I always believe that whatever you’re sharing about whether it’s food, shoes, clothes, work, kids, you have a story to tell. You have to have something you want to say to the world. Right?
Images can tell stories and capture a reader’s attention just as well as words.
If you are a blogger, you know by heart that one way to spice up things a bit is by adding images to go along with your articles. And the better the photo the more it drives engagement, traffic or even social media “likes” and shares.
Being able to make people remember your blog is very important to you, personally.
If you ask me, having my friends and family, and some occasional friends of friends in Facebook, admire my photos gives me a feeling of great accomplishment, even for the moment. It validates my feeling of being good at what I do. Seeing more than a dozen “likes” in Facebook sends me a message that I’m very good.
The problem with text alone in blog or social media posts is that it doesn’t stick in one’s mind as well as an image does. Images are what catches the eye first, you agree?
If I post in Facebook that I’m having the best Mediterranean meal and it’s the best Mediterranean meal I tasted so far, can you feel my sentiments exactly?
I don’t think so, not unless I posted a photo with the Mediterranean meal I’m having.
Now… you are drooling.
If I put a post like this: My pretty daughter loves Jamba Juice and I put a picture of her drinking Jamba Juice. The next thing you know, you also love Jamba Juice.
Did you get my point? Beautiful images has power.
I came across a blog post that explains why images are important.
Read on:
Six Reasons Why Images are Important
If you have an online store, issue press releases or even just have a Facebook business “page”, or a blogger then here are 6 reasons to publish images and photos as part of your business marketing tactics.
Articles with images get 94% more total views
Including a Photo and a video in a press release increases views by over 45%
60% of consumers are more likely to consider or contact a business when an image shows up in local search results
In an ecommerce site, 67% of consumers say the quality of a product image is “very important” in selecting and purchasing a product
In an online store, customers think that the quality of a products image is more important than product-specific information (63%), a long description (54%) and ratings and reviews (53%)
Engagement rate on Facebook for photos averages 0.37% where text only is 0.27% (this translates to a 37% higher level of engagement for photos over text)
*** JeffBulas.com
With this in mind I put together a guide to help my fellow bloggers and online sellers to take blog worthy photos.
You see, I don’t have formal education in photography. All I have was a 8 hour class introduction on how to use a DSLR camera and a deep sense of passion to be a better photographer.
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I will be sharing three important lessons when taking photos. On the first lesson, I’ll be sharing how to take photography using natural light: next is, I will talk about styling and composition of your object whether it’s food, people or a product: and the last one is, I will show you some DIY gear you can use use to help you take better photos like a pro.
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Very timely! I’m trying to work on my blog images! Signing up!