Welcome to San Francisco Bay Area Photographers Collective!

Our primary focus in this network is to bring forth and discuss the art and business of photography in the SF Bay Area.

It is very essential that each member is proactive in all of the group's facets to ensure the ongoing success of this innovative community. As a member you are highly encouraged to start or join discussions and share your creative ideas.

To make the best out of this resource, here are some outlines for you to exercise as a member:

- Customize your own page, update the design and header
- Embed widgets and javascripts, add your rss news feed
- Complete your profile and profile questions in detail
- Post your own blog, write relevant photography materials
- Join or start a discussion about photography in the forum
- Join or start a group that is related to photography
- Share and upload photos and videos from YouTube, PC or your iPhone
- Make friends, Introduce yourself or invite your friends
- Be Proactive, participate, ask questions, comment, connect
- Get featured - offer your expertise in photography
- Be proud, promote this network by embedding a badge to your site or blog
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The UnScene Explorer Series is a division of the UnScene Tour created to help emerging artists with hands-on training especially in the areas of developing a body of work. With every UnScene Explorer Series, we have three goals in mind for you. You explore a new part of the planet, you evolve your photography and your work is exposed after the trip.

UnScene Explorer chooses travel destinations that offer both an aesthetic platform and a journey to document different living environments. The program seeks out unique cities and areas that inspire storytelling. The UnScene Explorer offers two program levels: Tyro and Emerging.

TYRO: Open to any budding photographer, Tyro (which means novice) is geared toward individuals who love photography, have a camera but want to get out of their comfort zone. Daily courses and one-on-one time in several key areas help any Tyro get more acquainted with their camera and the overall art of photography. Key learning areas include: Lighting, metering, depth of field, ISO, flash, composition, lens, file management, editing and more.

EMERGING: Accepted only by portfolio review online, photographers chosen for the Emerging program will gain assistance in curating their body of work from conceptual idea to hanging gallery piece. Gallery curators and instructors join the Emerging group on an artistic journey that helps most emerging artists see their work differently. Daily classes and one-on-one time include: Researching and choosing an assignment (research is also conducted prior to trip), conceptualizing a story, curating, how to work with a gallery, how to get gallery-ready. At the end of each trip is “exposure.”

Each Emerging photographer is given the chance to show their work documented from the Explorer trip in a public venue that is artistic, credible, PR worthy and resume sound. Each artist is allowed to showcase 6-10 prints ranging from 16x20 to 20x24 in print size. Each show will be curated differently adhering to curating guidelines.

2009 EXPLORER SERIES
San Francisco
December 3-6

Tyro 4-Day California Series
Director: Rosanne Nitti

For more info please email: rosanne@unscenetour.com

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