Week 12B: Project Research Activity

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As i searched through LinkedIn, I came across several groups regarding photography. The leading group in the search bar was, Photography. This group has over 2 million users, and this group takes part in discussing everything and anything photography! This would help greatly for my business, because it acts as an open forum for any question I'll have regarding photography - including business within photography. I also came across a group called, Photography Marketing and Business Network. This group has over 20,000 users, and it's a group where all photographers can gather to discuss photography business, and encourages everyone to share new ideas regarding marketing for companies. Lastly, I found a photography group based on photography for real estate. This forum is open for users to discuss real estate photography techniques, and any job offers that are available in the area. After doing this research I found that LinkedIn is more helpful and useful than I thought it was! It opens a lot of doors for opportunities, and it helps business/freelancers a like to communicate with one another to build up ideas.

Another forum used for Dune Stewart Photography is, Society6. Society6 is a third party platform created for artist's to sell merchandise and prints. The site provides all of the core products to sell, however will print any available artwork onto those core products. This platform is a great way to promote business, and allows photographers (or any other designer) to make sales. Another great feature with this site is their blog that they've introduced. It shares what artist's have to say, and it allows users to see behind the scenes of what they're trying to achieve.

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