Photographer Makeover Postponed Until Fall 2009

We are already busy planning Photographer Makeover for the Fall.  To be held in conjunction with either Photo Plus Expo (October 22-24, NYC)  or UGCX (November 5-6, NYC).  Stay tuned for details.

There is also discussion about making the event completely ‘virtual’.

Thanks for your support! Make sure you leave us your email below so we can notify you when plans are confirmed.

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This 4-day workshop intensive is targeted toward early adopters. Those tired of the status quo. Those wanting to redefine and reinvent their photographic brand and business. And make it more web 2.0 compliant. More successful, more connected, more visionary, more contemporary, more energized and more focused.

You’ll hear how new media marketing tools like blogs, videos, photos, social network sites, Google, Skype, websites, videoblogging, email, and podcasting will forever change the way you think about business. And your relationship to your customers.

Who the program is designed for?

Any pro shooter with a heart and mind for reinvention, remodeling, refurbishing, redefining. All content will be equally applicable to a wide variety of stock, advertising, commercial, editorial, wedding and event photographers.

Benefits

• Learn the value of being connected.
• Generate quality content.
• Build a fan base.
• Wow your customers with new media tools and presentations.
• Increase customer satisfaction.
• Build value relationships with customers, colleagues, vendors.
• Generate new leads for your service and/or product.
• Establish yourself as a content expert.
• Create social media profiles on Flickr, Facebook, LinkedIn,Twitter, etc.
• Learn the basics of podcasing, blogging and vlogging.
• Reduce production and marketing costs by learning new media tools and techniques.
• Build online relationships with reputable media outlets.
• Leverage the power of community in your photographic niche.
• Apply convergence tips and techniques in both stills and video.
• Boost your business with online video.
• Understand the value of personal branding.
• Appreciate simple tactics to recession marketing.

Host

Jack Hollingsworth

Jack Hollingsworth, of JackHollingsworth.com, will be your host and moderator for the week. And while an admitted newbie to the social media scene, he is no stranger to photopreneurship and early adoption. And has had a pretty good track record of seeing the ‘next opportunity’ on the horizon.

Program highlights

• Day 1, June 1/Mon: Mixed Media Photographer Makeover. New Media Photographer. Podcasting. Stock 2.0. Micro Stock Today. Studio Shoot.


• Day 2, June 2/Tues: Digital Cinema Photo fusion. Merger of stills and video. VSLR. Secrets of online video marketing. Red. Do it ourself guide for storytellers. Integrating video into brand building. How to master shooting video with Canon 5DM2.


• Day 3, June 3/Wed: Social Web Flickr. Facebook. MySpace. LinkedIn. Twitter. Wordpress.


• Day 4, June 4/Thurs: Personal Branding Developing a personal brand. How branding and business go together. Branding across the social web.  Branding resources for pro photographers.

Format

We’ll begin each day at 8:30 am sharp. Have a quick cup of coffee together. Then begin our presentations until around 4:00 pm each day. From 4:00-5:00 pm, on selected days, we’ll have scheduled product demos. And allow each of you time to network and schedule additional consultations with the speaker team.

Live Broadcast

Because traveling to and from the USA is an expensive proposition, we are offering to all internationals (those who live outside the USA) the opportunity in a live broadcast of Photographer Makeover.

We will be video streaming all main podium presentations via http://ustream.tv. If you are international, live outside the USA border, the coast to participate in our live broadcast, thoroughly the week, is $400 USD per person

Level

This intensive is designed primarily for working professionals and serious hobbyists.