Maui Photo Festival Pre-conference

by Peter Liu on August 23, 2010

Maui Photo Festival logoIn case you haven’t heard, I’m presenting “Social Media for Photographers” as a pre-conference workshop at the Maui Photo Festival this Wednesday, August 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Maui.

This is a special version of our “Social Media 101″ workshop tailored specifically for photographers. It happens to be something I’m intimately acquainted with.

For those who don’t know, I left a 25-year career in the computer industry and pursued my passion for photography as a professional while I was looking for the next thing to come along. After moving to Maui, I found myself on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean needing to market my photography, so I fell back on my knowledge of technology and used (what became known as) social media to promote my work. That led to the social media consulting practice I have now. Funny where life takes you sometimes.

Hope to see you at the conference. Who’s going to be there?

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