Photo Blogging 101 | Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0

While preparing for my speaking engagement for Blog World Philippines 2010, I managed to create some do’s and don’ts in photo blogging. I created this to remind newbie bloggers who are about to enter the photo blogging world that there are blogging etiquettes that they need to follow. And these reminders are focused on our blog’s reader convenience.

So, here are the Do’s and Don’ts in Photo Blogging:

Do’s…

1. Take pictures frequently – of course, pictures are your main content of your blog. It is the basic ingredient to build a photo blog. It is the most important of all because it is the essence of a blog being called a “photo blog”. So, you need to take pictures frequently so you’ll have something to post.
2. Add watermark on every photo - the world wide web is a huge place, meaning, there are lots of people who may visit your blog. And some of your visitors may have some evil minds, grabbing your photos without any permissions, and worst, use it for commercial use. So one of the best thing you can do to prevent the stealing of your precious pictures is to put watermarks on it. Watermark is your name or trademark or brand name that is written in your photos. Like mine, I put © Kelvin Servigon | Photography in my pictures before publishing them online.

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Photo Blogging 101

Some of my readers here are bloggers, too. They may also have a photoblog, like this one. And, I like to share some of the web’s best Wordpress themes for Photoblogs. Here:

1. Sharpfolio

Sharpfolio

2. Bueltge Photo Blog Theme

Bueltge Photo Blog Theme

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Wordpress Themes

I was so happy when I got an invitation to be one of the resource speakers for an upcoming bloggers’ event, the Blog World Philippines 2010. First, I was hesitant to accept the invitation because I don’t know if I can speak well in that kind of event. But when I realized that this opportunity is another big step forward for being a better person, or simply being a better blogger, I changed my mind. This is another huge achievement for me. So, I replied to Sir Leo Fuentes of Asian Institute of E-Commerce and accepted the invitation.

So, the big day comes. The event took place at Crossroad 77, in Quezon City, Philippines.  The venue was huge and there were a lot of audiences – mostly youth people. And when I addressed my speech, there was a little problem but I think that was just OK. After my talk, I received a plaque of recognition and some (very nice) gifts. I was so happy and thankful. I also love the Question and Answer part where me with Ms. Janette Toral, Mr. Julius Cesar Mamaril and Ms. Cristina Manimbo-Gascon answer questions from the audience about blogging. In this part, I was able to express my insights in blogging.

After the event, we had a little picture taking time with the other resource speakers and some girls. I also met so many people having big names in the e-commerce industry.

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about me, Asian Institute of E-Commerce, Blog World Philippines

We just got home from Manila because my grandmother was brought to the hospital. There was a problem in her stomach, which I think not just a simple stomachache. When we knew about it, we rushed to Manila right away. As of now, the doctors said that my grandmother is OK and she’ll be having a test tomorrow.

Tomorrow and the next day will be busy days for me again because I’ll be practicing my speech for the upcoming Blog World Philippines 2010. I’ll be there as one of the speakers. I will discuss about photo blogging, and hopefully I’ll finish the speech nicely.

So right now, this will just be a short post. Goodnight people (it’s 10:36 p.m. here as I write this). Have a great day tomorrow.

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Social bookmarks are every blogger’s friend. It helps us to build wider readership community through submitting our links to these sites (like Digg, Delicious, Reddit, Mixx, etc.). And we all know that having links to these social bookmarking sites below every post is important. So I made this post to help you find the best and the most creative social bookmark icon sets around the web.

Here’s 10 Creative Social Bookmarks Icon Set for Your Blog:

1. 34 Social Bookmark Buttons – SoulVisual

34 Social Bookmark Buttons – SoulVisual

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There are many emerging design trends and concepts in the graphic design world. And these trends help us graphic designers to create more competitive and better designs. My favorite concepts are the Letter Press and Huge Typography designs. These two concepts were widely used by different graphic designers for creating logos, posters, and even in magazines.

Letter Press | Design Concepts Using Typography

The Letter Press design concept, one of the most widely used design concepts all over the web. It has been very popular because of its professional look, especially when used in business cards, posters and book covers. I also use this concept in my new designs especially in business cards.

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