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Using TikToc to promote your photography?
Hi, just curious about the usefulness of TikTok to promote yourself. I am particularly interested in clients for actor headshots and commercial print. Thanks for your thoughts Mark Jan 23 24 01:40 pm Link You certainly are in an ideal location for the aforementioned genres Mark. Additionally you have one of the more impressive Portfolios I've seen here on MM. As for your query? For clientele focused on actor headshots and commercial print... Perhaps IG? My Instagram presence has generated the healthiest revenue stream for my endeavors. Especially in the quality of talent I've collaborated with recently... Albeit please keep in mind you'll likely be pretty much invisible on IG until you have at least 500 plus IG followers. This has been my experience in the Washington DC market, though others may have different results with same. Hope this helps, or is at least food for thought. Wishing you all the best on your photographic journey Mark. Jan 23 24 02:59 pm Link Thomas Van Dyke wrote: Jan 24 24 05:43 pm Link Thank you Thomas for your reply and the compliment. I am ok on Instagram Just curious abt Tik which I imagine is for some demographics and products , is the new #1 site. What are your thoughts abt it? Jan 24 24 05:46 pm Link I'm getting on Tik Tok for the very first time. I'll come back here and let you know how it goes. For sure you'll get a younger demographic is all I know. Jan 24 24 10:42 pm Link Mark wrote: My impression is that Tic Toc is pretty much strictly short videos, Jan 25 24 05:34 am Link TicToc. Who needs it? Jan 25 24 09:49 am Link I post pic videos but I do it more as a reward to myself and the people I work with and bounce them into IG where more people can see them as the TT crowd is still limited. I have not yet had a client contact me from TT with true intent of working together. I am probably still about 80/20 FB and IG. I just like doing it as a way to image dump where I am more reserved on a one at a time format. https://www.tiktok.com/@randypoe1 Jan 25 24 11:23 am Link Chris Macan wrote: I can make a video using many still images and/or incorporate video on set...IF that can be done on TikTok Jan 26 24 12:11 pm Link You might try promoting / advertising yourself on these publication sites that cater directly to actors. Actors and actresses are your paying audience, not teenage girls on tictok that have no money. Here are a couple of sources that might get you going in the right direction . . . https://www.actorsequity.org/news/EquityNews/ https://www.google.com/search?client=fi … mp;dpr=2.4 Go where the talent goes . . . they are the ones that need current photos all the time Jan 26 24 07:46 pm Link Try www.Starnow.com They are in Australia, England and some cities in the US They are geared to actors and models Jan 27 24 07:07 pm Link I really want to post my content and "Reels" or BTS shoot videos on Tik Tok but I have kids that follow my account and I have been a big following. I wish Tik Tok had a "Close Friends" feature like Instagram has so only certain people can see your content. I have a BTS video I uploaded to Tik Tok last night that is safe to post. Model was in fitness attire but a lot of the stuff I shoot is more Boudior and Lingerie. My followers would love the content but its the kids that don't need to be seeing that stuff! LOL! Feb 01 24 11:24 am Link Mark wrote: Chris Macan wrote: Feb 01 24 11:28 am Link sorry I am at a loss to describe making ..lets say A 15 SECOND SLIDE SHOW Feb 10 24 05:42 pm Link I knew nothing about Tik Tok until my ( then ) 18 year old nephew became an Influencer on that Platform . He makes Custom made Jewelry ( like coin rings , etc): that appeal to young people. He has 2.5 M followers and one of his videos racked up about 48 M views. He has a friend who is also an Influencer with even more followers . The friend basically does adolescent stunts that he videos ( like sleeping on a bed of nails , and building an igloo in the mountains and sleeping in it overnight ) So my Impreesions of Tik Tok are that it is geared to an adolescent / post adolescent market and the content has grab and hold the viewers attention . My Nephew makes short fast well edited videos for both his own jewelry ( he often shows how the jewelry is made ) and as well videos his friends stunts Feb 10 24 06:53 pm Link Numerous governments have banned their employees from using TikTok for work purposes because of security concerns related to China's ownership of the site; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok Feb 12 24 05:56 am Link JSouthworth wrote: Because all the others are so safe? Feb 13 24 07:34 pm Link The ENnn Esssssss Aaaayy hates the competition. Feb 14 24 07:35 pm Link |
