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Competition to find Ten Innovative International Photogs
WIN-Initiative, a boutique stock agency created by award-winning photographer Hans Neleman, and Resource magazine, the publication guide for photo industry professionals, have joined forces to host their first ever FREE competition, 10 Best 10.
Open to photographers (both nationally and abroad) the 10 Best 10 contest aims to find today’s most striking, poignant, evocative and arresting imagery, as photographed by the most daring and innovative shooters around. To ensure maximum exposure, the contest is not only free of charge, but also free of categories and explicit rules. The only criterion to submit entries is that participants submit what they consider to be their best work. Up to 10 images can be uploaded at the competition’s Web site www.resource.win-competition.com.
The panel of esteemed judges include Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer of New York Times and Newsweek fame, graphic designer David Carson and Time Out New York photo editor Roberto De Luna, among others. The judges will select the 10 best images from all the submissions that they feel encompass originality, technique and vision.
“WIN-Initiative wanted to join forces with Resource in creating the contest for several reasons,” says WIN founder Hans Neleman. “The working model for WIN has been to help rising photographers grow into established, earning professionals. WIN achieves this goal by providing cameras, equipment and even free workshops to our team of photographers, all in the name of fostering commercially viable, superb talent,” he adds. When asked about the purpose of the contest, Neleman says, “WIN views the 10 Best 10 competition as yet another way in which to help rising and established talent compete in the changing global marketplace.”
For more information, visit www.win-initiative.com
Coming up:Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Check Out the Inside TooASMP-NY: Print On Demand Book PublishersWednesday, June 24thStudio 385385 Broadway (between White and Walker Streets), New YorkDoors: 6:30 PM
Event: 7:00 PM
Refreshments and Food: 9:00 PMASMP members: FREE
non-ASMP members: $30
students with I.D.: $10Print on demand publishing has become more and more popular. Professional photographers and hobbyist are now able to order single press-printed hardcover and softcover books and magazines online and at relatively low cost. People are always asking: "who's the best?"It would be cost prohibitive for most photographers to do this kind of test for themselves, or at least it wouldn't make sense when the finished product is only one or a handful of books, so we found 18 different printers throughout the spectrum and did a blind test. The printers didn't know (and most of them still don't know) that this book was a test for ASMP-NY.We've taken 17 images plus some color and grayscale patterns and had them printed by 18 different POD printers. Come and judge for yourself which ones are the best. Compare images between books and Epson test prints. Decide which printers offer the best value for you. See the images, feel the paper and inspect the bindings and covers.
En Foco Artistic & Professional Development Workshops
NYC Portfolio Review Sessions - June 20, 2009
This En Foco program offers one-on-one reviews with several arts professionals on the same day, in a supportive, nurturing and affordable environment. Reviewers can advise about opportunities and/or provide guidance on career development.
Each review session lasts for 20 minutes; photographers are guaranteed a minimum of three reviews and receive a ‘gift bag.’ Upon registration, participants will receive an article written by photo marketing expert Mary Virginia Swanson, on how to best prepare themselves for the Review.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 10am-5pm
Location: Calumet Photographic 22 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
Cost: $140 = members on En Foco (current through July 09)
$190 = non- members
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Register NOW: online at www.enfoco.org , or at 718/931-9311
Don't miss this:Are you meta-smart?
If you create, distribute or use digital photos, you'd better be!
To protect your copyrights ... To make money licensing photography ... To smooth your workflow ... To track image use ... To find images you need ... To find them again ... You need to understand and use photo metadata.
We can help. The Stock Artists Alliance, partnered with the Library of Congress and supported by industry partners, is on a mission to promote industrywide use of standard photo metadata in every digital image file.
Register now to attend a FREE getMETAsmart event
Join us for an evening and learn how to make metadata work for you to better protect your copyrights, support your licensing efforts, smooth your workflow, and better manage your digital assets. We'll make the case for why you NEED photo metadata. And then we'll show you how easily you can get meta-smart! These evening events are free, but space is limited. To reserve a place, go to www.photometadata.org
Learn more about metadata at www.PhotoMetadata.org
At our new website, you'll find everything you wanted to know about metadata ... but were afraid to ask. You'll find extensive guides to metadata standards and best practices, paired with links to other resources. Coming soon: screencast tutorials to show you how to embed metadata working with popular software.
About us The Stock Artists Alliance is the only trade association focused on the business of stock photography. Learn more at www.stockartistsalliance.org
FREE Events
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This just happened:ASMPNY Summer Field Trip to Beacon:Please see the Past Events page for more images
ASMPNY OutreachASMP/NY Board member Susan May Tell and special guest, NY Post staff photographer G.N. Miller, hosted a workshop on photojournalism for high school photography students at Tell's studio on May 13th. Their teacher, photographer Linda Kessler, Instructor of Art/Photography at Brooklyn College Academy, which is a public high school in Coney Island, had contacted ASMP to arrange this.
In addition to general information about photojournalism, with some great questions asked by the students, Tell and Miller discussed the benefit of owning the rights to their images and registering them with the Copyright Office. Tell showed a photo she took of Saddam Hussein which had been published at least one hundred times, including as the covers of TIME and The Economist, and explained that she was paid each time it was published. Miller discussed an exclusive image he took of Tupac Shakur which had been used without authorization by some major media outlets; he explained that his case was handled and settled by heavyweight IP attorney Ed Greenberg because Miller had registered the image with the © office. Students requested information about how/where to register their images and wrote it in their notebooks. One of Kessler's students took First Place in the Professional Women's Photography annual competition this year.
All photos © Linda Kessler.
Salem Krieger Group Show - All Roads Lead to Coney Island.Opening reception: Friday MAY 29th: 6-9pmSalem Krieger's work is included in a new show opening Friday May 29th at A.M. Richard Fine Art.ALL ROADS LEAD TO CONEY ISLAND curated by Andrew Garn
Contemporary works of art, paintings, sculpture,
films, photographs and historical ephemera
Works by robert & robbie bailey, todd boebel, matilde damele, françois deschamps,
richard eagan, emily feinstein, hazel hankin, robert hickman,
hawley Hussey, bill jacobson, marc kehoe, salem krieger, laure leber,
andrew lichtenstein, doni lucas, ingrid ludt, barbara mensch, philomena marano,
ann murphy, bethany obrecht, james reeder, arthur robins, molly schwartz,
susan shapiro and robert vizzini.
On view MAY 29th – JULY 12th, 2009
Opening reception: Friday MAY 29th: 6-9pm
Special Event:
RICHARD EAGAN & PHILOMENA MARANO founders of The Coney Island Hysterical Society
in conversation Saturday June 13th at 4pm
Recent Event:
Is Your Web Site Making You Money?Do you know what good search engine results mean for your business? How do you direct clients to your site? Is your web site getting buyers to stop and take notice? And, what do you do when the phone actually rings?
Blake Discher combines his Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expertise with his successful photo business savvy in this head-spinning evening seminar. Do not miss this chance to learn how to market your business with web smart tactics. Blake talks candidly about what your web site needs to make it work for you.
Blake DischerSeminar topics:
Learn why your web search engine rank matters.
Design tips for web site usability.
Real world answers on how to improve your site's search ranking.
What do art buyers want in a web site?
Marketing to improve your web traffic.
Skills for building long-term clients after your web site gets their attention.
For a preview of what Blake will talk about, read this article on SEO that he wrote for ADBASE.Detroit photographer Blake Discher specializes in people photography for leading editorial publications and Fortune 500 corporations for advertising and annual reports throughout the world.
Blake's fascination with photography began in the eighth grade and he's been hooked ever since. He unselfishly shares his knowledge with students and other photographers through his involvement with the American Society of Media Photographers, most recently as an educator in ASMP's successful Strictly Business 2 conferences.
It's Blake's keen ability to make subjects feel at ease in front of the camera that takes him around the world to produce award-winning photographs for clients such as General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, American Airlines and Oracle.
A professional photographer for 20 years, he shares his home with his wife Lesley and his four year old son Blake. When not working, he's usually tinkering with one of his British-made vintage Triumph automobiles. His work can be seen at www.fireflystudios.com. In addition, Blake's other company, www.go-seo.com, consults for small businesses in search engine optimization.
When:
Monday, May 18, 2009
7:00 PM
Social time starts at 6:30 PMWhere:
Studio 385, 385 Broadway
New York, NYRegister today!
Pre-registration required to be eligible for door prizes.Cost:
35.00 — ASMP Member
60.00 — Non-Member
50.00 — Professional Association member*
20.00 — Student*
0.00 — Student/Faculty of hosting institution*For a preview of what Blake will talk about, read this article on SEO that he wrote for ADBASE.Amazing Door Prizes
One ADBASE Premium subscription ($1695 value)
A gift certificate for $800 from LivebooksThis program is sponsored by
Winter's over at last ...ASMPNY SUMMER FIELD TRIPBeacon, NYSaturday May 30th, 2009ASMPNY invites you to join us for a day of summer sunshine and art in the picturesque town of Beacon, NY.This is where we get on the train.We will travel by train from Grand Central on the Metro North Green Hudson line. We will meet at the train station in Beacon at 11:30 AM, for those who prefer to travel by car.
Metro North Tickets: For all that will ride on the Metro North Line from Grand Central, please RSVP by May 22nd, 2009 in order to receive a group discount for your ticket, we need 10 or more people. The fare with the discount on a round trip ticket is $15.75 if you are included in the reservation. ($24.00 regular fare)Everyone riding the train will meet at 9:30 AM on Saturday May 30th in the middle of the main room in Grand Central by the round information station with the clock on the top.Please RVSP by May 22nd to get on the list for the train, Otherwise your ticket is $24!!!!Even if you are not riding the train, please RSVP to info@christineaustin.com by May 24th, 2009 with "Beacon" in the subject line so we can get a head count for lunch, thanks!
SCHEDULEWe plan to visit:Galleries in order of West to East:-Van Brunt
-Fovea Exhibitions
-400 Square
-Mt Beacon (in May will be showing a solo exhibit of photography)
-BAU
-(across the street here is the Hudson Beach Glass with a glass making studio, very popular)
-Photographers Place
-Back Room Gallery
For more information regarding the galleries please visit: http://maykr.blogspot.com/2008/09/400-square-brings-more-photography-to.htmlA late lunch courtesy of ASMPNY at Homespun - http://www.homespunfoods.comA private viewing of the new Starn Twins project titled "Big Bambu" at their studio, that was recently premiered at the Armory show this spring - (to be confirmed per the studio schedule).There is also the DIA:Beacon (with the incredible Becher photography collection, and world-class contemporary art, if time allows we can try to see this or individuals can go on their own.)
This just happened:May 6th, 2009 - ASMP Pro Speaker Series - Doug Menuez
Acclaimed photographer Doug Menuez presented his work at Focus Rentals on a wet Wednesday night in Manhattan. Doug recapped his long career as a photojournalist, advertising photographer and an artist. His excellent work has been recognized by PDN magazine, which included him in its master series. Doug described the twists and turns in his career, and shared the lessons he has learned.The audience was treated to some rarely seen images from Doug's forthcoming book project on the birth of Silicon Valley, and also work from his latest book, The Orphans of UgandaAnyone interested to know more about Doug and his projects should visit www.menuez.com and www.menuez.com/start.html
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Reception: 6:30pm (beer and pizza)
Presentation: 7pm
Location: Focus Rentals (map)
599 11th ave @45th Street, New York 10036
212-937-1037
This happened a while ago:F#CK THE RECE$$ION 2 PartyAccording to James Danziger the recession is "roaring to a close."We like to think our party at Some Studio helped in its own small way.The event was free and open to all.Tuesday April 28th, 2009.
Vik Muniz Artist Talk - POSTPONED*** This event has been postponed. We will announce the new date here, and in the FOCUSED newsletter, once it has been rescheduled. Please check back for updates. ***Artist talk with photographer VIK MUNIZ at his studio.This event is only open to ASMP members.
See the Image '08 Photo Contest Winners!
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Stock Photography Panel Discussion
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