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The Power of an Image

by Grazina Ajana Szewczyk
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As you probably know, we had a big flood here in Brisbane last week. It was devastating, and very scary. But the community spirit, mateship and our sense of humour made it easier to cope with the effects of the disaster.

Many copywriting books talk about the importance of layout, photos and illustrations in your copy. I thought I'll share with you a photo that someone took during the flood as the Suncorp Stadium was going under water:

KING WALLY. Ready to go under! on Twitpic

Queenslanders are known for their sense of humour, especially in tough times
#image #power
  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    Definitely a strong image that speaks without words. Yes, humor really helps in challenging situations. Hang tough down there.
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    WWJD

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  • Profile picture of the author kwazi
    Wow that's a great picture. Kudos to whoever took it.
    All the best to those affected.
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  • Profile picture of the author carroll548
    hi,
    thanks for sharing flood photos these are seem different.I like these photos.
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    • Profile picture of the author Grazina Ajana Szewczyk
      I could have been worse, but thanks goodness we have clean water - it was a big concern. It stopped raining just before the flood, so the cleaning was easier, too.

      Do you know how many people volunteered to help with the cleaning? "around 11,500 wonderful volunteers helped out officially yesterday. Thanks." - from the Brisbane City Council Facebook page.
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      Quick and effective life and business coaching was never that much fun.
      Get the sparkle back into your life!
      I write articles, press releases, PLRs and sales letters that have a sparkle, too
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  • Profile picture of the author ArgusTargus
    It looks like even statues are ready to go underwater. Hang in there guys. Human spirit is a tough one!
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  • Profile picture of the author MeelisM
    Wow... Crazy times for you australians
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  • Profile picture of the author Vincenzo Oliva
    Images will draw people in to your story for sure. I call this the "Head Kick" effect.
    A thumbnail picture of a fighter doing a "head kick" gets 20x the views of just a thumbnail of fighter, fighters, or both in a ring.

    Good luck on that Water issue down under, you in our prayers.
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  • Profile picture of the author carolibartels
    let us say I have a Scanned image which has circles and rectangles (saperate not overlapping each other) and I want only rectangles to come on the power point slide at the same locationsas as in the image (as far as possible) and no circles.
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