I have the privilege to volunteer with the up and coming ShootFest with a bunch of talented and gifted photographers and videographers. If you are a  photographer or videographer who is a professional, a freelancer or an amateur, you are welcome to join us. If you are interested in learning and networking with other like minded people, do join us this 6th & 7th of June 2009 at ShootFest 001: The Wedding!

So what is ShootFest: The Wedding all about? And what is an unconference?

An unconference is an informal gathering of likeminded people with a common interest (you can check out what Wikipedia has to say about the term ‘unconference’!). It’s a participant-driven conference, meaning everyone must participate in some way or another. We encourage everyone to present a topic or engage in a discussion during the 2-day sessions.

Each ShootFest is a media unconference primarily for photographers and videographers. This first one that is organised is themed The Wedding and is meant for professionals, freelancers and anyone interested in wedding photography and videography.

The benefits of ShootFests are knowledge-sharing, networking and raising the bar for the industry. If you feel you don’t want to share any of your kung-fu, then the unconference is probably not for you. We want to breed improvement for everyone, and need you to share your thoughts too.

Our sharing slots are open to everyone who is interested to speak. You can choose to speak about anything… from technical know-how, to marketing your photography business, to sharing your experience about how you left your full time job to be a wedding photographer. The only thing we request is to not use these sessions as a time to overtly market your services. Other interesting things that will be happening are like Pecha Kucha sessions, where you share 20 slides, each for 20 seconds, or a buy-sell session where everyone brings your second hand gear to sell.

More Details Please!

Date: 6th & 7th June 2009 (Saturday & Sunday). We start at 10am, registration starts at 9am.
Venue: Integricity office, Centrepoint Bandar Utama, PJ
Dress Code: Casual
Fees: RM50 (yes, only RM50!). And you’ll get a limited edition, never-printed-before-T-shirt!

Visit the ShootFest website: www.shootfest.org to get the latest updates, view the schedule, register and sign up for a speaking session. If you’d like to help out in any way, do email admin@shootfest.org. We gladly welcome volunteers. We look forward to seeing you at ShootFest: The Wedding!