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Starting this month with InFrame, we’re giving you a more intimate look into the lives of the talented creatives using Format.
New: InFrame, Video Documentary Series
This June, we’re excited to finally share with you the product of months of hard work with the launch of InFrame, our short video documentary series produced in collaboration with Bas Berkhout of Like Knows Like. Through a series of intimate shorts, InFrame traces the unique journeys to success of the incredibly talented people showcasing their work with Format.com.We’re honored to go behind behind the scenes with rising photographer Jessica Lehrman in our premier episode—from the gritty underground of NYC’s hip-hop community, to an intimate road trip across the USA with her nomadic family.
Watch Jessica’s InFrame episode now at: format.com/inframe. For updates and new episodes, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About Jessica
Jessica Lehrman is a Brooklyn-based photographer best known for her raw visual documentation of contemporary underground movements. Touring with Jermaine Dupri visiting fracking sites with Yoko Ono, and spending a day in the life with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and the Flaming Lips, Lehrman has captured the glamour, grit, goals, and gratitude of some of the biggest names in today's music, issues, and cultural concerns. Her work has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Billboard, VICE and more.
See more of Jessica’s work at www.jessicalehrman.com, built using Format.
Twitter Winner
We want know what you love most about your portfolio. Tweet why you choose @useformat for your chance to win three free months on your account. Congratulations to our May winner, @28mmphotos!
Your wonderful feedback allows us to provide you with the best portfolio experience possible. From our new Adobe® Lightroom® pluginto our monthly theme updates, we’re constantly rethinking the way you use Format—and others have noticed. Take a look at some of the most recent headlines Format has made:
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We’re excited to announce the release of several new features to help you streamline your workflow, so you can get back to doing what you love.
We Asked, Photographers Answered
Last month, we reached out to our community of photographers to ask how they would spend four extra hours in their workday. From shooting more personal projects to exploring the city around them, the results were clear: everyone could use more time in their day to do what they love.
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Streamline Your Workflow
Simplify the way you manage your online presence with improved blog and SEO features, including: Disqus commenting and built-in social sharing for blogs, and an alt text editor for gallery images.
With our brand new Format Publisher for Adobe® Lightroom®, you can publish your images directly to your Format portfolio, create and update galleries, and sync image edits — all from Adobe® Lightroom®.
New This Month: Image Cropper Tool
Creating your perfect custom page has become even easier with our latest improvement. We’ve refined our image cropper tool to allow for more flexibility in how you customize your images — and ultimately, how you present your work. Keep your images in their original aspect size, or choose from one of four predetermined crop options to optimize their display: square, round, portrait and landscape.
Twitter Contest Winner
Each month we ask you to tweet why you choose @useformat for your chance to win three months free. Congratulations to our April winner, @samanthapugsley!
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Sharing your work, and your story, has never been easier. We’re excited to reveal the latest improvements to our blog and SEO tools — available soon to the entire Format community.
Streamline The Way You Work: Coming Soon
This month we will be introducing powerful new features to help streamline your workflow and simplify the way you manage your online presence, starting with exciting improvements to our blog and SEO features. With our new alt text editor, you will be able to easily add alt text to all images — improving your site’s accessibility and overall search engine indexing.
Promoting your blog and engaging with your audience will become more intuitive with new, built-in social sharing features and simple blog commenting. Stay tuned for more new features coming your way this month — including an integration with a photo-editing app you probably use every week.
Look for the new features in-app — coming soon this month.
Format Success Story
For photographer Sally Wanless, Format was an easy way to showcase her work to potential clients — which helped her get the opportunity to showcase her work to millions of people on billboards in Times Square NYC. Read the rest of Sally’s story here and follow our future Format stories on Twitter and Facebook.
Share your success story to win a free Format account.
We want to hear your success story: what clients or career-changing opportunities have been made available to you as a result of your Format portfolio? Each month we will give away a free one-year Format Pro Account to the best stories we receive. Share your success with us at [email protected].
Twitter Winner
We want to know why you choose @useformat for your work. Tweet what you love most about Format for your chance to win three months free. Congratulations to our March winner, @karadaniellefox!
Explore. Create. Repeat. at a Glance
Take a look at some of our favorite illustrators and designers featured on ECR this past year: Sabrina Smelko, DesignSponge contributor and home and lifestyle blogger; Karan Singh, recent Secret 7’’ contributor and IBM US Open Sessions collaborator; Dustin Parker, comic book author/illustrator and art blogger; and Kemi Mai, self-taught digital painter.
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Images by Hideaki Hamada and Kemi Mai.
We kicked off 2015 with the launch of Kredo, one of our biggest releases to date — and we’re not slowing down. Watch out for more exciting news over the coming months.
Discover and be discovered: Kredo
Last month we proudly released Kredo, the premier online Discover Network and iPad portfolio app for creative professionals. Since then, Kredo has been downloaded by thousands of people worldwide, featured prominently by Apple in the AppStore, and highlighted in a number of notable publications including Resource Mag, PSFK, PetaPixel and more.
Visit kredo.com to learn more and follow @thekredo for updates on Twitter.
Format Success Story
For photographer James Parker, Format enabled him to showcase his "out of this world" work to the world at large. His published dissertation on Space and Satellite photography not only secured him a spot within a prestigious photography festival, but also a job teaching what he loves. Read the rest of James's story here and follow our future Format stories on Twitter and Facebook.
We want to hear your success story—what clients or career-changing opportunities have been made available to you as a result of your Format portfolio? Each month we will give away a free one-year Format Pro Account to the best stories we receive. Share your success with us at [email protected].
Twitter Winner
Each month, we ask you to share why you choose @useformat for your work. Congratulations to our February winner @_SophieEllen! Let us know what you love about Format for your chance to win 3 months free.
Explore. Create. Repeat. at a Glance
In February, photographer Thomas Dagg shared insight into his famous Star Wars series and why personal projects are a must for any creative professional.
ECR contributors also explored The Beauty of Keeping Things Small, and why Good Ideas Develop Better Out Than In. If you’re having trouble Making Better Gut Decisions, it might be worthwhile to revisit why Errors in Creative Experimentation are healthy for your professional growth.
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Photos by Adam Batchelor and Thomas Dagg.
Today we're excited to bring you Kredo - a professional iPad portfolio app to help redefine the way you present and promote your work. Free to download in the App Store.
The premier creative network for photographers, designers, illustrators, artists, and other creative professionals.
Kredo enables creative professionals to showcase their work in person using stunning, high-quality visual presentations. Add and organize work from your iPad camera roll, Dropbox, or an existing Format account.
Promote your portfolio online through email, social media, or within the in-app Discover network — an online community for creative professionals to showcase their work and connect with peers and potential clients.
Easily share your portfolio with anyone, anywhere. Kredo can be accessed and viewed on any device and browser.
A Time To Reflect And Celebrate
Last year we relaunched Format with a new identity and design, and completely redefined the way you build your portfolio. We released a number of exciting new features over the past twelve months, including one of our biggest improvements yet with the launch of Blogs. We reinvented the way you upload and manage your content with brand new Custom Pages, and we also saw both our creative community and professional team grow exponentially.
This year we plan on introducing even more exciting new features and themes that will further simplify your portfolio experience — and improve the way you present and manage your work online.
On behalf of the entire Format team, thank you for helping to make this past year our greatest yet. We wish you only the best in 2015.
Coming Soon: Kredo iPad Portfolio App
This January, we’re proud to announce the upcoming release of a brand new product to help you showcase and promote your work worldwide.
With brilliant, retina-quality display, the Kredo iPad portfolio app enables you to present your work in the highest quality possible both in person and online. Showcase and share your creative work, and connect with fellow professionals and prospective clients from around the world.
To sign up for early access to Kredo, please visit kredo.com.
Success Story
We love to hear how Format has helped to improve the way you work. Last month for artist David Fredrik Moussallem, having an online portfolio made his work more accessible to both collectors and galleries alike — and even got him named as an Artist To Invest In Now by Saatchi Art. Read the rest of David’s story here and follow our future Format stories on Twitter and Facebook.
If you have a success story to share, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Format Story” for your chance to be featured next month and win a free one year Pro Account.
Twitter Winner
Each month, we ask you to share why you choose @useformat for your work. Congratulations to our December winner, @lanapribic! Let us know why you love Format for your chance to win 3 months free.
Explore Create Repeat At A Glance
Throughout the past year we've published over 80 original articles and artist interviews on Explore. Create. Repeat, and we're excited to see who or what 2015 will bring. Revisit some of our most popular and inspiring interviews of the year with designer Adam J. Kurtz, illustrator Dustin Parker, and photographers Laura Austin and Sacha Goldberger.
With the new year comes new professional goals — take a look at some of our most helpful tips and insights from 2014: Soften Your Skillset, Rebounding From the Kibosh, A False Start Is Better Than No Start, and of course, The Complete Guide to Fearless Freelancing. May you find success in each and every one of your creative endeavors this year.
Photos by Emmanuelle Bartoli, David Moussalem, & Ken Hermann.
Create your perfect page layout with the new, fully customizable Pages — available to the entire Format community later this month.
After months of development and refinement, we’ve completely redesigned the way you showcase your content. Create a page from scratch, or choose from one of our totally customizable templates. The new interface provides a simple, flexible solution for personalizing every detail of your page layout. Seamlessly add images, text, and more: if you have a Pro or Agency account, you can also add custom HTML and embeddable content such as YouTube videos or social widgets.
Receive early access to the new Pages feature before our official public launch by signing up for the beta release here. Please email [email protected] with any suggestions or feedback you might have during this beta.
How has Format helped your business? For fashion photographer Thanh Tran, creating his website was the first step towards connecting with top modeling agencies—and ultimately having his work featured in magazines worldwide. Read the rest of Thanh’s story here and follow our future Format stories on Twitter and Facebook.
If you have a success story to share, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Format Story” for your chance to be featured next month and win a free one year Pro Account.
Each month we ask our community to tweet why they love @useformat. Congratulations to our November winner: @Bryantnorman_! Let us know why you choose Format for your chance to win 3 months free.
In November, fashion photographer Alexandra Sophie spoke to Explore Create Repeat about how she first got her foot in the industry door and provided some insight about working as part of a creative duo.
Last month, contributors also looked at The Fine Art Of Championing Ideas, which may explain why The Cutting Edge Hurts. If you still find creative discovery just out of your reach, consider how you could Adapt Your Environment To You instead. Subscribe by email or follow ECR on Twitter and Facebook to receive the latest updates.
Say hello to a whole new page building experience. Our new Content Pages make it easier than ever to customize your portfolio.
Tailor every detail of your layout to create your perfect page. Start with one of our completely customizable templates, or create your own from scratch. Add images, text and more to suit your needs. Users with Pro and Agency accounts can also add custom HTML and embeddable content, such as YouTube videos, to any layout. There's no limit to what you can create.
The new Content Pages will first become available only to selected beta users. During this beta period, we’ll be testing out this feature and working to improve it for the entire Format community. Please email [email protected] with any suggestions or feedback you might have.
Sign up to be among the first to receive early access to the new Content Pages.
We’re excited to announce that an extensive update to our cropping toolset is now live and available to the entire Format community: introducing Smart Cropping for Listing Pages. Our new smart cropping tool immediately adjusts the image to ensure that if faces appear in your image, they are always in view.
To activate this feature, visit the Settings page and turn Smart Cropping ‘on.’
We love to hear how Format makes your work easier. For Joe Brady, creating his online portfolio was the first step towards realizing his dream of shooting the Vans Warped Tour. Read the rest of Joe’s story here and follow our future stories on Twitter and Facebook.
If you have a success story to share please send an email to [email protected], with the subject line “Format Story”, for your chance to be featured next month and win a free lifetime Pro Account.
Each month we select one lucky member of our Format community to receive a one year Pro account, absolutely free. Congratulations to our October winner: @mikedistras! Tweet why you choose @useformat for your chance to win in November.
Last month, we spoke to designer Adam J. Kurtz about his latest passion project, 1 Page at a Time, while photographers Harry Griffin and Ken Hermann discussed their most notable series: Convention and Survivors, respectively.
In October, ECR contributors proposed that the best way to be productive is to simply Be Consistent — they also looked at How Accountability Boosts Results on a project to project basis. If you still find yourself creatively stuck, consider how you could Scale Back Your Starting Point. Subscribe by email or follow ECR on Twitter and Facebook to receive the latest updates.
