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September 2006
ASMP to present seminar series at Apple stores
ASMP will present a seminar series by 18 extraordinary member photographers this fall and winter. The talks, to be held at the Apple Stores in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, are part of Apple Computer’s Pro Sessions event series. Mark your calendars, coordinate your schedules! More info.
On September 25, the first three in the series will take place. The downtown Chicago Apple store will feature Victor Skrebneski, whose diverse body of work has included everything from wildly inventive fashion images as the exclusive photographer for Estee Lauder, to starkly revealing portraits and haunting cityscapes. On the same day, the San Francisco Apple store near Union Square will play host to Morton Beebe, who has covered the world, combining advertising assignments for his corporate clients with editorial assignments for Travel & Leisure, National Geographic and others. And in the New York Apple store on Prince St. will be Jay Maisel, whose name has become synonymous with vibrant color photography that uses light and gesture to create countless unforgettable images for advertising, editorial and corporate communications.
At each session, the presenter will show slides and talk about portfolio marketing, assessing the needs of photo editors, and ways of succeeding in this challenging field. Admission is free and open to the public; space is on a first-come first-served basis.
Further events in the series are set for the same places in October and November:
New York City:
Michael Furman October 23
Chase Jarvis Nov. 20
Chicago:
Steve Grubman Oct 23
Nick Vedros Nov. 20
San Francisco:
David Hume Kennerly Oct. 30
Robert Beck Nov. 27
Full details of the fall seminar series are posted on Apple’s web site at www.apple.com/go/asmp. A winter seminar series will begin in January at the same locations; the dates and names of speakers will be announced later.
In memoriam: Marion E Warren
Life member Marion Warren, a visual historian of Chesapeake Bay culture and environs, died on September 8, 2006. He was 86 years old. He is survived by a son, Paul Donald Warren; two daughters, Nancy Warren Atkinson and Mame Warren; six grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Although he would become known as “the Ansel Adams of the Chesapeake,” Warren was born on the Montana prairy and spent boyhood years in Missouri. He took photography classes at Washington University in St. Louis and, when World War II broke out, he was assigned to a Navy photography unit near Washington, DC. He married Mary Giblin, a Navy WAVE, in 1943. After the war, the couple moved to Annapolis and operated a portrait and commercial photography studio in their basement.
Starting in 1970, he published several books on Maryland and waterfront topics. During the 1980s, Warren spent 10 years documenting the lives of the Bay’s watermen and, in 1994, he published a book titled Bringing Back the Bay (with his daughter Mame as coauthor) that became a classic.
The family suggests that memorial gifts may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center or to Hospice of the Chesapeake, both located in Annapolis, MD. Condolences may be forwarded via www.mewarren.com.
An Exhibition Opening and Celebration of Mr. Warren’s life will be held at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (801 Chase Street, Annapolis MD) on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.
There is a nice appreciation of Warren’s life in the Baltimore Sun for September 10, 2006. You can see some of his pictures at the Autumn Publishing site.
The Migrant Project exhibit opens in Dallas
A photographic exhibit, The Migrant Project by Rick Nahmias, will be at the Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, September 5th-30th. Nahmias spent over a year in the Central Valley of California photographing images of the migrant workers who support our food system. This acclaimed exhibition includes images that have been presented on the floor of the United States Congress and are now part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution.
The Migrant Project was funded in part by seed grants from California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., U.C. Berkeley’s Center for Latino Policy Research and The Kurz Family Foundation, with G.L.E.A.N. serving as the project’s fiscal sponsor. The exhibit is supported by the City of Dallas’s Office of Cultural Affairs, with additional support from National Rural Funders Collaborative and the Dallas Farmers Market Friends.
Exhibition: Anatomy of the Obese: Where Bones Don’t Show
Student member Erica Schwarz will be featured at Philadelphia’s Gallery 1125, as part of a graduation exhibition for the Art Institute of Philadelphia. The opening will take place on Friday, Sept. 15, 6-9 pm at 1125 Federal Street, Phila PA. For information or daytime appointments, call (215) 551-1593.
Adobe road show teams famous photographer with Photoshop guru
ASMP members are invited to one of the free lectures and seminars given by a world-class photographer and an Adobe expert as they share insights on photography and the digital workflow.
Hear from world-class photographer Colin Finlay and learn more about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (a new application for importing, managing, developing and showcasing large photo collections) at 25 universities across the US. On the first day or evening, Finlay will share his 17-year career as a photographer, including commercial work as well as documentation of social issues such as wars and famine. The following day, Adobe’s Senior Evangelist Julieanne Kost will provide an in-depth seminar on using Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom to support a digital workflow in digital imaging software.
- Sept. 5-6, Lansing Community College, Lansing, Mich.
- Sept. 7-8, Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas
- Sept. 11-12, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif.
- Sept. 13-14, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Calif.
- Sept. 15-16, Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Sept. 18-19, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Calif.
- Sept. 20-21, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Calif.
- Sept. 26-27, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
- Sept. 28-29, Syracuse University, The Newhouse School of Communications, Syracuse, N.Y.
- Oct. 5-6, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- Oct. 9-10, Antonelli Institute, near Philadelphia, Pa.
- Oct 11-12, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Oct. 16-17, Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
- Oct. 18-19, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Oct 23-24, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, N.Y.
- Oct. 27, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York City, N.Y.
- Oct. 28, Parsons - The New School for Design, New York City, N.Y.
- Nov. 6-7, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
- Nov 15-16, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
- Nov. 27-28, New England School of Photography, Boston, Mass.
- Nov. 29-30, Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turner’s Falls, Mass.
- Dec 4-5, Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, Wash.
- Dec 7-8, School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York
For more detailed information please visit www.projectphotoshoplightroom.com. There is no need to register, and attendance is free.
Carl Zeiss brings new products to North America
The Camera Lens division of Carl Zeiss is introducing several new Ikon products to the North American market:
Superwide 35mm camera, designed for Zeiss wide angle lenses such as the Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZM or one of the Biogon T* types. It will list for $999, available in October.
C-Sonnar T* 1.5/50 ZM, an update of the original Sonnar 1.5/5.0 for Contax II rangefinder cameras, to list for $1,063.
the ZF line of lenses for Nikon SLR and Sinar m cameras. The 1.4/50 and 1.4/85 ZF lenses list for $624.00 and $1,249.00 respectively. More lenses will be announced at the Photokina show, September 26-29.
In addition, Zeiss said that it is setting up its own sales and marketing organization for North America in order to provide better support for its network of dealers.
Louisiana photo competition begins
Louisiana Photographic Arts has opened its annual Fall Competition — this year’s proceeds to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims and Habitat for Humanity. Prizes are awarded separately for color or b&w photos in three categories: photo-journalism, nature, and an open category.
The requirements are few: It’s open to all photographers, with no theme or subject limitations.You can enter as many images as you please, including published works if you retained this right. And you can send slides (in plastic slide sheets, but not glass mounts) or prints (sizes from 5x7 up to 16x20). The rules seem to suggest that digital files should be printed out for submission. Please do not send originals, and you are responsible for insurance.
The entry fee is $20 for up to four entries, and the deadline is December 1.
More information is on the Louisiana Photographic Arts web site.
‘Reflections’ by Caponigro at Hallmark Museum
Photographer and digital print artist John Paul Caponigro will exhibit thirty-six images of his large-scale color work at the Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography in Turners Falls, MA, from September 28th thru December 17th.
The prints are drawn from two recent series: “New Work, 2005” and “Exhalations” completed in 2006. Working with traditional film, he often alters the resulting images using the digital platform to de-emphasize, enhance or change specific colors, or to add, delete or combine pictorial elements. Caponigro is internationally recognized as a pioneer in developing many of the techniques employed in producing the images in this exhibit.
Working primarily in what he terms “wastelands,” his work is a call for recognition of the connection between humankind and our fragile earth. His images reveal the beauty that is inherent to the natural world but overlooked or lost to inattention, and it’s the strength of this beauty that Caponigro finds so regenerative to the human spirit and an inspiration for hope.
The museum will host an Artist’s Reception, with live music and hors d’oeuvres on Saturday, September 30th, from 1 to 7 pm; and, from 7:15 to 8:45 an illustrated Artist’s Talk, with refreshments. All events are free and parking is available at no charge. The exhibition and Artist’s Reception will be held at the museum, located at 85 Avenue A, in downtown Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The evening Artist’s Talk will take place in the lecture hall at Hallmark Institute of Photography, Industrial Boulevard, Turners Falls.
More information about John Paul Caponigro can be found on his web site. Additional information about the exhibition may be obtained by contacting laurie@hmcp.org or by phoning 413.863.0009.
Stock Artists Alliance active on next generation of rights-based icensing
Stock Artists Alliance reports that Getty Images has revised its “rights ready” model in response to concerns voiced by SAA and photographers about the unlimited license term originally proposed by the company. The rights ready agreement, launched in late August in the new Riser collection, now has a ten-year term limit. While SAA had urged Getty to cap licenses at five years or less, this revision has addressed the organization’s chief concern about tying up images for an indefinite future.
Simplified licensing models will also pave the way for industry standardization. As a member of PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System, SAA actively supports the work of the industry-wide Coalition to create and develop industry standards for image licensing. Currently, SAA Executive Director Betsy Reid chairs a PLUS committee that has, in consultation with various organizations and stakeholders, developed a series of universal license packages for use in image licensing. The packages include simplified options for duration and region. Once approved by PLUS Coalition members later this year, PLUS License Packs will be released as an international image licensing standard.
Founded in 2002, SAA has emerged as an outspoken advocate for stock photographers seeking to maintain the value of their intellectual property in a rapidly changing business environment. SAA stresses the need for the stock photography industry to be innovative in developing stock licensing models that meet the needs of all participants - photographers, distributors and photo buyers.
Studio Photography features Robert Reck
ASMP member Robert Reck is featured in the current issue of Studio Photography. A nice write-up, cover photo and nine images inside make for an impressive article. Congratulations, Robert!
Kevin Ames to teach Pro Digital Workflow Seminar Series
Still trying to strike the balance of efficient digital photography workflow and ending up with high-quality results? Blue Pixel presents the Pro Digital Workflow Tour with Kevin Ames. Beginning Sunday, September 17 in Washington, DC, talented digital photographer and author Kevin Ames will teach professional and advanced amateur photographers how to get the most out of their digital photography using the fewest steps for the least amount of work, by improving their digital workflow.
Hitting 16 cities in 2006-2007, this one-day seminar is designed to take professionals and advanced amateurs through the process that comes after the photo has been captured — including downloading and renaming images, adding metadata, backing up photos to bulletproof archives, color management, cataloging, distribution and printing. Every step of the process will be discussed and explained in detail so attendees can improve their own digital imaging experience and get back behind their viewfinders and away from their computers.
Full details of course content, dates and locations, and registration screens are on the Blue Pixel site. The cost to attend is $149.00 if you register in advance, or $169.00 for at-the-door registration.