{"id":32508,"date":"2020-04-23T19:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arjunkarthaphotography.com\/?p=32508"},"modified":"2020-07-21T04:19:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T22:49:23","slug":"covid-19-lockdown-what-you-can-do-to-stay-busy-and-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arjunkarthaphotography.com\/covid-19-lockdown-what-you-can-do-to-stay-busy-and-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19 Lockdown: What you can do to stay busy and productive"},"content":{"rendered":"
The world as we know it has changed over the past month. We are on the fifth week of the lockdown implemented due to Covid 19 and we\u2019ll admit that it has not been easy.<\/span> Trying to communicate with colleagues over phone calls and video conferences and working from home can be stressful. You might be worried about your business, or feeling stuck at home. As photographers, we are so used to travelling and being outdoors that staying in almost feels like wasting t<\/span>ime. But perhaps if you look at it another way, you can find the silver lining in this situation.You finally have time on your hands to do all the things you wouldn’t normally be able to.<\/span><\/p>\n This is a great time to challenge yourself creatively and work on your business. Figuring out where to start might be tough, but it helps to make a list and prioritise your tasks accordingly.<\/span> Here are a few things you can try out to improve your business, be productive, and feel better about your time indoors. A few of them we\u2019ve been practicing ourselves, so we hope this helps you. Read on!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now that you have all the time in the world, one of the things you could do is work on your online presence. What social channels are you on? Is there a place you haven\u2019t made a mark yet? Look for all the social channels you can find your target audience in and work on your building your online footprint there.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re a website owner, this is the time to work on it! Update your portfolio and your website with your latest work. If you\u2019ve been waiting to give your website a makeover, do it now! Spend time on optimising your website for search engines and work on building your SEO rankings<\/a>. We’ve been spending quite some time ourselves working on improving our website. While going through a general check, we saw that we hadn’t updated our gallery images in quite a while, so that’s the first thing we did. Next, we updated our wedding films page with our latest wedding trailers and then went through the pages of our website to check for any broken links. It might take a little longer than expected but improving your website is a step towards better credibility as a professional photographer.<\/span><\/p>\n Share your latest work on Instagram or try a different editing style to give your social feed a new look. If you’ve worked on some cool projects in the past year, share them with your audience on your various social media channels.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a great time to learn those skills you\u2019ve been wanting to! A lot of great photographers are holding Live and AMA (ask me anything) sessions on their social media channels. Tune in to learn from them or ask them anything you want. You can also find webinars and online tutorials to up your editing game or learn design skills. In the past few weeks, Arjun in association with Fujifilm has conducted Rendezvous – a series of live sessions on Instagram which talk about life and art with some of the industry’s best photographers. We will also be conducting a few more Live and AMA session on our Instagram soon, so stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t touched your camera in days, do it today! Go out of your comfort zone and you might just learn something new. If you\u2019re a natural light photographer, practice shooting with the help of artificial light. Try your hand at food photography or practice with a lens you aren\u2019t comfortable with. Shoot a portrait with a wide lens and try to get it right. A lot of photography blogs have great tips about improving your photography skills, so choose any one from the list of Top 100 Photography Blogs<\/a> and begin your leaning!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n# Work on your online footprint<\/span><\/h3>\n
# Practice and learn<\/span><\/h3>\n
# Organise and archive<\/span><\/h3>\n