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Submitted by: Ricky Perry
Although your logo will represent your band and its music, people will still want to see the people behind the rap group. Your rap group photo will be used as the representative shot of your entire group in your press kit, in articles the press writes about you, on your web site, in your booking kit, and on other promotional materials such as posters and flyers.
Your rap group photo needs to be a group shot of all your members. Naturally, it should be clear, and well composed, since this photo will represent your band to the world and will likely be printed in newspapers, magazines, and blogs when you get publicity.
While you might want to get professional shots of the band, some of the most effective band photos are just candid shots of the band, some of the most effective band photos are just candid shots taken by friends. Journalists will often look at the rap group photo before listening to the music, and it can color their perceptions of what they here.
To create good band photos, do the following:
1. Take a lot of photos and pick the one that you think best represents you and your music. You might need to go through many photos to find ones that meet your needs. It helps to have a handful that you like, so that journalists and Web sited have a choice of which photo to use.
2. Use the right size and format. Formal band photos for press and booking kits should be 8.5″ times 11″ in size. The photos should be in JPEG format at 300 dots per inch(DPI).
3. Clear the rights to the images. Make sure that you have the right to use the images since photographers own the photos that they take. If it’s a friend, have them e-mail you permission to use. If it’s a professional, work with them to clear the rights.
4. Put the photos on a page of your web site for people to use. Just like the banners above, make these photos easy to find, especially for journalists and bookers who use them for publicity purposes. To make it even more likely others will use the photos, include an embed code underneath them or use a photo-sharing service to create this functionality for you.
You need to take your own photographs and own the copyright to them. Even if you hire a photographer and pay them to do a photo shoot, the photographer will own the photos, and can charge you for every future use. This is not just expensive-especially if you want to use it as an album cover-it can be a nightmare to keep track of who owns each photo that you want to use.
You must continue to take photos and update you website on a regular basis. You want to keep you fans engage in your photos, so they will want to come back over and over again to see your new photos and show there friends them as well.
About the Author: Ricky Perry is a freelancer, infopreneur, professional lyricist, and author of The World’s Largest & Most Effective Learn How To Rap Tutorial Guide.To learn more info visit:
learnhowtoorap.com/Unsigned-how-not-be.html
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