Rick Guidotti: From Stigma to supermodel

My next blog post and topic is going to be on speaker that I am going to discuss is Rick Guidotti: From Stigma to supermodel. In this blog post Rick Guidotti discusses how he is photography from New York City and how he worked for famous magazine companies.  The speaker inspired audience-showing photos and discussing how beauty is everywhere not just in the magazines with models. He showed how kids with albinism and other conditions are beautiful. He helped kids overcome adversity by photographing them and making them feel good about their selves.  He changed kids lives by letting them tell their story and showing them how beautiful they really are. He built trust by making kids feel good about them selves. Rick made kids feel comfortable around him and he let them know that not everyone is judging them by there appearance. By doing that the word started getting out and a lot of parents wanted Rick to come and take photographs of their children.  It is important to let kids know that they are beautiful and they should not be judged based on how they look; they should be accepted for who they are. Rick showed knowledge by showing photographs and having a story for each photograph he showed. I really find it inspiring that he worked with these kids and letting them know that they are just as beautiful as the average person. I also loved the fact that he spent a lot of time in Africa. One of the special events that Rick Guidotti was apart of was invited to speak to a lot of kids in San Antonio Texas. When he entered the room he was surrounded by laughter and kids who had all kinds of different things that was wrong with him. Rick was also invited to work on an exhibition.http://www.ted.com/talks/rick_guidotti_from_stigma_to_supermodel.html

Time Managment

This week blog post that I will discuss is “Time Management”.  Last week post was about “How to Manage a Project” which in that aspect I talked about making sure that you have everything you need. This week is based on making sure that you have enough time to finish your project. Time management is very important when in the entertainment industry. It is important that you use time management when creating projects; it allows you to finish projects on time and not be late. I am going to discuss some ways on how to use time management to make your project successful.

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First allow yourself to have enough time to finish your project. It is one thing; when you have everything you need but if you do not make sure that you allow yourself enough time to get what you need done then that is a problem.  Time management is an important part when managing a project. If you do not give the project enough time, then your project can seem rushed and will not turn out good.

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Second, plan to finish your important tasks that you know will take up majority of your time first. These are the tasks that you know you have to finish first, because these tasks make your project successful. When planning make sure you give yourself an extra day or two than your estimated time that you will finish. Giving yourself an extra day, is preparing you for the worst. Meaning, if something came up on the estimated date that you was suppose to finish, you have an extra day to get the task finish because something went wrong. After you plan time for your important tasks first, then plan time to finish the tasks that is not going to take up much of your time. The principal of giving you an extra day still applies. It applies because once again you never know what is going to happen, and you want to prepare for the worst.

In conclusion, Time management is very important. It is one thing to manage a project, but it is another thing to make sure you have enough time to complete the project.

How to Manage a Project

For this blog, I will be discussing “ How to Manage a Project”.  When it comes to managing a project, it is very important because if you do not manage your project correctly, your project can fail. I am going to list and discuss some important steps, when it comes to managing a project.

First it is important to figure out the goals of the project. You can figure this out; by writing down all the things that you need to do to make the project successful. It is important to things that you need first, instead of jumping right into a project and it is not planned out.

Second, figure out how you are going to get the things that you need to make the project successful. Figure out if you have the equipment or if you are going to need investors to help you. If you do need investors, starting looking as soon as possible and do not wait to the last minute. http://management.about.com/od/projectmanagement/ht/ProjMgtSteps.htm 

Third, write out a time line of everything you would need and the date and time you would need it by.  It makes it easier when you write everything down instead of just guessing, or trying to just remember everything. As well once you write out a timeline make sure that you follow by it and make more than one copy in case you misplace a copy.

Make sure you have an original plan, as well as a back of plan. It is not promised that your first plan is going to work out, that’s why it is important to have a back up plan in case it doesn’t work out. It is always good to plan for the worst, you never know what is going to happen, and you would be prepared. http://www.pm4girls.elizabeth-harrin.com/ 

Fifth, start getting your team together and assigning roles. Let each person know what they are going to be doing, and give them a schedule of the timeline. Once roles are assigned have weekly meetings to make sure that everyone is on task. Make sure that you constantly have communication with your team.

Sixth, make sure you write everything down from what is done, and what still needs to be done. This is important, because you can keep track of everything and will not wonder if something got done or not. It is also important to document everything, because if you forgot something you can add it.

Last, make sure to stay in touch with everybody like the investors (if you have any) and your team members. This is important, because you want to know how everyone is doing and their status on what they were assigned to.

Presenting Your Photographs

For this week blog I will discuss topics from the article “Presenting Your Photographs by Nancy Hill. This Blog will be dedicated to photography lovers who are trying to get their photography shown to professionals or even just to friends and family. First Hill goes to talk about knowing your audience. It is important to know the type of audience that you are trying to reach whether there family, friends, publication, or even for galleries.

When it comes to people taking photography up as just an interest, then that’s when you should show your work to family and friends and not if you are trying to go professional. If your audience were family and friends then you would want to present your photos in a frame or a photo folder because they are going to want to hang your photos around the house.  When it comes to wanting to have a career in photography, your audience will be different. You would present your work for publication or galleries.

 When your audience is professional, then you would present your work different. You would want to find out how whoever you’re submitting your work to and how they would want you to submit it.  When you are submitting your work to publication, they can want you to submit it via email, CD’s, and even tear sheets. Galleries will want you to have a professional portfolio. If you want the gallery to take you serious, than always make sure you take a professional portfolio.

The next topic Nancy hill talks about is how your photographs will be viewed whether it’s for albums, scrapbooks, or walls. When your photos are being reviewed for albums do not have more than one theme. When you stick to one theme, then you appear to know your subject and not seem to be all over the place with different photographs that does not match your theme. When it comes to scrapbooks, make sure you have a concept, and that your photo stands out and not the paper or even the font you choose to use. When putting your photographs on walls, make sure you know the size of your photograph when putting it on a frame. When it comes to matting your photographs, choose the pre cut matts. That way you won’t have to spend to much or worry about if you mess the matts up while cutting them.http://www.photography.com/articles/featured/presenting-your-photographs/ http://www.photography.com/articles/basic-concepts/portfolios-101/

Being Successful in the Entertainment Industry

Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted to be in the Entertainment Industry. I went through all the stages from wanting to be a singer, dancer, model, and actress. Finally when I grew older I found a passion for photography, video, and helping people jump-start their career. That is when I decided it was best to be in the Entertainment business behind the scenes. I must say that I absolutely love creating work that people can love and enjoy.

With that being said, I wanted to do all these things and create work and show them to people but I had poor work ethics. I had to change my work ethics if I wanted or want to be successful in this industry. I must say that one way that I did that was going to Full Sail University on campus when I went for my Bachelor’s degree in Digital Arts and Design. I had the best experience going there because the classes were designed like how you are actually going to work in the industry. You did not have time to be lazy. You constantly had a project due and were always in class. That helped me a lot.

After I graduated and really got into the real world I started applying the things that they taught us in school and using them. One of the things that you are going to need to be successful in the Entertainment Industry is to stay up to date with what’s going on in the industry with Online Marketing.  Online presence is one of the important things to be successful in the Entertainment Industry. Online Marketing is very important in the Entertainment Business. That is how you are going to get your name and work out there for people to see. I have a Facebook, twitter, instragram, and LinkedIn account. I stay up to date with social media and what’s new so I can keep marketing myself. I have provided two links to look at on how to be successful in the Entertainment Industry http://entertainment-business.blogspot.com/2011/04/essential-element-for-success-in.htmlhttp://orlandobands.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/entertainment-business-and-successful-entrepreneurship/