Instagram marketing for photographers: A crash course

Tue 27th Nov, 2018 – 7:00pm–9:00pm

Posted by Steve Brooks Posted in Career Development, Networking

Speakers:

Ellie Pritts

Tue 27th Nov, 2018
7:00pm–9:00pm

Columbia College Chicago
Hokin Lecture Hall (1st floor)
623 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Tickets:

$10: APA Members
$25: Non-Members

Free: Students with ID

Tickets

Members with an active APA membership save $15.00 on this event.

General public - $25

Photographer + Director Ellie Pritts leads our talk

Explore how and why Instagram has become indispensable for marketing yourself as a photographer in our seminar with photographer Ellie Pritts. She'll be discussing the basics of a successful Instagram presence and how to grow your audience organically. Ellie is an acclaimed photographer and emerging director who has worked with companies like Pitchfork, VANS, Canon and Apple. Ellie was named one of the top photographers to follow on Instagram by TIME and launched Apple's Instagram account, @apple in 2017.

Ellie will cover the following topics:

Getting started on Instagram (for the absolute beginner!)
Why you should be on Instagram
How to brand yourself on the platform
Finding your niche
The importance of finding inspiration accounts
Instagram marketing strategy basics
Instagram dont's
Basics of copyrighted work on Instagram

Agenda
6:30 to 7:00 PM — Check in, mix, and mingle
7:00 PM — Presentation
8:15 PM — Q&A

Ticket Pricing
$10 APA members
$25 Non-members
Free: Students with ID

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@apa_chicago
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