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Member Contest Announced
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© Todd Joyce
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ASMP wants to know - what's your Return On Membership? Tell us a story about how ASMP
membership has benefited you to win great prizes valued at $17,000 in the Return On Membership Contest. "We'd like you to share your stories with others as we promote ASMP's value and benefits," according to ASMP Membership Chair Todd
Joyce. So email a brief story of 250 words or less by the October 4th deadline. Don't delay - the first 200 members to enter will automatically win a prize just for entering. Enter now.
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Free Portfolio Reviews at PPE
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Every year at its Photo Plus Expo booth, ASMP offers members free consultations and portfolio reviews
with leading business and creative consultants. This year, Louisa Curtis, Blake Discher, Judy Herrmann, Elaine Davis, Carolyn Potts, Suzanne Sease, Amanda Sosa Stone and Thomas Werner are generously donating their time
and expertise for consultations October 22 – 24th. Sign up now — these spots get filled early! To register for a consultation/portfolio review, click here.
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ASMP's Annual Meeting LIVE, Online
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You are invited to attend ASMP's Annual Member Meeting on Friday, October 23rd at the Javits Center
from 6pm to 8pm featuring Richard Kelly, Board President, Gene Mopsik, Executive Director and special Guest Speaker and Member Jack Hollingsworth. If you can't make it, the Meeting will be available
live, on line for the first time! You'll receive an email with the link to join via the internet on October 22nd . We hope you will participate.
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ASMP Connects You
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FotoWeek DC Awards Competition - Deadline 9/13
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This year, the competition has expanded from regional to international. You are invited to submit all forms of remarkable imagery -- both in single and series, as well as multimedia pieces that combine the strength of still images with video, sound and graphics.
Submit your best work, and enter today. Visit www.fotoweekdc.org for a complete listing of award categories, eligibility, rules, judges and information on FotoWeek DC 2009.
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Image 09 helps ASMP Legal Action Fund
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Many thanks go to ASMP's NY Chapter's Image 09 for their $3000 donation to the ASMP Legal Action
Fund. According to Member Frank Rocco, who ran Image 09, "The legal action fund is one of the most important things ASMP does. We are happy that contest proceeds will be used to fight for the rights of all working
photographers."
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We need your help!
You can help ASMP by completing a survey on digital workflow: what's working and what isn't. We want
to hear from you!
Take the Survey
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ASMP, joined by the Graphic Artists Guild, the Picture Archive Council of America, and the North American Nature Photography Association, and several
prominent individual photographers, has filed documents in opposition to the proposed settlement of the consolidated copyright infringement actions against Google instituted by the Authors Guild, Inc. and the Association of American Publishers, Inc.
The four professional associations have joined forces, working together to oppose the settlement which excludes photographers and graphic artists from millions of dollars in payment, as well as from participation in future revenues to be generated by Google
under the proposed settlement. According to the filing, the Proposed Settlement purports to serve both the public interest and the interests of the class members as well as Google, but it would, in fact, serve the financial interests of only a select few
while irrevocably damaging the interests of others. To read the filing documents, click
here.
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Good news about last month's story of General Counsel Vic Perlman's work with AIA to reinstate the 2003 Copyright agreement with ASMP which limits the
use of images and expands credit for usage. According to Perlman, "We are pleased to have received the news that the AIA fully intends to honor the terms of its agreement with ASMP. They have told us they are currently working to ensure that
the agreed upon release is used from this point forward." AIA also assures all ASMP members who have executed a non-compliant form that they will not assert any rights to images that are inconsistent with those stated in the 2003 agreement.
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ASMP has filed comments in connection with two proposed regulation changes by the Copyright Office. ASMP stated that it "supports and encourages
all Copyright Office attempts to improve the speed, efficiency and economy of the registration system" and therefore supports limiting the use of the deposit account system to pay for registration applications submitted in electronic form.
Alternatively, ASMP had no objection to doing away with the deposit account system entirely, as long as on-line registrations could be paid for easily and conveniently by debit/credit card or some similar on-line method. In addition, concerning
the proposed amendments relating to the mandatory deposit requirements for digital works published only on-line, "ASMP applauds even a limited exemption (from the mandatory deposit copy requirement)" and encourages the Copyright Office to explore the
possibility of expanding the exemption. Read these documents
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ASMP's Executive Board met in Philadelphia on August 17th and 18th with a full agenda of ASMP business which was
kicked-off with a discussion on Orphan Works with guests from Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest group working to defend citizens' rights in the emerging digital culture. Read meeting highlights
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In conjunction with Susan Carr's "What Do I Charge" seminar, ASMP will now offer a two-hour free workshop on registering your images with
the copyright office. The first two workshops will be held on September 17th in San Antonio, TX and on October 2nd in Phoenix, AZ.
More info on this Workshop
More info on all the ASMP seminars
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Front Room Gallery in Brooklyn presents Member Stephen
Mallon's "Brace for Impact: the aftermath of flight 1549" through October 11th. A reception will be held September 12th , 7 – 10 pm and viewing hours are Friday to Sunday 1-6 and by appointment. For more information, contact
frontroom.org
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The photographic work of Robert Rathe, a Member who has served on the ASMP Board, was the subject of an article in
the July issue of Rangefinder Magazine. The article can be found here.
© Harry Wilks
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Member Harry Wilks' photographs are included in the exhibit "Bridges and the Span of Time" through October 31st at the G.A.S. Gallery,
196 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. For more info, visit http://www.galleryandstudio.org
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$100 Discount from SiteWelder
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ASMP members get $100 off the setup fee for SiteWelder's online web site development product. A great web site solution for a great price, you can sign up for a free 30-day demo to get
started. Get more info here
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American Airlines Special Rate on Baggage
ASMP Members receive special rates on audio/visual equipment and commercial photographers also get expanded limits on
weight. Learn more
Adobe Offers Special Resources
As an ASMP corporate sponsor, Adobe member promotions as well as other resources and information are listed in a new section
of the ASMP website called Sponsored Resources.
Find Out More
liveBooks Offers $99 Workshops
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Jared Platt's popular Lightroom Workflow Workshops are being offered by liveBooks at the special rate of $99 (normally $300)
in a city near you. Don't forget to enter promo code "livebooks" during the sign up process! Learn more here.
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20% Off New Lightroom Edition Portraiture 2
Imagenomic is now offering a 20% software discount for ASMP members. The latest Portraiture 2 product edition complements earlier introductions of Portraiture 2 for Adobe Photoshop and Apple Aperture. See Link for additional
details.
Apple Offers Special Event
Join acclaimed sports and fashion photographer Mark Newton for an exclusive web seminar on September 24, 11 am - 12 pm (PDT). Sign up here.
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5% Off at the Maine Media Workshop
Sean Kernan, long time ASMP member and speaker, will present Reviving the Professional Photographer Where did the
fun go? October 4-10, 2009. To learn more, click here
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