Have you seen one of these little squares yet?
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| QR Code for mobile website m.waynewallacephotography.com |
There's a huge buzz about these things called QR Codes for marketing and driving people to your website. QR Codes are quickly becoming a very known thing. You see them everywhere you look. It's basically a fancy bar code that can link to your website or your contact information.
QR Codes were created by Toyota as a better bar code system and now they are used all over Japan by many business types. Read more about them at the links below
As a photographer I really like this QR code technology too, but not for the typical reasons of putting them on your marketing materials which is a great thing too.
The thing I'm excited about is putting them on my images that I publish on the web. My new photography studio policy is to watermark all my web images with my QR Code. This QR Code points to my mobile website http://m.waynewallacephotography.com
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| Using QR codes on photographs as a form of copyright identification |
Why Should You Consider Do This Too?
Photographers have put traditional copyright stamps and or their logo on their pictures for years now as you see at the bottom of my image above.
If you think about it for a minute having a smart barcode on your image is way better than a traditional logo or copyright stamp. It's a smart barcode that points back to your website and it can be used to identify you as the copyright owner and creator of the image.
Also, it's my belief that as QR Codes become more popular Google and other search engines like Bing will start offering more services related to QR Codes and indexing them which could mean more traffic and exposure for you and your services.
The other obvious benefit right now is that if your image gets copied and posted on different web sites viewers can scan it with their smart phone and jump right to your website to see more of your work and possibly hire you.
I like using this QR Code reader on my iPhone it works great.
http://www.qrcodecity.com/
There are many readers and QR Code generators out there.
I used this one to create this QR Code
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Google has an app called Goggles which allows you to search the web based on a picture. If I take a picture of this blog post Google Goggles will even recognize the QR Code embedded in the image and provide a link to my website.
As we all know Google indexes images right now, but don't you think they can easily scan those images looking for QR codes embedded in them and provide additional related information to the web surfer? After all, Googles main job is to provide relavant search results, right?
http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/
I think QR codes are a great technology for photographers, what do you think?
Labels: Barcode, Bing, Copyright, Google, Google Goggles, iPhone, Japan, QR code, Quick response manufacturing, Search Engines, Searching, Smartphone, Toyota, Uniform Resource Locator, Website
1 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM.
The Executive Headshot Session is perfect for the business professional that needs a great looking headshot for their business cards, advertising materials, web site or online social networking profile.
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Labels: Advertising, Business, Business card, corporate headshots, Facebook, Las Vegas Headshot Photographer, Las Vegas Photographer, Social network, Social network service, Twitter, United States
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 6:00 AM.
The Actor Headshot Session is perfect for the aspiring or experienced actor that needs to update their portfolio with some fresh new headshots.
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Labels: Acting, Actor Headshots, Business, Hollywood, Las Vegas Headshot Photographer, Model Portfolio Photography, Model Zed Card, Portrait, Screen Actors Guild, Talent agent, United States
1 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Monday, May 30, 2011 at 9:06 PM.
I've started a personal project of doing panoramic high dynamic range (HDR) images of the Las Vegas Strip! Here's a few of my first images. I'm still playing with the technology and testing various things.
The basic concept is you take multiple pictures are different exposures so you can capture the greatest amount of detail in brightest and darkest areas of the scene. Then you also take multiple pictures of the scene from left to right so you can capture way more than you could possibly do with a single picture.
The end result is a picture that you could not possibly create with a single picture.
The basic concept is you take multiple pictures are different exposures so you can capture the greatest amount of detail in brightest and darkest areas of the scene. Then you also take multiple pictures of the scene from left to right so you can capture way more than you could possibly do with a single picture.
The end result is a picture that you could not possibly create with a single picture.
Labels: Architectural Photography, aria, Bellagio Gardens, Bellagio Resort and Casino, city center, garden, hdr, high dynamic range, Las Vegas, panoramic, Scenic Photography
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Sunday, April 03, 2011 at 10:38 AM.
Rupert Boneham, Survivor winner, was speaking at the convention that I did even photography at in Las Vegas this weekend. He stayed until the last minute signing autographs. He's a real giver! Check out this websitehttp://www.rupertskids.org/
Labels: Las Vegas Convention Event Photography, Las Vegas Event Photography, Rupert Boneham, Survivor Winner
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on at 10:26 AM.
This weekend I went out to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV to see the the Aviation Nation Air Show. It was a great show and the Thunderbirds performed with excellence! Here's a couple of my favorite shots. If you'd like to see more visit my Wayne Wallace Photograpy Facebook page.
Labels: Air Force, Air Show, Aviation Nation, Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base, NV, Thunderbirds
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10:28 AM.
Wayne Wallace Photography is proud to announce the partnership with with
Mei Li Makeup. Mei Li Makeup is a Las Vegas based professional makeup
artist services company. We have arranged for Mei Li Makeup to provide our
clients with makeup services at a greatly discounted rate when you book a
photography session. Check out their website at http://www.meilimakeup.com
Mei Li Makeup. Mei Li Makeup is a Las Vegas based professional makeup
artist services company. We have arranged for Mei Li Makeup to provide our
clients with makeup services at a greatly discounted rate when you book a
photography session. Check out their website at http://www.meilimakeup.com
Labels: Las Vegas, las vegas makeup artist, Las Vegas Photographer, make-up artist, Model Portfolio Photography
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Thursday, November 04, 2010 at 9:54 AM.
The holidays are a popular time to send greeting cards to your friends and family.
There's no better way to show you care than to send a greeting card with your picture on it.
Wayne Wallace Photography now gives clients the ability to send custom greeting cards with a few clicks of a mouse from the comfort of their own home.
We use an online greeting card program that allows you to upload your pictures and create and sent custom cards and gifts to your friends and family with your pictures on them.
This is a great idea for all the upcoming holidays!
This is a great program for anyone with a camera professional or amateur. It's super easy to use.
Step 1: Choose a card
Step 2: Upload your photos and customize
Step 3: Send it
Give it a try here http://www.wallacephotobiz.com
Give me a call if you have any questions (702) 518-9965.
We use an online greeting card program that allows you to upload your pictures and create and sent custom cards and gifts to your friends and family with your pictures on them.
This is a great idea for all the upcoming holidays!
This is a great program for anyone with a camera professional or amateur. It's super easy to use.
Step 1: Choose a card
Step 2: Upload your photos and customize
Step 3: Send it
I even use it in my business to do appreciation marketing.
I send out thank you cards and keep in touch cards to all my clients using this same program.
Give it a try here http://www.wallacephotobiz.com
Give me a call if you have any questions (702) 518-9965.
Labels: christmas, gifts, greeting cards, halloween, Marketing, photo cards, postcards
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Monday, October 11, 2010 at 5:51 AM.
I have aspiring Las Vegas actors and and models coming into the studio all the time for new headshots and model portfolio photography. My clients always ask me if I recommend any Las Vegas, Los Angeles or New York Talent or Model Agencies.
I tell them, I don't work directly with any agents. I get referrals from them all the time, but I don't work with any one agent specifically. In order to provide a better service to my clients I want to start a list of recommended, reputable and trustworthy talent and model agencies.
Do you have a favorite agency that you work with?
I tell them, I don't work directly with any agents. I get referrals from them all the time, but I don't work with any one agent specifically. In order to provide a better service to my clients I want to start a list of recommended, reputable and trustworthy talent and model agencies.
Do you have a favorite agency that you work with?
Labels: Actor Headshots, Actors, Child Actor Headshots, las veas, Los Angeles, model and talent agent, Model Comp Cards, New York, talent agencies, Vegas Talent
0 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:41 AM.
If you're new to this blog and you're looking for my photography services you may want to vist my other company websites below
http://www.waynewallacephotography.com
http://www.wallacephotoblog.com
If you're interested in learning more about the art and business of photography keep reading. This website is being transitioned and will start to become a more personal blog, about all things photography, personal, business, behind the scenes stuff, as well as teaching and how-to oriented stuff for all of you photography enthusiasts out there that want to learn more about photography.
I'll start by posting one of my famous Vegas Sign images. It's very unique. Although the Las Vegas Sign is the most photographed sign in the world, it's a one of a kind type shot. I use this image all over the place. All of my photography clients get a thank you postcard with this image on it. I have it in my studio and I sell various products with this image on it. It's become my iconic image, when people see it they think of Wayne Wallace Photography.
http://www.waynewallacephotography.com
http://www.wallacephotoblog.com
If you're interested in learning more about the art and business of photography keep reading. This website is being transitioned and will start to become a more personal blog, about all things photography, personal, business, behind the scenes stuff, as well as teaching and how-to oriented stuff for all of you photography enthusiasts out there that want to learn more about photography.
I'll start by posting one of my famous Vegas Sign images. It's very unique. Although the Las Vegas Sign is the most photographed sign in the world, it's a one of a kind type shot. I use this image all over the place. All of my photography clients get a thank you postcard with this image on it. I have it in my studio and I sell various products with this image on it. It's become my iconic image, when people see it they think of Wayne Wallace Photography.
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| Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Neon Sign |
If you want to create an image like this it's not that hard, it takes some patience and a few tries. I shot this using a Canon 1DS Mark II with a Canon 24-105mm lens at 50mm. My settings were ISO 100, F22, 5 sec. I zoomed the lens during the exposure to make the sign jump out of the picture and then I waved the camera around to pick up some of the miscellaneous night lights around. This results in the streaks you see. Good luck trying to create something like this and let me know how you do.
Labels: Blog, Fine Art Photography, How-To, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sign, Marketing, Photography, Welcome To Las Vegas Sign
2 Comments Published by Wayne Wallace on Monday, September 06, 2010 at 11:52 AM.
