You are very passionate about photography and because of that you work to promote the work of others very unselfishly which I find very refreshing. So thanks Damien for all of your photography "networking!" I have a flickr account which I check rarely and a twitter account which I don't use at all. Perhaps I will one day desire to promote myself when and if I ever decide to make a career change.

Thanks Puna. I love to promote other photographers' work and websites because I think we can all learn to be better photographers by looking and sharing photography as often as possible.

I don't think you "need" to think of photography as a career to share your work. Besides, there are many business gurus who preach that you should grow your "network" before you actually "need" it.

This way, when/if you ever decide to launch a career in photography you have a following that will help you spread the word!

I read many online articles from many different people - gathering knowledge about equipment, processes and gaining different perspectives... lately, i've been more actively sharing some of these articles as well.

Fantastic! I think more and more photographers (pros and hobbyists alike) are reading more AND sharing more. I happen to believe that if you give more you'll gain more. This applies in your personal as well as business life.

Call it Karma or Paying It Forward. Either way, it's a great way to spread the art of photography!

Would love to know which services you use to share.

have photography on Zenfolio, RedBubble, Zazzle, and Flickr. I'm fairly active on Facebook and have a photography page on Facebook also (Misty DawnS Photography). I do not upload photos to Facebook; Instead, I link to the photography on my websites. I also have a Twitter account, but rarely use it, because, honestly, I've never really 'got' Twitter. I also have three blogs of my own, and I subscribe to and follow a huge number of photo blogs, and I am a member of numerous forums. I guess you could say I'm a photography and internet junkie... seriously.

I'm a landscape/nature photography hobbiest looking to try to turn my adventure into a "paying hobby". While I'm on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Zenfolio, have my own blog (www.KenSchramPhotography.com)... I'm still trying to figure out how to reach a "paying audience". I get it for those who do portraits, weddings, etc., but struggling to find ways to use the tools to help me make sales. Even my blog is targeting other photograpers who aren't likely to be buyers. Anyone else with a similiar background finding success with social networking?

I have been photoblogging for 5 years. I can't imagine not sharing my photos online. I currently use Pixyblog for my photoblog. It took me a few years, but I finally figured out a balance between my photoblog and Flickr and that has been in place for about 3 years. I also use Twitter, but my stream is not focused entirely on photography. It is a personal stream so I could talk about photography in one tweet and the next one could be about ice cream (mmm... ice cream).

I started a Flickr group that gives people in Houston a monthly photography assignment either a location in the city or a particular theme. That has been running for three years and is very successful with many participating members and regular meet-ups.

So basically my photography existence is all about online sharing. The final piece to the puzzle was the discovery of FlavorsMe. It is a wonderful aggregator that allows me to give out one URL and allows people to see all the pieces of me all over the internet in a slick and polished manner.

I think given facebook's privacy issues you are probably being very wise by linking to your photos instead of uploading them.

"Getting" twitter takes time. It took me about 6 months or so of checking it out, not checking in, checking back in, etc...before I finally "got" it. Your mileage may vary.

Love that you're all over the place. I think more and more photographers are building strong presences online.

I do happen to know someone who IS in your same position. ME!

I'm not a wedding and portrait photographer anymore. I work online to market my fine art photography but I don't do that here (obviously this website is for photographers not photography buyers) which is why I have a blog that I work on for that specific purpose. It's Damien Franco on Photography and I write on the art of photography and my photography specifically.

As far as social network marketing for fine art photography you have to find your audience. Try connecting with gallery owners, curators, art collectors, and art buyers on Twitter and other places. Make connections with them and engage in conversations but don't pitch your stuff too much as you could come across as annoying.

Thanks for pointing out FlavorsMe. I hadn't heard of the service but I'll definitely look into it.

Glad to hear from so many photographers who are getting it done online. It's all about building community!