Next week PhotoShelter will be hosting Luminance 2012, a fresh new conference that will bring together leading voices from across industries to answer the question: What’s next for photography?
This two-day conference will feature two dozen top speakers from a variety of organizations that help to create, consume and define photography in a myriad of ways. Each speaker will present a 20-minute TED-style talk on a topic relevant to their area of expertise. A brief Q&A will follow each session. Photographers, technologists, designers and those who care about the direction of photography are encouraged to attend.
Conference Details
Date: Sept. 12 – 13, with kickoff events on Sept. 11
Where: BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York City
Registration: www.photoshelter.com/luminance/register.
Speakers
PhotoShelter recently finalized there speaker roster with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, who will discuss his role capturing some of the most iconic images from the International Space Station, as well as renowned photojournalist David Burnett who will speak about film photography and mixing techniques in a time of technical change.
These speakers join leaders from Facebook, Google, Blurb, Behance, 20×200, Hipstamatic, and more on the conference lineup. A total of 26 speakers will present in a TED-like format for 20 minutes each over the course of two days. See the full list of speakers.
Event Schedule
To kick off the event, a limited-attendance photography workshop will be held on September 11, 2012 at Root Drive-In Studios, with renowned pro photographers, plus informative business seminars. Tickets for the workshop can be purchased at www.photoshelter.com/luminance/register.
In addition, the Luminance #ilovephotography Party will be held Wednesday, September 12, 2012 from 7 pm – 10 pm at Webster Hall in New York City. The party is open to all conference attendees and is sponsored by ImageBrief.
For more schedule information go to the PhotoShelter website.
About PhotoShelter
PhotoShelter is the leader in portfolio websites, photo sales, marketing and archiving tools for photographers. Over 74,000 photographers worldwide use PhotoShelter to power their success online, with customizable website templates, searchable photo galleries, e-commerce capabilities, and bulletproof image storage. Photographers can create a professional PhotoShelter website in under five minutes, or customize the design of PhotoShelter to power their existing photography website.
A complete solution designed to make the business of photography easier to manage – PhotoShelter offers image security, online image delivery, and advanced marketing tools like SEO and social media sharing capabilities so photographers can make their images work harder for them. Learn more at www.photoshelter.com.