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Words and pictures by Tampa photographer Chris Passinault, lead photographer for Aurora PhotoArts Tampa Bay photography and design
"Chris
Passinault is the one photographer to watch. He will change everything.
Regardless of if you agree with him or not, he is one of the most talented
photographers in business today with a stunning variety of business skills
and experiences to back up what he does. He is a pioneer and an industry-changer
who isn't afraid to tell how he see’s it. His take on the modeling
industry alone will forever change how it works. He is quite possibly
the most intelligent, and one of the most important people, in Florida
business today. Just talking to him during our modeling photography session
was well worth paying for, and the photographs turned out excellent, too."
Natalia Brenner, a fashion model from New York, New York
"The
Albert Einstein of business and entertainment. A bulldog who will latch
onto something and fight until he wins. The smartest person who I have
ever met, a damn good photographer, a genuine renaissance man with professional
skills in many professions, and someone who is truly fair and unbiased.
Chris Passinault is the best friend that a professional could have, and
is the worst enemy that an individual could have if you are not straight-up
with him. I consider him to be a significant professional ally and a trusted
friend, and if you are smart you will heed his words. If you are open
to what he does and what he writes about, he will show you the future."
Gordon Smith, an entertainment executive from Los Angeles, California
"What
was it - an IQ of 200 and professionally certified in over 23 professions?
A professional photographer, writer, entertainer, disc jockey, event planner,
filmmaker, casting director, actor, and god knows what else? At first,
I didn't believe any of it. Then I met him. I talked to him. Chris Passinault
is exactly what this industry needs. If he doesn't end up owning it, he
will surely change it for the best, and every professional wins in each
scenario. This man is indeed impressive, and everything is true. I have
never met anyone like him, and sadly never will again. The most interesting
person in America today."
Jennifer Coleson, an actress and model from Orlando, Florida
"Exceptionally
gifted. Lethal with a camera, and one of the most talented photographers
I have known. A treasure for any model and an asset for their modeling
career. Chris Passinault could become the top professional in any career
that he chooses. For me, I am betting that he will one day become one
of the most important and respected photographers in the industry. He
already leads the Tampa Bay photography industry, and he deserves it."
Laura Ryan, a model from Tampa, Florida
"My
friend. He is real, and not at all fake like most people are; he is honest
with you. I am glad I found him."
Kim Derring, a actor from Tampa, Florida
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Monday, June 30, 2008 - 11:29 AM - Tampa Photographer Log for Photographer Chris Passinault
Tampa Photographer Keyword Spam?
Grrrrrrr.... I've been so busy with television interviews and working on modeling resource web sites that my SEO efforts for my photography company have been on the back burner for months. Many of my web sites enjoy top search engine results. My Aurora PhotoArts web site, which is designed for top search engine performance and is the most advanced photography services marketing web site our of any that I have seen, has been idling, and I haven't been able to push it yet. Search engine results for that site have been ok, but there are a lot of so-called photographers and wedding photographers spamming the crap out of search engines and PAYING for search engine results. Once I can put some effort into my Aurora PhotoArts photography site, this shouldn't be a problem. Right now, however, I am tied up with modeling web sites, and the sloppy, half-ass efforts of these Tampa photographers is annoying me. I've invested far more than they have, and yet they seem to be annoying more returns for minimal work than they should be.
Perhaps it is because they are using black hat tactics and are spamming the web sites with repetitive keywords. I have been accused of doing this in the past, but as I grew and learned what I was doing (and began to allow Google to advertise on my web sites), I had to clean up my act. Still, it's annoying to fumble around on some Tampa photographer's web site and read "your Tampa portrait photographer" this, "your Tampa wedding photographer" that, and "your Tampa headshot photographer", etc, in the site copy and crammed into single paragraphs! The copy is obviously written to spam keyword counts on the search engines and not to benefit the human readers, as the copy is poorly written and is hard to read with all of the repetitive "Tampa", "photographer", and "photography" keywords dropped every other word. It's like "Hey, I is a writer! I be using this here word processing to write about Tampa photography and Tampa photography advice for the Tampa people looking for a Tampa photographer, and I be dropping Tampa and Photography words every chance I gets". Jesus Christ. There is this one "crummy" photographer who did not show up anywhere on the search engines a few months ago and who is now a top offender. Reading his site hurts my eyes, and i have never seen such a rape of the words "Tampa" and "photographer" ever. I have learned, however, by studying his site just how tolerant that search engines are of such abuse, and how using a freebie blog account owned by a top search engine can bump up search engine results even when they are not the most relevant for the search terms entered. This guy has obviously looked at my search engine dominance and is gunning for me. He is now on my radar. My friend, model and actress Sarah Bray, told me yesterday that she constantly see's all of my sites are the top of her search engine results. I told her that it was not enough. I want it all. I deserve it all. She agreed (keep in mind that Sarah and I met four years ago when she was a photography client of mine paying me for her actor headshot photography. We've been friends ever since). Another thing that annoys me is that I paid good money for this domain name and spent a lot of time coding meta tags, which the freebie blogs don't have or support. This is the most relevant web site for those keywords! I suppose that the search engines don't work like they are supposed to, have sold out, and play favorites. Well, like a good game of chess, I will match their moves and continue with advanced moves of my own.
You wait. Just wait. I am almost done with my modeling and talent web site work (which all have top search engine performance, by the way). I haven't had a chance to do anything with my Tampa photography web site- yet. Anyway, I am a professional writer. I am able to write better and much more than anyone else in this market. I also have a web site which absolutely kicks ass (why no one has tried to rip off the design surprises me, but I am convinced this will happen once the true potential and the power of the web site is realized). My Tampa photography web site IS THE most RELEVANT search result for any Tampa photography or Tampa photographer search inquiry, and I will not rest until these low-rent hacks are put in their proper place and I get the search results that I deserve. Look at the search engine results for my modeling and talent sites, and you will see the future of what is coming for my Tampa photography site. I am going to kick their ass in this search engine fight and take their market share from them. For people to settle for what they have to offer sells the people short, and is a tragedy. Looks like i have a new project. I will have to save people who are looking for a Tampa photographer from the ones who cannot do what I can do for them. The main reason? Because I really do love photography and I really care about my clients and future clients. Some of these photographers are in for a big surprise when I go to work against them. By this fall. many of them will notice that the real deal is dealing with them.
Ah, yes, and I have a freebie blog mirror supplement to this Tampa Photographer Blog; check it out at Tampa Photographer Blog. I figure that I will begin by matching their lame tactics and then ramping up with my own.
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 3:36 AM - Tampa Photographer Log for Photographer Chris Passinault
Tampa Photographer Blog Launched
It had to happen. My Tampa Photography Blog split into two separate photography blogs which will serve as one large binary blog separated into two categories. This new blog will retain the original Tampa Photography Blog design and will focus on my photographer anecdotes and adventures. The original Tampa Photography Blog will focus on the Tampa photography services industry and my opinions regarding the photography industry. I will post more shortly, and update the header. Here, I will post as Chris Passinault. At the original Tampa Photography blog, I will post as C. A. Passinault.
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