Top 10 Social Networking Sites for Photographers

Start networking and share your shots online with one of our recommended top 10 social networking sites for photographers

1. Facebook

Free to use and an invaluable source for any professional photographer, this incredibly popular website has over 500 million active users worldwide so it is a great tool for marketting your buisness online.

2. Twitter

Be sure to link your Twitter site to your Facebook so you save time and keep people and prospective clients up to date with what you’re doing.

3. Flickr

Keep in touch with the photography community with your Flickr account. Use it to get feedback on your images and for inspiration.

4. AOP (Association of Photographers)

To be a member of this site you have to pay; however this can be a great source for people in the industry to find you. Membership can cost around £315 – p/a ex VAT (UK) or £240 – no VAT (Overseas)

5. LinkedIn

Saty connected in the industry by posting a profile and your CV on the website.

6. Vimeo

For those wanting to post their videos to a professional-looking website, use Vimeo.

7. Blip.tv

anther video-hosting website, it claims to be ‘The next generation television network’.

8. Behance

For creative types this is a great site for getting jobs and keeping in touch in the industry.

9. SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers)

If this is your speciality, being involved on this website can help enhance your prcatise. This site is not free, however, and membership costs around £99 p/a (UK).

10. YouTube

Post videos of yourself on shoot. Give yourself a personality so your clients can see you know what you are doing.