You are lucky. Maybe you don’t know it, but you are. When I first started my photography business it was 2001, I was unaware of the photography community that existed, and I figured a lot of things out all by myself. Â You don’t have to go at it alone!! Â Whether you are a photographer who is just starting out or have been in business a long long time, there is no excuse for missing out on one of the many many conventions that occur during the year. They happen all over the country, and the networking opportunities alone are well worth the price of admission! There are new products and ideas all the time, and one of the following conventions is where you would learn about them. Take a second to look over the following list, check your calendar and pick one! You will see some familiar faces and certainly meet some new ones. I strongly encourage you to go to at LEAST one, but maybe more if you can! They are so much fun and truly inspiring for your business.
(of course, I personally recommend Pictage’s Partner Confernece in November since I am one of the photographers giving a shooting workshop!!)
I have listed a few of them here by order of WHEN they are happening:
August 16-19, 2009
Skip’s Summer School
http://www.mei500.com
MGM Grand
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
August 22-23, 2009
Professional Photographers of California
http://www.ppconline.com/expo/index.html
South San Francisco Conference Center
255 S. Airport Blvd, S.
San Francisco, CA 94080
October 22-24, 2009
Photo Plus Expo
http://www.photoplusexpo.com
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001-1188
November 3-5, 2009
Pictage Partner Conference
http://pro.pictage.com/community/ppc/neworleans
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel – French Quarter
739 Canal Street at Bourbon
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
January 10-12, 2010
Imaging USA
http://www.imagingusa.org
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
March 4-11, 2010
Wedding & Portrait Photographers International
http://www.wppionline.com
MGM Grand
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
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