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Title:

Food Porn 101: Photos that Engage the Senses

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Organizer:
Emily Olson, Foodzie
Description:
It's hard not to get drawn in when you come across a site with enticing food photos. This panel will take lessons from the food world to showcase how any site or blog can increase engagement and improve brand identity by using images that engage the senses.
Questions
Answered:
  1. Why does your site need good photography?
  2. How do you get professional looking lighting without all the fancy equipment?
  3. How much more likely are you to engage your users with photos vs. text?
  4. How does good photography influence your brand?
  5. What models of cameras are the best bang for the buck for average photographer?
  6. What props should you have on hand?
  7. How can you use these photos in photo communities to help drive traffic to your site?
  8. What are inexpensive photo editing tools on the web?
  9. Where can you host your photos?
  10. How to style the photographs to match your brand?
Level:
Beginner
Category:
Art, Blogging, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Design Thinking
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Darya Pino
on 17/8/09
Great idea! Looking forward to it!!
Rob LaFave
on 17/8/09
Provocative and engaging... looking forward to this panel!
Andrew Hyde
on 17/8/09
Would love to see this one! Emily is fantastic and engaging and can put together a great panel.

And food. Common.
Rob V
on 17/8/09
I think snacks should be made available for this panel :)
Ben Johnson
on 17/8/09
This topic sounds awesome. I'd be curious if you have any thoughts on how to apply photography for websites with non-physical products (i.e. web applications).
Stephanie Bogdanich
on 17/8/09
I will be there!
treasa ewing
on 17/8/09
*love* this topic.
Daryn Nakhuda
on 18/8/09
the idea is awesome, and foodzie is awesome, so, well, i'm sure this panel will be awesome.
Elaine Ellis
on 18/8/09
Would love the help in getting better visuals for social media.
Kasey Fleisher
on 18/8/09
Would love to see Emily speak on this topic. As a food blogger (and someone who works in the tech field), I think this is definitely timely.
Alexa M
on 20/8/09
A really helpful panel--great idea!
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on 7/11/09
Love it! Look forward to seeing this in the mix of options when I arrive in Austin!
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on 29/11/09
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on 1/12/09
It would be nice to see the Midwest represented at SXSW Interactive
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