Does Photography Really Need Another Social Media App? @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

We’re discussing the wild world of photography on the internet, some tips about promoting your work online and asking does photography really need another social media platform.

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0:00 Intro
0:33 Photography Industry
2:29 The Insta S*** Show
4:32 Do we need more social media
6:28 Squarespace
7:41 Vero Review
12:10 Final thoughts

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Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad David Queenan - https://geni.us/DavidQueenan Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. 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