Here are some notes i took while listening to a few podcasts.
Diane Ponce - illustratorInterviewed on EFII
Podcast here:
http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/2010/06/01/podcast-episode-37-diana-ponce/website:
http://dianaponceart.com/Diane spoke about style and presenting different styles in your portfolio
- Although she works in different styles they are not radically different.
- Voice comes through in all the styles.
- Find your style first.
- Having varied styles makes it easier to adapt.
- Segment your portfolio if you work in various style. If you have everything jumbled together it can confuse the client.
What is lifestyle illustration?- It's an extensions of fashion illustration.
- Rather than just focusing on clothes it expands to their lifestyle, shows the environment, things they use, town they live in. tells a story.
- Its an idealised version of how people want to look be seen and live.
- This is the kind of life you can aspire to.
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Rosh Sillars PhotographerInterviewed on Adbase
Podcast here:
http://www.adbase.com/Podcasts/RoshSillarsInterviewRosh spoke about using social media.
- His main thing is his blog.
- Don't expect to get business with Twitter or any social networking tool. (If you get work that's a bonus).
- All these networking tools complement each other.
- It's not a substitute for meeting real people.
- There are 2 types of marketing. 1. hard sell or adverts. 2. being part of a community.
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Daniel Tardent on SEO for artistsInterviewed by Tara Reed
Podcast here:
http://askaboutseoforartists.com/website:
http://artlicensingblog.com/website:
http://www.beautifulartistwebsites.com/SEO-for-artists-system.htmlThe 3 fundamentals of SEO- Keywords
- Structure of website
- Incoming links from other sites
- If there are many sites that link to your site then your ranking goes up.
- Title of the page is the most important. robots like googlebot look at that first.
- Use keywords that describe your work well and ones which people use.
- Research keywords by using google adwords site
- As an artist you need to show consistently of style in your work.
- If you have very different style then make multiple websites
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