Our friends over at PhotoShelter have released a few more videos from Luminance 2012.

Need a Break from All Those Holiday Sales?

We sure do. Luckily, over half of the videos from Luminance 2012 are now available online. This week’s videos feature the photographers themselves. Hear what Peter Yang, Barbara Davidson and Michael Muller have to say about the future of their industry.

These talks are truly chock full of insight, inspiration, and emotion. Plus, you’ll get to hear what they had to say off-stage in our exclusive intros to each video.

Peter Yang

Editorial and commercial photographer Peter Yang has photographed some of the biggest celebrities of our day: Donald Trump, Steven Colbert, Tracy Morgan, and Will Ferrell, to name a few. Peter takes us through how he brainstorms his portrait sessions, and why he believes that photographing someone eating a sandwich will always make for better picture.

Barbara Davidson

“Gang violence isn’t news – it happens all the time.” That’s what editors at The Los Angeles Times told photographer Barbara Davidson when she proposed the idea of documenting gangs in LA. Instead of giving up, Barbara was fueled to spend the next three years showing how deeply entrenched gang culture is in our society. She eventually received a seven-page spread in the LA Times and created a multimedia piece titled, “Caught In The Crossfire”.

Michael Muller

Michael Muller is responsible for shooting some the biggest names in Hollywood. But in this video, Michael also shares his stories from shooting a very different type of subject: great white sharks. He gets up close and personal with these wild animals using a newly patented underwater strobe system that’s said to be the most powerful waterproof lighting system in the world.

Learn more about Luminance here.

PHOTOSHELTER ANNOUNCES LUMINANCE 2012,
A VERY DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT
Industry leaders explore the future of photography creation & consumption
September 12 – 13, 2012

April 16, 2012 — (New York) — PhotoShelter (http://www.photoshelter.com), the worldwide leader in photography portfolio websites, sales and marketing tools for photographers, today announced Luminance 2012, a fresh new conference that will bring leading voices from across industries to explore the intersection of business, technology, culture, and photography. Luminance 2012 speakers will include distinguished thought leaders from Behance, Blurb, Facebook, Google, 20×200, Tumblr and many more of the companies driving massive changes in today’s photo landscape. Luminance 2012 will be held September 12 – 13, 2012 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York. Limited early bird registration discounts are available now at photoshelter.com/luminance.

“We’re bringing together a group of photography’s innovators to engage in powerful discussion about the direction and influence of this medium as both an art form and crucial business driver,” said Allen Murabayashi, PhotoShelter Co-Founder and CEO.  “Under one roof, Luminance will bring us two dozen perspectives on the dramatic changes occurring in photography. Not simply those who captivate us from behind the camera, but also the people responsible for evolving the way we create and consume photography.”

Speakers at Luminance 2012 will each deliver 20 minute talks (plus Q&A) in their area of expertise.

Speakers include:

• • Jen Bekman, CEO & Founder, 20×200
• • Scott Belsky, CEO & Founder, Behance
• • Lucas Allen Buick, CEO & Founder, Hipstamatic
• • Leila Boujnane, CEO, TinEye
• • Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s
• • Chris Chabot, Manager, Developer Relations, Google+
• • Eric Cheng, Director of Photography, Lytro
• • Kevin Connor, CEO and Co-Founder, Fourandsix
• • Barbara Davidson, 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Feature Photography
• • Eileen Gittins, CEO, Blurb
• • John Maloney, CEO, Tumblr
• • Michael Muller, Commercial/Shark Portraitist
• • Srinivas Narayanan, Engineering Mgr, Facebook Photos
• • Craig Peters (SVP Biz Dev), Getty Images
• • Rick Robinson, Director of Marketing, Vision Research, makers of the Phantom camera
• • David A. Ross, Former Director of the Whitney, Chair of the MFA Art Practice Program, School of Visual Arts
• • Alan Taylor, Editor, InFocus, The Atlantic (and creator of the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”)
• • Jonathan Teo, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners (and Instagram investor)
• • Peter Yang, Commercial/Editorial Photographer

An optional, limited attendance photography workshop will also be held on September 11, 2012 at Root Drive-In Studios, with renowned pro photographers Joe McNally, Zack Arias, Corey Rich, and Robert Seale. In addition, the Luminance #ilovephotography Party will be held the evening of Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at a location to be announced.

“Luminance 2012 will be an opportunity for the community to come together around a new topic of discussion that isn’t strictly gear or technique,” said Murabayashi. “It’s a chance to engage in a dialogue with others who are creating the technology that’s driving massive shifts in the photography landscape, to learn from each other, and get inspired about what is still to come for this medium we all both love with passion and equally depend on for our business and livelihood.”

A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved for Luminance 2012 attendees. Learn more about conference logistics and register to attend: photoshelter.com/luminance.

About PhotoShelter
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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. To join our community or try PhotoShelter, visit photoshelter.com.

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