Saturday October 17 • 10am-12noon

Presenting Your Talent in the Best Light

Learn from the best:
join three top Bay Area photographers and videographers as we explore the most effective way to promote yourself and your talent. Moderated by Bruce Burtch.

You will discover:
BBB• How to take great portraits of yourself for publicity
BBB• How to photograph your work and prepare images for online galleries,
BBBBexhibit submissions and more
BBB• How you can use YouTube to get your message across and broaden your BBBBaudience
BBB• How a video can help what is involved in the creating of your work and
BBBByour process
BBB• and more

PANELISTS:
Tim Porter is a Marin County photographer and writer with an extensive background in print, web and photojournalism. He is the principal photographer for Marin Magazine. Tim specializes in editorial, corporate, landscape and portrait photography. He is the author and photographer of Organic Marin, Recipes from Land to Table, a cookbook featuring the organic food of Marin County. www.timporter.com

Cindy Pavlinac is a fine art photographer and writer who has been documenting artwork for artists, collectors, and museums since 1976. Her photography has appeared in over 800 publications including Time Magazine and Martha Stewart TV, and as Principal Photography for the books Labyrinths and Sanctuaries of the Goddess. Her experience with traditional print, multimedia production, digital publication, and web presentation makes her a valued resource for artists ready to showcase their art in the best light. She has a BA in photography, a MA in Arts and Consciousness Studies, and is a founding artist at Art Works Downtown where she has a studio. www.sacred-land-photography.com 

Peter Ivory is a professional photographer and videographer in Marin, with over 20 years of experience in the visual arts and design.  Peter brings his unique experience of the digital world by combining traditional methods and modern tools to expand the artist’s vision.  As a videographer his work focuses on the narrative, the unique telling of the human story in ways that help us understand our world and the people in it.

MODERATOR:
Bruce Burtch is a nationally respected entrepreneur and marketing expert. He has founded two nonprofit organizations, two highly successful for-profit companies, and a degree-granting college. Today, Bruce is an award-winning photographer and publisher of four books of his photographic work and is also a Board member of Art Works Downtown. www.bruceburtch.biz