When I attend an ukulele festival I can tell you all about it, but, since I’m usually on the focusing end of the camera, I don’t typically have any visual proof that I was there. Well, except for the multiple credit card receipts…
I figured other folks might face a similar issue (“What did you learn at the festival? Oh, I see, you’re still playing just a few chords? Well, did you really go???”)
So when I had a small booth at the 2013 Reno Uke Fest in April, I thought I’d add a free festival photo booth beside where I was selling my line of ukulele jewelry from the Pacific. [Side note: My CPA says I can “write off” some of these festival expenses if I have a “real ukulele business” that makes a little “real” money, so now I do: See http://uketreasures.com ]
I hung some background murals (thanks to the really nice–and tall!–guys from Tyde Music next door to my booth) and stocked the table with a variety of comic bubble sayings, cardboard lips and mustaches, zany sunglasses and, of course, flower lei. Then I invited folks to pose for their own souvenir photo of Reno Uke Fest 2013.
Do you recognize any of the ukulele folks above? Just use the arrows to scroll through and see who was at Reno Ukulele Fest 2013. Yep, they were really there. And I have proof!