The Google+ Photographers Conference

This week I'm helping out “behind the scenes” at the first Google+ Photographers Conference in San Francisco, CA. It's “Day 0” of the conference and a number of the speakers have taken to the streets of San Francisco, along with legions of photo walkers, to kick things off with a bang.

The schedule for this conference is truly amazing, and many of these sessions will be “broadcast” live on YouTube via Google+ Hangout. To keep up with everything happening at the conference, just follow Google+ Photographers Conference in Google+.

And if you're a student, use the offer code “GPLUSSTUD” at the registration desk on site, and get in for only $99! Below is the gist of the schedule, look here for the full details with times, etc.

Day 1:

• How To Host a Successful Hangout with Trey Ratcliff and RC Concepcion
• How to Stay Fresh on Google+ with Catherine Hall, Colby Brown, and Brian Matiash
• Scott's Tips for Shooting Sports with Scott Kelby
• The Art of the Headshot with Peter Hurley
• The Photographers Workflow: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 with Bryan O'Neil Hughes, and Tom Hogarty
• One-on-One Portfolio Review  with Jeremy Cowart, RC Concepcion, Matt Kloskowski, and Peter Hurley
• Building Your Brand on G+ with Guy Kawasaki
• 10 Ideas for Creating Killer Posts with Matt Kloskowski
• Stuck on Earth with Trey Ratcliff
• Crush The Composition with Scott Kelby
• One-on-One Portfolio Reviews with Catherine Hall, Erik Valind, Matt Kloskowski, and Peter Hurley
• Live Blind Photo Critiques with Scott Kelby, Trey Ratcliff, Jeremy Cowart, and Matt Kloskowski
• Live Product Shoot with Alex Koloskov
• Tips & Tricks for G+ Panel with Brian Rose, Vincent Mo, and Mike Wiacek
• Live Shoot Sponsored by Westcott with Lindsay Adler
• Live Location Shoot with Scott Kelby
• An Evening with Jeremy Cowart

Day 2:

• 10 Things to Help Photographers On Google+ with Matt Kloskowski, Trey Ratcliff, and Colby Brown
• Live Blind Photo Critiques with Scott Kelby, Trey Ratcliff, and Matt Kloskowski
• Circling Strategies with Catherine Hall, and Brian Matiash
• The Future of Photography Book Publishing with Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, and Ted Waitt
• Live Model Shoot Sponsored by Westcott with Erik Valind
• Optimizing Your Images for G+ with RC Concepcion
• What Do You Want Next from G+ ? with Brian Rose, and Mike Wiacek
• How to Write Intriguing Posts with Scott Kelby, RC Concepcion, and Matt Kloskowski
• One-on-One Portfolio Reviews with Colby Brown, Catherine Hall, Alex Koloskov, and Erik Valind
• Growing Your Audience on G+ with Colby Brown, Trey Ratcliff, and Jeremy Cowart
• How to Light Anyone (Strobes + Hot Shoe) with Erik Valind
• Composite Shoot Sponsored by Westcott with Matt Kloskowski
• One-on-One Portfolio Reviews with Scott Kelby, Colby Brown, RC Concepcion, and Matt Kloskowski
• 5 Creative Studio Lighting Setups with Lindsay Adler
• Live Location Shoot with Scott Kelby
• Hot Shoe Live Shoot Sponsored by Westcott with RC Concepcion
• An Evening With Trey Ratcliff + Closing Presentation

Here are a few “behind the seen” shots of folks getting ready for the conference attendees: