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Registration ©ounts Symposium Planned
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As part of the new Registration ©ounts initiative, ASMP will present an important symposium entitled Copyright and the New Economy:
Issues & Trends Facing Visual Artists on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at The TimesCenter in New York. The symposium will bring
together thought leaders representing different points of view on the subject of copyright to explore its significant issues, challenges and
trends. Representatives of the visual arts community, legal and governmental experts, and the publishing industry will be part of the
dialogue and include (to date): William Patry, author and Google Copyright Counsel; Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School Professor & founder of Creative Commons; Jeff Sedlik, founder and CEO of the PLUS Coalition; Chase Jarvis,
photographer and author; and a representative from the US Copyright Office. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!
Find out more
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PDNPHOTOANNUAL Call for Entries
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PDN and sponsors ASMP, The Maine Photographic Workshops and Parsons The New School For Design are looking for your most compelling, provocative and emotional work. The awards celebration, including presentation of the $15,000 Arnold Newman Prize, will be held May 2010 in New York, NY and all the winners and their work will be featured in the May issue of PDN and on the web site.
The deadline is January 25 so there's still time to enter at www.pdnphotoannual.com
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Since video has become much more prevalent in visual communications, ASMP wanted to explore how members have embraced this medium.
Gail Mooney, head of the Board's Motion/Video Study Group, spoke with fourteen ASMP members who have integrated video into their
businesses. The survey results as well as other information about video production form the initial stage of our new business tutorial
on video.
See the tutorial
Join the video listerv
Learn about seminars on video
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Find A Photographer is now better than ever with increased image size and a lightbox feature. Up to 9 images per portfolio will be able to enlarge to a max size of 1024x768. Any smaller files will display in their appropriate size to avoid image quality degradation. To take advantage of these upgrades, upload your larger files now!
Upload files
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ASMP Media Badges Now Available
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Get the media badge that shows you are a part of "the premier trade association for the world's most respected photographers." It's only $15 for a year — so if you buy a badge after you renew your Membership, it will be good for all of 2010.
Find out more
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Executive Director Eugene Mopsik was elected for another one year term to serve on the Board of the Copyright Alliance and as Chairman of the Finance Committee.
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Paris Court Convicts Google…A French court has found Google, Inc. guilty of copyright infringement for scanning books and putting extracts online without a French publisher's consent. Google said it would appeal the ruling.
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ASMP's Executive Board will hold its next meeting on January 25th and 26th. If you have an issue of importance that you would
like to see on the meeting agenda, please contact ASMP President Richard Kelly at Kelly@asmp.org
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New! The Fine Art of Digital Printing with John Paul Caponigro and R Mac Holbert, is now being offered to ASMP Chapters. Sponsored by Epson, this seminar gives the latest advances in digital printing. Tell your Chapter Leader if you would like the program to come to your area. The details are listed in the Chapter Resource Center under "Recommended Programs" here
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Interested in proposing an ASMP educational program? Information on submitting a proposal is now available
here.
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The underwater photography of Barbara Alper will be presented in an online exhibit at The Griffin Museum of Photography. The series, "Sea Samba," runs from January 22 through March 28, 2010 at http://www.griffinmuseum.org/virtual_gallery.htm.
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© Lee Foster
Lee Foster has published a new photo book and a parallel photo app on San Francisco. The book is The Photographer's Guide to San Francisco: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (Countryman Press). The app, in the iTunes App Store, is San Fran Photography Guide. Details at http://www.fostertravel.com and http://www.sutromedia.com/apps/sfphotoguide.
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An exhibition of Amy Stein's photographs opens January 22 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History entitled "Domesticated: Modern Dioramas of Our New Natural History."
For more information, go to http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/images/stories/documents/stein_release2.pdf
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© Lou Jacobs Jr.
Lou Jacobs Jr, who has published 35 how-to photography books, now has two more: Professional Commercial Photography (2009) and The Art of Posing (2010). These and his other books are available through Amazon.
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Dave Frieder, who is assembling a coffee-table book about the bridges in and around New York, was quoted in a recent New York Times article, "100 Years Later, Still No Respect for a Bridge." You can read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/nyregion/31bridge.html
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In Memoriam: We note the passing of Member Larry Richard Lee, a specialist in energy related imaging for commercial clients internationally and past President of ASMP Los Angeles, and Cindy Shafer, fine art and commercial photographer who was dedicated to promoting international and cultural relations, travel and exploration.
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Gene Mopsik traveled to Nashville this month to attend the Professional Photographers of America's (PPA) annual trade event, Imaging USA. He also went to Pittsburgh to attend Susan Carr’s Licensing/Pricing Seminar and her Copyright Registration Tutorial, and had the opportunity to meet with the Pittsburgh Chapter Board of Directors.
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15% Off Palm Springs Photo Festival
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Connect 2010 celebrates five years of the Photo Festival. It will be held March 28-April 2 and includes 17 extraordinary workshops, 18 seminars and more that 700 portfolio reviews available. Use discount code ASMPPS2010 to receive your discount.
For info click here
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PixOasis.com Donates Free Upgrades
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Each and every ASMP Chapter will receive 12 certificates redeemable for a one year 625 meg account upgrade worth $143, generously donated by PixOasis.com, the high and low res digital image delivery system designed exclusively for the professional photographer. These certificates will be used as door prizes at Chapter events — just another reason to go!
Learn about the service
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Discount on Lightright LR500
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Special pricing is available on the magnetic adjustable tabletop reflector set by going to www.lightrightreflector.com and clicking on ">>" link in the upper right corner. This offer is valid until the end of the month.
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Photocrew Special Benefit
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Photocrew.com has added ASMP to their affiliation badge tagging system, which identifies ASMP members on their site and allows searches of "ASMP members only," filtering out all the rest. Photocrew.com is an online community and directory for the photo industry—a place for individuals, companies and services to be seen and be found. The site combines the power of a social network with the needs of the photo industry to provide a slick and professional self-promotion and networking tool that is free and easy to use. You can find stylists, assistants, interns, display your work and even post events, classifieds and news.
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