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Learning

How Much Time Should a Photographer Spend on Social Media?

I’ve been thinking about time spent using social media. Especially how that might affect photographers. Last Monday, I wrote about how one might choose to split their time and resources between various services such as Twitter, their blog, and Facebook. Today I offer a few thoughts about time commitment in general. Question: How much time [...]

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This Really Short Blog Post is Waiting for Your Answer

What’s the social media thing that you know you should do, but aren’t? Why?

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

Let’s talk about social media time management. This is part one of a two-part series (Part two will be next week) talking about how to best use your time for social media marketing. Think about your… Blog Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Forums Each of the tools listed above (plus others) can potentially bring you new [...]

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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, [...]

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Resources for the Business of Photography

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. Check [...]

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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 Trey Ratcliff [...]

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

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription 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. Links to Things We [...]

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Social Photo Podcast #11: iPad, Trust and Influence, and Workshops

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription 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 of echo [...]

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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 revenue online. [...]

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