Aug022009
Use A Professional Photographer To Look Good
When promoting yourself as a high profile DJ, you want to be putting yourself in the best light possible. One of the best ways of doing this is to add a picture of you to your website, Myspace or Facebook pages.
The old cliche of a picture tells a thousand words still holds true today along with the fact that your photo is the first impression that your clients will have of you - so you want to make sure it looks good and also that you stand out.
Try to stay away from using dodgy blurry shots of you taken on a cameraphone. You want to portray a professional image and the only way you can do this properly is to hire yourself a professional photographer to take some great portfolio shots that you can use again and again.
Getting hold of a photographer does not have to be as expensive as it first sounds. Perhaps you already know someone with a passion for photography. This is always a good start as you can negotiate a low cost rate or even a free photo shoot.
Get in touch with a local college or university. There is literally a world of student photographers out there who are looking to increase their portfolio and will only be too happy to take some pics for you in exchange for the use of your image in their latest work.
Don’t forget that you can always offer the photographer the option of adding their URL in small lettering to each photo which can help to negotiate a lower price.
Make sure you get written confirmation from the photographer that you have 100% rights to the images that they have taken. This is important in case any copyright issues crop up at a later date.
Ensure that you get a mixture of photos too. Not everyone wants to see a sweaty DJ hard at work - although DJing is what you do try to get some shots of you relaxing and having fun away from the turntables so that you can portray your own personality too.
If you want to go that one step further, find yourself a graphic artist that will add those special finishing touches to your image. Check the images below for great examples of this from House DJ Piqué and Hard House DJ Andy Whitby.
I have permission from my own photographer to share his details if you would like to use him for your own promo shots. If you would like to get in touch you can drop an email to Chris Silk at info@chrissilk.co.uk or view his portfolio at http://www.chrissilk.co.uk/.
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