“Ay-Ides of March: Artificial Intelligence for Photographers and Entrepreneurs” by Jason Kaczorowski (Limited Seating, 18+, BYOB)

Topics:

AI for Photographers

1. Automated Image Editing: AI tools can quickly adjust exposure, contrast, and colors, or even perform tasks like noise reduction, making the editing process faster and more efficient.
2. Automated Culling: AI can help photographers quickly sort through large batches of photos by automatically identifying the best shots based on factors like focus, facial expressions, and composition.
3. Face Detection and Retouching: AI can identify and enhance faces in photos, making it easier to smooth skin, brighten eyes, or remove blemishes without the need for manual retouching.
4. Content-Aware Editing: AI can fill in missing parts of an image or remove unwanted elements by understanding the context of the scene, making editing less time-consuming.
5. Noise Reduction: AI can analyze and remove noise from images, especially in low-light or high-ISO shots, producing cleaner, sharper photos without losing fine details.

AI for Entrepreneurs

1. Customer Support (Chatbots and Virtual Assistants): AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants can handle customer inquiries, troubleshoot problems, and provide 24/7 support. This reduces the need for human intervention, improves response times, and enhances customer satisfaction.
2. Marketing Automation and Personalization: AI tools help entrepreneurs create personalized marketing campaigns by analyzing customer behavior and preferences. These tools can automate email marketing, social media management, content recommendations, and targeted advertising.
3. Sales and Lead Generation: AI can automate the process of identifying potential customers (leads) and scoring them based on their likelihood of conversion. AI can also assist in nurturing leads through personalized communication, increasing sales efficiency.
4. Content Creation and Copywriting: AI-powered writing assistants and tools can generate content for websites, blogs, advertisements, and social media. Entrepreneurs can save time on content creation while maintaining quality and consistency.
5. Product and Service Innovation: AI can help entrepreneurs identify gaps in the market by analyzing consumer feedback and market trends. This assists in developing new products or services that meet customer demands more effectively.

AI for Social Media

1. ChatGPT (via integrations like ManyChat or MobileMonkey): AI-driven chatbots like ManyChat or MobileMonkey integrate with platforms like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp to automate conversations with followers, answer questions, and assist with customer support.
2. Canva (AI-powered design tools): Canva’s AI-driven tools can suggest design elements, layouts, and templates based on user preferences and previous designs. This is particularly helpful for creating engaging social media visuals and content quickly.
3. Hootsuite, Buffer & Lately.ai: These social media management platforms incorporate AI for scheduling posts, monitoring social media activity, and analyzing performance. Its AI-driven features help users optimize posting times and generate insights on engagement. These tools can help generate social media content from long-form content like blogs or videos. It helps entrepreneurs and marketers produce multiple social posts quickly by analyzing the tone and style of existing content.
4. NotebookLM: NotebookLM helps users by acting as an AI-powered collaborator that analyzes uploaded documents, allowing users to ask questions, generate summaries, create outlines, and receive insights based on the information within your specific sources, essentially becoming an expert on your chosen topic by grounding the language model in your notes and documents; making it ideal for research, note-taking, and idea organization.
5. Grammarly: Grammarly is an AI copywriting tool that can help with writing and editing text for social media.

Day’s Schedule:

12:00pm-4:00pm – Lecture and presentation (limited seating, RSVP below)
4:00pm-8:00pm – Open Studio, (no RSVP required, but you can reserve your 30-minute practice slot here)

This event is 18+ only, BYOB (21+ to consume.)
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Jason Kaczorowski

With 20 years of experience, and more than 2,000 clients captured, Jason’s photography has received over 50 awards. He has been hailed as the “Best Wedding Photographer in Chicago” by CBS News, “Top Chicago Wedding Photographer” by PartySlate and his work has been featured in People Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Billboard Magazine, Spin Magazine, The Huffington Post, Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, Modern Luxury Magazine, Chicago Style, Style Me Pretty, The Knot Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Post, The Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Examiner, CBS 2 News Chicago, NBC 5 News Chicago, ABC 7 News Chicago and many more.

He operates Jason Kaczorowski Photography where he manages 7 photographers whom capture clients in the greatest destinations across the globe. In 2024, his studio photographed 170 clients. He also operates a branding business in Albuquerque; “The Brand of Enchantment”, which serves clients throughout New Mexico.

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