Look Better in Your Photos Workbook. You want to create content that attracts brands to work with you and pay you. More importantly, if it is a paid partnership or a sponsorship, you wanna make sure that those photos that you give to the brand are on point!

Photography tips to grow your online influence in 2018.

3)  ON TOPIC PHOTOS

Your photos should speak to your audience and be on topic.  Finding what it is that you like and that you will talk about on your blog and make sure that your photos are in line with that. When taking photos for a brand make sure everything else is clear from the photo and that the main focus is just on the brand. Don’t  have other brands that are noticeable in the photos, make sure that the picture is solely for that brand. Whatever photo that you’re taking, make sure it’s on topic and that it goes with your brand.

4) MULTIPLE PHOTOS  

A good rule of thumb is to have multiple photos of a particular shoot, a nice range is between 10 to 12 photos for each product or accessory that you’re taking photos of. You want to have enough content that you can spread across several platforms and don’t want to share the same photo over and over and over again.

By having multiple photos of the same look which you can share across all platforms. Think about it, not everyone is on Instagram and everyone isn’t Facebook so you may have to use different photos across those different platforms to improve your influence.

4) PHOTOS WITH PERSONALITY

Creating influence that makes an impact is directly affected by how you inspire your audience. Personality is how your audience connects with you. Your personality attracts them to your social profile and blog. They want to stay connected to you because your personality so makes sure you show that in your content and photos. Sharing your personality give you the opportunity to show them your happy days,  how you have fun and things like that.

That’s was gonna have them to connect with you and improve your influence. Make sure you are being yourself as you grow your influence.

Alright, there you have it, photography tips that help increase your influence in 2018. I want to know what are ways that you influence online? Leave a comment below!

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