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June 16, 2008
Dirck Halstead
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Ongoing:
Flashes of Hope
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Upcoming Programs
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Past Meetings
May 20, 2008
Gary Gladstone - Reaching Climax (MN)
April 8th, 2008
Travels with Walter Bibikow - an Evening off the Road!
March 18, 2008:
Peter Vanderwarker:
Getting Good Light, Getting Good Clients
February 5, 2008:
Adobe CS3 & Lightroom
January 8, 2007:
Pints and Pixels
December 11, 2007:
Stock now!
How to create, what sells
November 20, 2007:
Meet with Jody Dole
October 16, 2007:
The Photographer's Survival Guide
September 19, 2007:
Boat Cruise
June 11, 2007:
Gregory Heisler
May 10, 2007:
Leslie Burns - Creative Marketing Consultant & Coach
April 10-11, 2007:
Business of Fine Art Photography with Thomas Werner
March 20, 2007:
Full day with Katrin Eismann
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Dirck Halstead - EVERYTHING IS CHANGING..HOW TO SURVIVE THE NEXT WAVE
But as long ago as 1997, he saw that the industry was about to change in a fundamental way. Paternalistic attitudes at magazines were being replaced by hardheaded MBAs, who had no personal relationships with photographers. Space started to disappear from magazines. The wire services started to become the prime asset for editors, rather than contract or freelance photographers.
And all this started to happen long before the Internet turned into the World Wide web/
Today, magazines and newspapers are moving their content to the Web in order to survive. But the Web has different requirements than print.
Dirck Halstead, who has become one of the most prominent futurists in photojournalism (AMERICAN PHOTO named him the 11th most influential photographer in the business in 2007), will address the changes, and the strategies that photographers will need to master in order to survive.
More about Dirck:
Dirck Halstead is the Editor and Publisher of The Digital Journalist. Dirck started in photojournalism when he was in High School. At the age of 17, he became LIFE Magazine's youngest combat photographer covering the Guatemalan Civil War. (LIFE had no idea how old he was). After attending Haverford College, he went on to work for UPI for more than 15 years, covering stories around the world. In 1972 he accepted a contract for Time Magazine, and for the next 29 years covered the White House for them. In 1992 he played an instrumental part in the formation of Video News International (VNI), which started what is now the Platypus movement, allowing still photojournalists to cross the barrier between print and television. He is now a senior fellow in photojournalism at the Center For American History at the University of Texas. He has won the NPPA Picture of the Year award twice, the Robert Capa Gold Medal for his coverage of the fall of Saigon, and two Eisies. In 2002 he received the lifetime achievment award from the White House News Photographers Assn., and in 2004 he was honored with the Joseph A. Sprague Award for lifetime achievement and service to photojournalism, considered the highest honor in the industry. In October of 2007 he was awarded the Missouri Honor Medal by the University of Missouri for "Distinguished Service to Journalism". Halstead is on the board of directors for the Air Force 1 Museum.
See Dirck's Porfolio at AmericanPhotojournalist.org
Location: BU Photonics Center, Auditorium 206, 8 St Mary's Street, Boston, MA 02255
Time: Social hour & Food: 6:00pm; Program: 7:30
Early Registration is now closed.
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The Program is sponsored by:
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Ongoing
Flashes of Hope
Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers, help children feel better about their changing appearance by celebrating it.
For families of terminally ill children, it's especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child. We are currently in six different cities and growing rapidly. The Boston chapter launched its first shoot on September 22nd and successfully photographed six beautiful patients and their families.
If you are interested in volunteering your time, please call or email Paola Abello at 617-515-0605 or paola@flashesofhope.org
Click here to learn more
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Upcoming ASMP Meetings
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PAST ASMP Meetings
May 20th, 2008
Gary Gladstone Finds "It"
Deeply entrenched in Corporate Photography, a specialty that he helped define in the 70's, Gary Gladstone found himself feeling a little disenchanted. He was making money, but the fun was gone. The passion was on vacation, work was grinding, and something was missing.
In a discussion on the PhotoPro Forum, about the loss of this passion, many photographers moaned about having lost "It." "It" was described as that sense of creative urgency and passion that drove so many of us to make pictures for a living.
Gary hadn't had those feelings on a regular basis for a long time because the business and marketing of photography had taken over. He decided it was time to see if those great pit-of-the-stomach feelings were still alive.
He developed a self-assignment that blossomed into an amazing new direction where fun and passion were a daily thing. Starting with a week-long visit to flea markets and learning how to toss out all the rules, "musts" and client constraints the project eventually ended up as two coffee table books and a T.V. show pilot.
April 8th, 2008
Travels with Walter - an Evening off the Road!
Join Boston-based travel photographer Walter Bibikow to hear tales from the road and to share the experience of his latest road trip through China this past February and March.
Walter has been shooting internationally for over thirty years and now shoots exclusively for stock photo agents like Getty, Corbis, Mauritius, Jon Arnold Images, and a slew of others. He hasn't done an assignment in over 14 years.
In the course of plying his craft he has been arrested by the KGB, robbed in Italy, rained on in Spain, punched in the face by a disgruntled Montenegran, and was forced to pass a very painful kidney stone in the jungles of New Caledonia. All of those events happening, thankfully, not on the same trip!
March 18, 2008
Peter Vanderwarker: Getting Good Light, Getting Good Clients
Peter Vanderwarker studied photography at Phillips Andover Academy and he
has a B. Arch. From the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Loeb
Fellow at Harvard University in 1996-1997.
His fifth book: Beacon Hill, A Living Portrait, will be out in the fall.
His photo clients include the Boston Red Sox, Architectural Digest Magazine, and the Fogg Art Museum.
Other books include The Big Dig: Reshaping an American City, which he wrote and photographed.
With Robert Campbell, he is co-author of Cityscapes of Boston: An American City Through Time, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992.
His work is in major corporate and museum collections, and he is the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and from the Graham Foundation.
Last spring, he led a two week photographic expedition to Bhutan. He is on the visual arts faculty at Codman Academy Charter High School in Dorchester.
In June, he will ride his bicycle from Boise, Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Adobe CS3 and Lightroom
Lightroom is the professional photographer's essential toolbox, providing one easy application for managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. Photoshop is merely a click away, ready to accelerate your path from imagination to imagery with timesaving productivity enhancements, unrivaled editing power, and breakthrough compositing capabilities. Tight
integration enables you to jump from Lightroom to Photoshop - and back
again - with ease.
Presented by: Geoff Scott
A Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe
Systems since 2001 Geoff has worked in the Digital Imaging Group on Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. As an internal tester, he began using Lightroom a year before the product was available to the public. An enthusiastic photographer, he has studied with Tony Corbell, Moose Peterson, Joe McNally, Vincent Versace,
Rick Sammon, and Greg Gorman.
Import your entire shoot into Lightroom
Manage, adjust, and present large volumes of photographs with Lightroom
In Lightroom, select one or more images for advanced editing
Retouch, refine, and composite in Photoshop
Changes made in one application are reflected in the other
Manage your entire workflow with the integrated tools that are best suited for the job
January 8, 2007
Pints and Pixels - Holiday Party and Photo Show
We celebrated the past year with good food, beer and great photos from our members.
Thank you all for participating!
December 8th, 2007
Stock Now
Join us for an exiting evening on the hot topic of stock
Future trends
Meg Asaro, co-founder of Spark Visual Research, a company that provides Market Research for Image Makers. Asaro has nine years experience in branding and visual research, working for agencies such as nickandpaul, Wieden+Kennedy, The Sterling Group and Toniq. In the Stock Photography industry she worked as the Creative Strategist for Photonica for four years. Her specialty is infusing culture and consumer insight into brand development to ensure relevancy today and more importantly, tomorrow. Some of the brands Asaro has worked on include: Coke, Pepsi, P&G, Unilever, Jetblue and Target.
What's hot now
Sabine Wieger, Senior Account Manager at Corbis is responsible for managing all client relationships in the area of corporate clients, direct marketing agencies, and advertising agencies, covering the US East Coast region. Prior to joining the Corbis US sales team in 2004 she worked as Country/General Manager for the Austrian office, which she founded in 1999.
What's in it for me
Zave Smith, a Philadelphia based photographer, is the Vice President of the Stock Artist Alliance. His clients include, Disney, Merck, The Vanguard Group, McDonalds, and Comcast. His stock work is represented by Corbis, Jupiter Images, Uppercut Images, and AgeFotostock. Zave has won many awards and his work has been featured in Communication Arts, View Camera and last month in Rangefinder.
He will share his insights into the current state of the stock industry.
November 20th, 2007
Jody Dole presents his work
New York Fine arts and Advertising photographer Jody Dole
Fine arts and advertising photographer Jody Dole gained commercial success with his highly original worldwide advertising campaign for Smirnoff Vodka with McCann Erickson Advertising in New York. Since that time he has become one of the photography worlds rising stars, earning international recognition including Nikon's Legend of The Year and awards from Communication Arts, Applied Arts,The RX Club, Advertising Photographers of America, Art Direction, PDN/Photo Design, The Art Directors Club of New York, Advertising Club of Connecticut, the Blackbook Awards, The New England Museum Publications Design Award, Pantone Color Excellence Award, The Mobius Award, American Photography and the Graphis Photo, Design & Poster annuals.
Jody Dole pioneered the first digital photography used in advertising and created the first exhibition of wide format, digitally printed still life photographic images with Nikon, Inc. and The Image Bank displayed at Nikon House at Rockefeller Center in 1992. Dole's work has been profiled in photo, design and art publications both here and abroad including a feature in Communication Arts, and cover articles in American Photo,Concepts in Computer Design, Studio Photography & Design Magazine, Photographers Forum, Graphis magazine, View Camera, Digital Imaging, Photo Insider, Digital Photo Pro, Petersens Photogrtaphic, Foto magazine / Moscow, Nikon World, Step by Step Graphics, Camera & Darkroom, Digital Imaging, PDN Masters of Photography series, , Ad Week and Advertising Age. The New York Times called his images "masterpieces of photography, design and printing." Jody Dole attended School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and holds an honorary Masters Degree in Photographic Science from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California.
Dole's elegant blend of art and commerce may be seen on behalf of such clients as Price Waterhouse. Bausch & Lomb, Raymarine, McGraw Hill. Estee Lauder, Aramis, Dow Jones, Federal Express, Pfizer, 3M Company, Epson America, Hatteras Yachts, United Technologies, Time Warner, Eastman Kodak, Nikon, Inc. Johnson', Gillette, Papermate, Ericksson, RJR, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Martell Cognac, Deloitte&Touche, Jaguar, Citibank, Dupont, Seagrams,KPMG,Panasonic,AIG,Unisys,Lego Toys, Grolsch, Proctor&Gamble, Esquire, Brown&Williamson, Simpson Paper, Saks Fifth Avenue, Philip Morris, AT&T,Getty Images, State of Connecticut Tourism, Connecticut Grown Dept. of Agriculture, Connecticut Magazine, Time Magazine, Fortune, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Soundings Magazine, Maine Boats & Harbors, Etc.
Merging photography with state of the art high resolution digital technology, Dole's work is noted for it's unique synthesis of art and commercial imagery which he brings together in often unusual combinations of creative lighting and subtle backgrounds.
Jody Dole is known worldwide as an originator of fine art archival printing techniques. His latest work is featured in the Graphis Photo and Poster annuals. Taking a break from digital technology he is currently working with 19th century large format wet plate tin type photography and preparing a volume on the history of photography beginning in 1839 for Graphis publications. He maintains a studio in Manhattan and resides in Chester, Connecticut where he has just completed a back to the future, state of the art digital imaging facility complete with a wet plate darkroom housed in a 5000 square ft. antique post & beam barn.
Read more about Jody Dole on his website --->
October 16, 2007
The Photographer's Survival Guide (for Today's Market)
with Creative Consultants, Suzanne Sease & Amanda Sosa Stone
Today's photography assignment world is changing dramatically. With so much world devastation, the dot-com market going bust, stock vs. assignment, etc... how is a photographer to keep up?
Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa Stone are presenting a solution: The Photographer's Survival Guide (for Today's Market). This program is for all levels of photographers - those who are just starting and those who have been in the business for years and want to take it to the next level. The program is a 2 hour presentation and each participant will receive a "Survivor's Guide". The Guide covers everyday photography business basics to those uncomfortable "what do I do" moments in our industry.
The basics include information on:
who to market to
how to present it
copies of estimates expected by clients
copies of invoices that are expected when the project is finished
and everything in between! (like crew expectation to making the client feel like, well, the client.)
The "what do I do" moments include real life situations that arise in the industry. The Survivor's Guide is also a resource guide with helpful information including:
correct usage terms
portfolio makers
website builders
printers & fulfillment houses
deadlines for important award shows (crucial to enter for greater success)
The bottom line... this is the photographer's guide on how to survive in this industry.
Read more about Suzanne & Amanda --->
June 11, 2007
An evening with Gregory Heisler
Gregory Heisler is a New York-based photographer who is renowned for his technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness. His enthusiasm, curiosity, and drive are manifested in his hands-on approach to all aspects of the image making process.
His iconic portraits and innovative essays have often graced the covers and pages of many magazines, including LIFE, ESQUIRE, GENTLEMEN’S QUARTERLY, GEO, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, ESPN, and THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, yet he is perhaps best known for his more than seventy TIME cover portraits. He has also photographed advertising campaigns for such clients as American Express, Benson & Hedges, Dewar’s, Merrill Lynch, Nike, and Zocor.
Private portrait commissions are another important focus of Gregory’s work. The first photographic portrait for New York’s City Hall was his lithographic print of Mayor Edward I. Koch. The New York Public Library followed suit, commissioning a portrait of Marshall Rose which is presently exhibited in the Library’s Main Branch at Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue. Most recently, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg commissioned a portrait by Gregory
which now hangs in the atrium of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.
As a sought-after speaker and educator, Gregory has taught at the International Center of Photography, the New School for Social Research, The School of Visual Arts (Master of Fine Arts Program), Parsons School of Design, The Smithsonian Institution (Masters of Still Photography Series), and the National Geographic Society, as well as scores of workshops and seminars throughout the country and overseas.
Among the kudos he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award, and the Leica Medal of Excellence. Gregory has been profiled in AMERICAN PHOTO, COMMUNICATION ARTS, ESQUIRE, LIFE, and numerous industry periodicals.
www.gregoryheisler.com
May 10, 2007
An evening with Leslie Burns - Dell'Acqua
Creative Marketing Consultant & Coach
Burns Auto Parts--Consultants
Beyond PMS:
How to overcome fear, find your best market, and achieve your goals
Building on her very popular New Treatments for PMS (Panic Marketing Syndrome) presentation, internationally-known consultant Leslie will talk on several issues blocking photographers (and other creative professionals) from being more successful. Her presentation will have Keynote-based visuals and a downloadable PDF outline available ahead of time to facilitate comprehension and note-taking. These tools, combined with Leslie's humorous-yet-thoughtful delivery and an openness to answer questions on all topics, result in an evening of learning and the acquisition of helpful ideas that can be implemented the very next day.
Download Beyond PMS Notes --->>
Some topics to be covered include:
time management for the "flakey" creative
rational goal setting
how to turn goals into action
fear and its painful results (like lowballing)
understanding and finding your best market
effective tools
using tools more effectively
April 10-11, 2007
Business of Fine Art Photography - Thomas Werner
It's Your Business event
Business of Fine Art Photography, Session 1: Analyzing the Market
What is a fine art photograph? Where do you market your fine art work? This seminar explains how you reach the market, present your work, and create marketing materials and a web site. It also explores the process of building a relationship with a gallery, and what to expect if you do get an exhibition.
Business of Fine Art Photography, Session 2: Strengthening Your Vision
Building on the market analysis developed in session 1, held the previous evening, this morning session delves deeper into the material. Session 1 is a prerequisite for participating in Session 2.
Business of Fine Art Photography, Session 3: Portfolio Review
As a capstone to the information presented in the earlier Business of Fine Art Photography, Session 3 devotes the afternoon to Individual reviews of Fine Art portfolios. Seating is limited. Sessions 1 and 2 are both prerequiste to this process.
Besides registering via our website, you can register by calling ASMP at (215) 451-2767, ext. 0. Or you may download a registration form (PDF) and fax it to (215) 451-0880. Pre-registration must be received 2 days prior to event. Registration on the day of seminar is an additional $10.00.
The program:
The world of Fine Art Photography is changing as rapidly as the commercial market place. During this time of change, it is important to develop multiple revenue streams to support your business. It is also important to keep your vision fresh and alive. In the evening seminar (Session 1), Thomas Werner, a New York gallerist and professor of art (and a founder of ASMP's Fine Art Specialty Group), explains how creating and properly marketing a body of fine art work will help you achieve these goals.
Session 2, the next morning, expands on the concepts from Session 1. The central topic is editing and marketing fine art photos. Thomas discusses such factors as the appropriate market, cohesiveness of your work, the flow of each edit, how to market your fine art work and the appropriate places to do so.
Session 3 consists of one-on-one review of your work. Each review lasts 15 minutes. Participants should bring approximately 12 to 20 prints to the session. (Sessions 1 and 2 are prerequisite and are included in the registration fee.) Please note that a limited number of time slots are available - reserve yours early.
The presenter:
Thomas Werner graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BA in Communications and an emphasis in film, an also from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with BA in Photography and a film minor. He was a scholarship student at The Art Center as well as the speaker at graduation. Werner currently resides in New York where he is the owner of Thomas Werner Gallery in Manhattan's Chelsea art district and the Director of the BFA program in Photography at Parsons The New School of Design.
Werner also works as a commercial and fine art photographer with a studio in Manhattan, his clients have included: Bank of America, Swiss Re, Courvoisier, Twentieth Century Fox, COACH, The New York Times, E! Television, William Morrow Publishing, Glamour, Face, Forbes and People Magazine, among others. Werner was elected as a Director to the ASMP National board after serving three years as the President of ASMP's 800-member New York Chapter. He is the co-founder of ASMP's nationwide Fine Art Specialty Group, the former President of the ASMP Foundation and the chairman of the Strategic Research committee.
Werner is currently touring internationally lecturing on The Business of Fine Art Photography, Contemporary Video Art and the Future of Video and Installation, and The Difference Between Commercial and Creative Vision. He has worked as a photography consultant for COACH and a consultant for Rodale Publishing on special projects regarding contracts, licensing, negotiations and image usage. His fine art work has been exhibited in galleries around the country, and is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
Thanks to Adobe Systems for support and sponsorship of ASMP's educational seminars.
March 20, 2007
Katrin Eismann
Your Vision Comes First
Join Katrin Eismann - the Photoshop Diva, as she reveals the newest features and techniques of working with Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Katrin will show you how to tame the beast of countless files in less time by working non-destructively with adjustment layers, blending modes, creative raw processing, and Smart Filters. Katrin will concentrate on the newest features in Adobe Photoshop CS3 photographers have to know including the latest release of Adobe Camera Raw, the new black and white controls, layer stacking, and the much improved Photo Merge and HDR features. Katrin will also discuss how and when to work with Photoshop and Lightroom to increase your productivity and expand your creativity.
Katrin Eismann is a distinguished artist, teacher, and author on the subjects of imaging, restoration, retouching, and the impact of emerging technologies upon creative professionals. She received her BFA degree in Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her MFA degree in Design from the School of Visual Arts. She is the author of Photoshop Restoration & Retouching and Photoshop Masking & Compositing and co-author of Web Design Studio Secrets, Adobe Photoshop Studio Secrets, and Real World Digital Photography. Katrin is the Chair of the Digital Photography department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
www.katrineismann.com
Programs from Previous Years
Julia Ahlman Sanders
Amy Frith
Cary Wolinsky
Harbor Cruise
Frank Siteman
Barbara Bordnick
Constantine Manos
George Simhoni
Mary Virgina Swanson
Clint Clemens
Russ Quackenbush
Steve McCurry
Sandro
Chris Rainier
Mike Weymouth
Hunter Freeman
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