Maria Jimenez reflects on how her technical business writing class has helped her develop important skills for her career as a freelance photographer. She learned how to effectively communicate with clients through emails, social media, and other means. Creating social media accounts on Twitter and WordPress has helped increase her exposure and client base. Maintaining an online portfolio available to the public has also proven an effective way to showcase her work without needing to distribute physical copies. Overall, the communication skills learned in class, such as writing proposals and contracts, will continue to enhance her career success as a professional photographer.

1. Maria H. Jimenez
Technical Business Writing Refection
Technical business writing has taught me many valuable things that will help me further
enhance my career and better improve my communication with future clients. Technical
business writing covers effective and professional means of communicating, whether it is
through email, social networks, or other means that include writing. As an aspiring
professional photographer I have learned through my technical business writing class that
it is of importance to have the ability to properly and professionally communicate with
clients and maintain an online portfolio that is available to the public in order to further
expand my opportunities and client base, as well as professional career.
As an aspiring professional photographer I have learned that social networking through
social networking sites is highly effective in marking and getting myself recognized
through out the public as well as further enhancing my client base. Through my technical
business writing class we were instructed to create two social networking accounts. Since
then I have created a Twitter account, which is a micro blogging networking site, useful
when following other people in your field of study. I have also created an account with
Word Press, a blogging website useful in sharing your experiences with the public as
well. I have learned that by keeping yourself updated in the social networking technology
field you start to get exposure and become known to the public. Maintaining an excellent

2. image through effective way of communication that I have gathered in my technical
business writing class is used as well.
From experience with past clients I have found out that proper and professional
communication is key to success and furthering my future client base through
recommendation of impressed past clients. As a freelance photographer it is also
important to obtain the skills and knowledge of coming up with contracts to avoid
miscommunication, protect myself from liability issues, lawsuits, and as well as work
theft. I have used all of the things learned in my technical business writing class, which
include writing e-mails to clients, coming up with proposals, and socially networking
with the public. I will continue to use these skills obtained in the future as well.
A digital online portfolio is a way of showcasing your work and the advantage of the
digital online portfolio is that it is available and open to the public. I have found it to be
very useful and effective in delivery. For instance, I would not have to go around town
handing out a portfolio that would in the end up costing me time and money, instead all I
would have to do is provide a link to someone that is interested in viewing my portfolio
any time of the day.
Overall I have learned through my technical business class important communication
skills that will enhance my career and better present myself as a photographer. I will
continue to use and enhance the skilled that I have learned and obtained throughout the
course. The tools that I have spoken of, which include but are not restricted to, online

3. portfolios, social networking, and communication skills, these tools are essential to every
student and I know will help me succeed as a person and as a professional as well.