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Social Media Time Management: Splitting Time Between Twitter, Facebook, and Blogging

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Let’s talk about social media time management. This is part one of a two-part series (Part two will be on Wednesday) talking about how to best use your time for social media marketing. Think about your…

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Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Flickr
Forums

Each of the tools listed above (plus others) can potentially bring you new business or keep you in [...]

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More Photo News… Direct to Your Inbox

With the new publishing schedule here on Social Photo Talk, I want to continue to provide little snippets of news and information that don’t quite warrant a dedicated article, but still are noteworthy for photographers who want to keep up with what’s happening in the world of photography in this new media world.
For example, yesterday [...]

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Resources for the Business of Photography

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Yesterday on Twitter @thats1hotmonkey asked me about resources for photographers as small businesses. I put together this list of some of my favorite resources for photography business information.

Best Business Practices for Photographers (2nd Edition) by John Harrington – a great book that talks about all elements of the photography business, including contracts, licensing, taxes, [...]

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Trey Ratcliff Speaking as Part of the Authors@Google Series

Trey Ratcliff, best known for his HDR work on his Stuck in Customs blog (and book), gave a talk last week at Google. It’s about an hour long and is a great overview of his take on photography, a look at quite a few of his photos, art and science, and attention as currency. [...]

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Are You a Photographer Going to SXSW?

In about a month, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival will take over Austin, Texas with events focused on Film, Music, and Interactive topics. I’ll be headed down there for the Interactive portion of the event, and it would be great to get together with other photographers who are in town. I know [...]

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Social Photo Podcast #12: How Do You Learn? Twitter Contests, Barriers to Blog Comments

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Episode 12 of the Social Photo Podcast is ready. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about how photographers learn their craft, contests on Twitter, barriers to blog comments, and more. This episode is about eleven minutes long.
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Social Photo Podcast #11: iPad, Trust and Influence, and Workshops

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It’s time for episode eleven of the Social Photo Podcast, with Aaron flying solo in the hosting chair this week. He talks about the iPad, building trust, workshops, and more. This episode is about eleven minutes long. Apologies for a bit [...]

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Artists Gone Social: a Workshop on Social Media for Creatives

I’m excited to announce the first Social Photo Workshop. On February 20th, I’ll be hosting Artists Gone Social, a three-hour gathering to talk about social media marketing for artists. We’ll be meeting near Portland, Oregon for discussion of real-world social media use by photographers, writers, and other creators to spread influence and generate [...]

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This Post Does Not Contain a Podcast

It’s Friday which is usually the day we release the Social Photo Podcast. I was sick this week and wasn’t in good shape to record a podcast so we had a bit of a delay. The plan is that the episode will be posted this weekend.
In the meantime, if you weren’t a reader [...]

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Which DSLR for a Beginner?

As a photographer, one question that I get asked frequently is which DSLR is a good choice for a beginner who wants to buy a camera. Although there’s not a single correct answer, here are some things to keep in mind.
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I recommend either Canon on Nikon. Those two companies have something like 90% [...]

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