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Posted August 2006
Holga Challenge: clean your fridge and freezer
Yes, that’s right, get out the ice pick and free up your old, outdated (and now technologically extinct) film and sent it to us for new life in a Holga at the hands of a student. A generous donation from Eric Klein (www.kleinproductions.com), sparked the idea for this contest, which is organized by ASMP’s Chicago chapter and the Harrington College of Design. Helix, Calumet, CSW Film Systems and Legion Papers have already pledged support. What’s more, the chapter invites everybody who has donated film to be on hand to judge the photographs.
Harrington will pay the shipping; if you would like to donate film, please email Dirk Fletcher with any questions.
ASMP’s Victor Perlman to speak at POMA confab
ASMP’s General Counsel, Victor Perlman, will speak at the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) annual business conference, this year held on August 24-27 in Springfield, MO. His topic, titled “Are you fully protected?” will cover the reasons for, and the process of, registering your copyrights.
POMA includes in its membership a wide range of communicators who “believe in, defend, support and promote the heritage of hunting, fishing, shooting and traditional outdoor sports through writing, photography and other means.” Some of the conference sessions are oriented toward photographers, while others are aimed at freelance writers; both groups face similar problems in obtaining assignments, negotiating fees and protecting their work from infringement.
New Photo Business Book by Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua
Burns Auto Parts-Consultants is proud to announce the release of Business Basics for the Successful Commercial Photographer: or how to use your left brain, too. Written by BAP owner and internationally known consultant Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua, Business Basics for the Successful Commercial Photographer is a small book geared to students and emerging photographers who, like so many pros, are not always getting much information about the business side of the photo business in their coursework. This book will fill in a lot of those blanks, introducing issues like copyright, marketing, paperwork, business entity types, and more. While it does not explore these topics in depth, it does give readers the basics and points them to other sources for more information.
When asked about her reasons for writing the book, Ms. Burns-Dell’Acqua said, “My goal was to get the basic information to as many people as I could, thus planting the seeds for positive, effective, life-long professional business practices rather than forcing newer photographers either to read dense business tomes or just wing it when it comes to their businesses.”
The book is published via Lulu.com — a new way of approaching publishing. “I decided to use Lulu.com rather than traditional publishers to control the process more,” said Ms. Burns-Dell’Acqua, continuing “I could write what I wanted in a style that probably wouldn’t be acceptable to a traditional publisher but one which will resonate with students and emerging pro photographers. And the process has been great.”
Business Basics for the Successful Commercial Photographer: or how to use your left brain, too is available from Lulu.com at http://www.lulu.com/content/347372 (preview pages available) in both print and downloadable forms.
Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua is the owner of Burns Auto Parts-Consultants, a business and marketing consultancy for creative professionals, particularly commercial photographers. Based in San Diego, CA, Ms. Burns-Dell’Acqua has developed a sizable following via her online “Manuals,” regular column in Picture magazine, and innumerable professional photographer forum postings. Known for her straight-shooting style, she encourages positive change in creative businesses around the globe. For more information, go to burnsautoparts.com.
Dimensions: call for entries
La Jolla Art Association is accepting entries for Dimensions, a juried exhibition of art in all media to be held from November 13 - 26, 2006 at the Village Gallery, 7932 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037. Dimensions is open to all artists.
Entries will be judged by Rich Hawk, an award winning artist and noted workshop instructor and demonstrator, and cash awards will be presented to winning artists.
The deadline for entries is October 20, 2006. For more information and to download a prospectus go to http://www.lajollaart.org/forms/dimensions_application.pdf For more information please contact Dana Levine at DanaBet@yahoo.com.
Help Wanted at ShootSmarter University
If you or someone you know are looking for an entry-level photo or video position in the suburban Chicago area, please give Will Crockett a shout. He need smart, fresh-thinkers to join the world-class team at ShootSmarter University. There are three job openings for a digital tech, an assistant administrator, and a part-time video editor/production assistant.
Kristine Heykants nabs McKnight fellowship
ASMP member Kristine Heykants is a recipient of an MCP/McKnight Photography Fellowship, administered by the Minnesota Center for Photography for the McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowships for Photographers Program.
Four $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year, and are selected on the basis of perceived and promised excellence in photographic work. The fellowships are given to mid-career Minnesota resident artists who utilize photography as a primary tool in their art with the intent of supporting their creative output over the course of a year.
Besides the financial award, the four fellows will be shown in a group exhibition at the Minnesota Center for Photography in late summer 2007 and will participate in public talks about their work in conjunction with the exhibition.
Sinar Bron to host DC event
ASMP members in the DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland area are invited to a Sinar Bron Imaging equipment demonstration on September 6, 2006. Featured will be a keynote address on “High Accuracy Color Imaging for Cultural Heritage” by Roy S. Berns, who is the RS Hunter Professor in Color Science, Appearance and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The equipment demos run from 10 am till 5 pm. The evening reception start at 6 pm, with the keynote speech slated for 6:30 pm. It all takes place at the Columbus Club at Union Station, 50 Mass. Ave NE in Washington DC. If you intent to attend, please RSVP to Jessica Conrad, phone 212.500.5698 or email jconrad@linkmc.com.
Keen on video? NAB New York is Oct 23-26
You are invited to join thousands of video professionals to learn about leading-edge technologies and techniques, and to invest in tools to help take your creativity to the next level. This three-day trade show, plus the professional conference and many mini-courses and tutorials, can expand your mastery of the craft and introduce you to the top people in the field. Full details are at www.nabNewYork.com.
O’Reilly invites you to enter ‘2006 Photoshop Cook-Off’ contest
O’Reilly Media is sponsoring a free Photoshop contest this summer. There’s no entry fee, and the prizes are pretty nice — an Epson R2400 printer, a Pentax digital SLR, the Adobe Web Bundle (Adobe Creative Suite (CS2) + Macromedia Studio 8), an more. The total value of all of the prizes is over $25,000.
Submissions must be created using one or more “recipes” from the O’Reilly Photoshop Cookbook series, including Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers, Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers, Photoshop Photo Effects Cookbook, Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia, and Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook. These are excellent books, but you don’t have to buy them: Sample recipes are available for free download on the contest web site.
Entries will be judged by eighteen Photoshop experts, including ASMP member Mikkel Aaland. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2006. Winners will be announced at PhotoPlus Expo in New York on November 2, 2006. For more information and the official rules, please visit http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/contest
Clarification on ‘Celebrate Architecture’
Our previous story about the upcoming ASMP/Architecture exhibition in Florida may have left some questions in readers’ minds. To clarify:
The $20 check payable to Borders is not an entry fee. It covers the cost of promoting the event and returning your submissions, and the amount is the same whether you submit one, two or three images.
The gallery is trying to sell the prints it displays. In choosing images to submit, try to pick those that emphasize your artistic skill.
August 25 is the deadline for registering — for announcing your intention to submit. The deadline for sending images is October 9.
When you send the images, send them as unframed, dry-mounted prints. To maintain a uniform exhibit format, Borders will do the framing.
Crisman shows steelworker prints at FUEL
ASMP member Chris Crisman is a featured artist this month at Philadelphia’s FUEL Collection gallery. On display is a selection of large scale prints from his ongoing project photographing the retired steelworkers of Titusville, Pennsylvania. If you can’t make it to the gallery, check his web site, www.crismanphoto.com.
Break through to success in Minnesota
Selina Maitreya and Ralph Hubbard, seasoned creative development and personal growth facilitators, will be in Minneapolis to offer an evening lecture (Thursday, September 14) and an all-day seminar (Saturday, September 16) on “Breaking Through to Success.” Both programs will be at the Minnesota Center for Photography (MCP), 165 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis. Cost of the programs is $10 ($5 for MCP members) for the evening lecture and $225 ($200 for MCP members), including lunch, for the Saturday workshop. To register for either program, call 612-824-5500 or email rebecca@mncp.org.
World In Focus deadline extended
The deadline for Photo District News’ competition, “The World in Focus,” has been extended — sort of. The original deadline of August 15 remains in place, but you can submit a late entry until August 28 by paying an additional $10 fee.
Get the full details at http://www.worldinfocuscontest.com.
Photo © Steve McCurry
Steve McCurry to exhibit at Hartlepool
This fall, Hartlepool Art Gallery will hold the only UK event in a worldwide tour of the work of Steve McCurry. The exhibition features 100 images from India, Afghanistan, Tibet and Cambodia. It’s in Hartlepool from September 23 through November 5; details are at www.destinationhartlepool.com.
McCurry, best known to the public for his 1985 photograph of the Afghan girl with piercing eyes, is a highly decorated photojournalist who has shot for Time, Newsweek and National Geographic. McCurry made international headline in 2002 when he returned to Afghanistan to findthe green-eyed girl 17 years later. For Steve’s full biography, visit www.stevemccurry.com.
NAPP inducts three to Photoshop Hall of Fame
At this year’s Photoshop World conference (Sept. 7-9 in Las Vegas), the National Association of Photoshop Professionals will induct Eddie Tapp, Jeff Schewe and John Paul Caponigro into the Photoshop Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Sept. 7 at the Mandalay Bay casino.
Autumn on the coast of Maine
Early October is the best time to visit Maine — the tourists are gone, the foliage is prime — and that’s when the Santa Fe Workshops is hosting a week-long session led by Maine photographer Kip Brundage. Participants will travel the back roads of the Phippsburg peninsula and the waters of Casco Bay. Our home for the week is the gracious Sebasco Harbor Resort, featuring breathtaking views of coastal shoreline and daily field trips to neighboring Popham and Seawall Beaches, Totman Cove, Cundy’s Harbor, Quahog Bay, Eagle Island, Bath, and the Kennebec River.
This workshop is especially tailored for amateur photographers interested in working with digital capture and workflow. An on-site, state-of-the-art digital lab, supported by Microsoft, Adobe, and Dell, provides each participant with a personal laptop workstation. A portfolio is not required for admission. The package price is $2,595; including tuition, use of digital lab, location fees, accommodations for six nights (single occupancy), a Sunday welcome dinner, and Friday lobster dinner. This workshop is limited to 14 participants. To register or gather more information on call (505) 983-1400 or go online to www.santafeworkshops.com.
Extensis releases Intel-Mac version of Portfolio 8
Extensis has released a free update to Portfolio 8 that adds native support for Intel-based Macintosh systems. The update supports Portfolio single-user, Portfolio Client, Portfolio Server, Portfolio NetPublish, Portfolio NetPublish for Server, Portfolio SQL-Connect and Portfolio Browser. This is a Macintosh only update. Registered owners of Portfolio 8 are eligible to receive the free upgrade immediately through the Extensis website.
Pete Turner to showcase at George Eastman House
From August 12, 2006, through February 4, 2007, the photographs of longtime ASMP member Pete Turner will be on display. The exhibition is titled “Pete Turner: Empowered by Color.” And at 6 pm on September 15, Turner will give a lecture titled “Fifty Years of Color” in the Dryden Theater. A book signing and reception will follow. GEH members get in free (and may bring two guests); the price to the public is $10, or $8 for students.
This fall, book publisher Rizzoli will release The Color of Jazz, highlighting memorable album covers that benefited from Turner’s quest for bold color. A significant number were the result of Turner’s collaboration with famed jazz producer Creed Taylor, who was the first to place Turner’s images in a musical context. The albums, many of which are out of print, include such greats as Count Basie, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Quincy Jones, Freddie Hubbard and Steely Dan. Hardcover price will be $45; contact Rizzoli for availability.