Whether you are looking to enhance your photography skills or meet some of the top photographers around, Connect 2010 is the place to be. Connect 2010 is America’s most talked-about photography event with evening presentations, one-on-one tech consultations, countless workshops and master classes, and much more. Connect 2010 is the Palm Springs Photo Festival, which is an intense week-long event. It is ideal for professional, emerging and serious advanced amateur photographers. This program will truly inspire you while providing outstanding education that will reignite the passion within you toward art and commerce of photography.
The event begins on Sunday, March 28 with an Open Portfolio Review and Opening Reception. Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to meet top photographers, curators, art directors, editors, gallery directors, ad agency creatives, educators and many more inspirational leaders. The goal is to not only learn a great deal about the industry, but to show off the skills you already possess. You have the ability to show your portfolios, study with the best photographers in the business, and attend cutting-edge seminars and symposiums.The economy has had a negative impact on virtually every industry out there; including photography.
For this reason, Connect 2010 gives you the opportunity to be seen and actually network with master photographers who can help you get your foot in the door. There are a number of terrific evening parties that allow you to loosen up and interact with those in the business. In all, you will be able to choose from 18 intense workshop programs that allow you to learn from world-renown working photographers and educators. Most programs are three to four days long and provide a great deal of information that can truly allow you to excel and develop the skills needed to be successful down the road. There are also 20 important seminars that will be held throughout the week on a wide array of different subject matters. These seminars can provide useful information that you may have never even thought of before.Best of all, you will find over 1200 portfolio reviews with top industry professionals available. (more…)