Jemma Pollari: Write
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Here you can find useful articles about photography: gear, software, technique and more. I also write about websites and getting your business found online. You'll also find links to short stories I've had published, as well as profiles and articles about me published elsewhere.
Beautiful Sunshine Coast photo locations for family photos
There are a heap of beautiful places on the Sunshine Coast for family, couple and engagement photos. Here’s my collection-in-progress of locations.
Four mistakes to avoid when building your photography website
Building a website for your photography business is one of the first things you’ll do once you decide to turn your hobby into a career. Here’s how to do it right.
I’ve been featured: Atmosphere Press
Atmosphere Press interviewed me about my current work-in-progress, Icewind: a post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel about winged post-humans living in floating cities above the surface of the ruined Earth.
I’ve been featured: Adrian Harrison Photography and The Snappy Lens
Photographer guru Adrian Harrison is a commercial photographer for businesses and gives back to the photo community through The Snappy Lens.
I’ve been published: “Tremble” March 2024 Right-Left-Write winner
My short story “Tremble” won the March 2024 Right Left Write competition run by Queensland Writers Centre. Read it here.
Zhiyun Fiveray V60 light wand: Worth adding to your lighting kit
Zhiyun’s new Fiveray V60 light wand is a powerful tool for videographers and photographers alike.
Three steps to a successful Sunshine Coast website SEO campaign
Three steps to a successful Sunshine Coast website SEO campaign. Decide what you want to be found for, optimise site, and create new content.
Make amazing product photos in PhotoRoom
PhotoRoom is an app that uses AI to remove the background of photos so that the subject can be placed into another new scene, and a lot more.
How to get your photography website found with SEO
Search engine optimisation (SEO) for your website is a critical step to getting your photos to clients. Here’s the steps for your photo site.
Quick tips for an effectively styled wedding photoshoot
When you’ve got some space between wedding bookings, a styled photoshoot is a great strategy for connecting with other local wedding vendors.
Three books to get excited about
Three books to get excited about reading, because you know they are going to be great.
Three books you can’t put down
When you next get on an international flight, pack these three novels. Begin reading at bedtime at your own risk.
I Spent a Month Trying to Earn on Freelancer.com
Is it possible for a complete beginner to make bank as a side gig? I tried earning money on Freelancer using some of my marketable skills.
Stop Being Precious About Your Writing
You’re holding yourself back from success right now. Stop being precious about your writing. This is some advice to myself.
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Beautiful Sunshine Coast photo locations for family photos
There are a heap of beautiful places on the Sunshine Coast for family, couple and engagement photos. Here’s my collection-in-progress of locations.
I’ve been published: “Tremble” March 2024 Right-Left-Write winner
My short story “Tremble” won the March 2024 Right Left Write competition run by Queensland Writers Centre. Read it here.
Three steps to a successful Sunshine Coast website SEO campaign
Three steps to a successful Sunshine Coast website SEO campaign. Decide what you want to be found for, optimise site, and create new content.
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My novel
My novel Code Bravo, co-authored with Michael Milford, is a standalone YA adventure developed for the MathThrills suite of mathematics products.
Code Bravo by Michael Milford and J.C. Pollari
Schoolkids one moment, accused terrorists the next. When his mysterious uncle is murdered, 16-year-old Will Roberts and best friend Eliza are dragged into the machinations of a deranged mastermind bent on slaughter at an unfathomable scale. Hunted by authorities and killers alike, their only hope is to find out why someone was so desperate to have Will’s uncle dead, if they are to save themselves and the city they call home.
To do so, Will and Eliza must draw on every scrap of intelligence they have to stay alive and out of the clutches of the police and the gunsights of the fanatic’s army of devotee killers. With the help of old friends and unexpected allies, they believe they can work out where the madman will strike. But, massively outgunned and with the police closing in, will their chase to save the city end up dooming them all?
