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The Importance of Everyday Photography

I’m quite excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a speaker at Ignite Seattle 13. In a couple weeks, I’ll be taking the stage at Seattle’s King Cat Theater (along with several other presenters). I’m currently developing my talk with a title of “It Seems Everyone Thinks They’re a Photographer. That’s Awesome and Important.”

Taken while wandering around the Seattle Center on a Sunday morning

Delivered in the fast-paced, five-minutes-twenty-slides Ignite format, I’ll be talking about how the prevalence of cameras and photography in our society has resulted in a change of how we document and share our lives. Some photographers lament the fact that it seems everyone thinks they’re a photographer now, but I think it’s awesome.

If you’re in the Seattle area I’d love to have you in attendance. Ignite Seattle 13 starts at 7pm at the King Cat Theatre; admission is $5.

Business Listings and Directories

You strike me as the type that’s probably a savvy local business owner. You have your local business listed in online directories, right? You likely have a business listing in Google Places and I bet you’ve added your physical business to Yelp, haven’t you?

Since you’re making the effort to put your name out where modern folks can find you, I hope you’re including photos with your listings… they’ll make your business listing a lot more eye-catching than one without any images.

And since you’re just that cool, surely you have some kick-ass photos on there and not just a few snapshots, right?

Oh. If that last sentence caused you to hesitate a bit, drop me an email or give me a call and let’s upgrade your business image on the web.

A New Look

If you’re a repeat visitor to the Hockley Photography website (and I hope that you are), you have probably noticed things look a little different around here. The new look on my website is the biggest portion of some rebranding and focusing that I’m doing with my business. Big thanks go to Chris of Chris Martin Studios who designed my logo and Shayne, John, and Todd of 9seeds who used their web design and development chops to make my new site look great.

I have some work to do to tidy up some of my service and product pages but I’m really glad to get the new look in front of the public. What do you think?

Small Business Photography in the Portland Area

One of my favorite services is working with small businesses to create photos of their spaces, people, and events. It’s fun to see the various uses that clients have for these photos. Some use them for print materials like brochures or a newsletter. Others will use the photos on their website or blog. I know my photos appear on at least a few business cards. I’m biased, but I’m pretty sure every single business (whether it’s a solo entrepreneur up through a megacorporation) needs quality business photos.

Contact me about photos of your people, your location, or your event. Let’s work together to share what’s great about your small business!

Customer and a receptionist at a window in a medical office

Corkboard with Polaroid Photos

Women and Men Around a Conference Table

Back to Business

Things have been quiet for Hockley Photography both here on the blog and in general over the past couple of months. I’ve been involved with a few conferences that have taken a fair amount of my time although I’ve been working a few small events and jobs such as headshots. I’ve also been spending a fair amount of time on Social Photo Talk, an arm of Hockley Photography that focuses on social media for photographers.

Things should be picking up with the regular photo business soon. I have a few events coming up that should provide some good opportunities for new venues and experiences.

Here’s a photo I took last weekend while killing some time on a Sunday morning following WordCamp Seattle:

Morning Monorail