Using Pictures and Videos to Spice Up Your Blog Luke Phang lukeyishandsome.com
Using Pictures and Videos to Spice Up Your Blog
Luke Phang
lukeyishandsome.com
WHY PICTURES AND VIDEOS?
“A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words”
The risk of boringnessUsing too much text can overwhelm your
readers. Something like a word overdoseImagine reading your textbook or LOTR
without stop for one whole day, you can just quickly tire out and feel bored
Pictures between lengthy posts give your readers a subconscious mind break
If you just keep spamming words, your readers would eventually associate your blog with boringness and leave your blog
And I would I have probably lost you by now…
That, just now, was a example of what you should not do
THE ART OF USING PICTURES IN YOUR BLOG
2 Sources
Self The web
SelfDrawings
◦Paint, Illustrator , other drawing toolsPhotos
◦Camera, photoshop
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BUT IF YOU DO NOT LIKE TO DRAW LIKE ME…
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The DSLRDefinitely the best choiceMost adjustable settings, under
most conditionsLook better too
I DON’T HAVE DSLR!!!
But…
When taking photosKnow your subjectLightingComposition
And if you have some photoshop skills…
Others
The Web
PointersNever copy paste URLDownload and re-uploadCredits?
VIDEO
Just some pointersMost bloggers use them sparinglyTo produce a good video, at least
some editing must be involvedMovie maker (basic), iMovie
(basic), Premiere pro (advanced)Vlogger (Youtube)Dance moves
CONCLUSION
Your choiceAs long as it’s relevant