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ASMP's Online Communities
With members scattered across 50 states and some 40 territories and countries, ASMP relies heavily on electronic communications to keep its members in touch with one another. Online forums and listservs, each serving a particular audience or interest group, are among the most important messaging media today.
Community Courtesy
ASMP is all about high standards of professionalism, on the job and on line. By participating in the forums and listservs, you are implicitly agreeing to abide by the "rules of the road" for the online communities. We ask you to reread your group's rules from time to time — and to observe good netiquette always.
ASMPproAdvice
ASMPproAdvice is a listserv in which students and emerging photographers can seek answers from established, experienced working professionals. Only discussions relating to photography that appears in publications, such as magazines, brochures, annual reports, advertisements or other printed materials, and the World Wide Web, are appropriate for this forum.
The emphasis is on business practices and professional standards, but discussion of technique and equipment is appropriate provided it is within the context of an assignment or starting a commercial photography business. This is not a forum for amateur photo concerns.
This list is open to both ASMP members and non-members. To subscribe, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPproAdvice. Participants: Please read (and follow) the ASMPproAdvice listserv rules.
Architecture
The Architecture Specialty Group operates a listserv for ASMP members interested in discussing the concerns that are unique to architectural photography and the business issues that commonly arise in the process of capturing images of the built environment. List subscribers must be General or Associate members of ASMP.
To subscribe, or to adjust your subscriber preferences, visit the ASMParch page. Participants: Please read (and follow) the ASMP/Architecture listserv rules.
Fine Art
The Fine Art Specialty Group maintains an online community for ASMP members who create, exhibit or sell fine-art photography.
To subscribe to the list, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/asmpfa. Participants: Please read (and follow) the listserv rules.
Food
ASMPfood is a new forum for discussion of issues related to culinary and food photography. The emphasis is on business practices and professional standards, but discussion of technique and equipment is also appropriate. This list is open to both ASMP members and non-members.
To subscribe, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPfood. Participants: Please read (and follow) the listserv rules.
Corporate
The ASMPcorporate forum addresses the business issues of corporate and annual-report photography. It is open to both ASMP members and non-members. To subscribe, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPcorporate. Participants: Please read (and follow) the listserv rules.
Video
The ASMPvideo forum addresses the business issues surrounding video and multimedia photography. It is open to both ASMP members and non-members. To subscribe, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPvideo. Participants: Please read (and follow) the listserv rules.
And here's a list of informational resources for the videographer who is just getting into the field. There's more extensive info in the ASMPvideo archive, but you have to join the group to see it.
Assistants
ASMPphotoassistants is a forum for discussion of the business issues relevant to photographic assistants. It is open to both ASMP members and non-members. To subscribe, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPphotoassistants. Participants: Please read (and follow) the listserv rules.
ASMP Leadership List
Chapter officers and Specialty Group chairs are automatically subscribed to a private mailing list for discussion of ASMP organizational issues. The list is moderated to minimize "noise" (e.g., accidental publication of private messages) but the content is not censored. List members can set their format preferences by visiting the ASMPleadership page. (Please note: Attempts to subscribe this list via this page will not work. If you believe you should be part of the list, please contact Christine Chandler in the national office.)