Youth.SG Campus Spy Session 1: Using Pictures and Videos to Spice Up Your Blog

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

Source: http://little-nini.blogspot.com/

Source:http://www.cheechingy.com/

BUT IF YOU DO NOT LIKE TO DRAW LIKE ME…

Source:Your World Pixelatedhttp://standwithgiants89.blogspot.com/

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