Author Archive
Get Inspired to Succeed – Clarion Call 2012
Posted: April 11th, 2012
If you’re eager to build a successful photography business, Selina Maitreya’s upcoming Clarion Call 2012 covers key steps to success in today’s commercial photography market. This free online program provides over 7 hours of up-to-the-minute information and time-tested advice. Selina has gathered an illustrious group of presenters including our very own contributors, Judy Herrmann and [...]
Things You Never Learned in School
Posted: March 2nd, 2012
The Agency Access Academy launched today with a free on-demand webinar, Things You Never Learned in School, presented by Amanda Sosa-Stone and Jennifer Kilberg. Learn how to build long-lasting client relationships and use marketing tools like cold calls and elevator speeches effectively. This webinar will be available for a limited time only, so register today.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Posted: February 27th, 2012
This week, we set our sights on the licensing and the future. We’ll explore this topic here on this blog and in the ninth webinar of The Future of Art & Commerce: What Users & Creators of Visual Content Need to Know in These Rapidly Changing Times, a series of free webinars jointly produced by [...]
A Valuable ASMP Member Benefit – FoundFolios
Posted: February 17th, 2012
Did you know that ASMP members get 15% off any FoundFolios membership? FoundFolios is a creative network where photographers can showcase their work to other creatives looking for talent. They offer great-looking portfolios and they back it up with marketing support! The news just got even more interesting this week with their launch of FoundPicks, a [...]
Tracking Image Licensing Rights – The Universal Solution
Posted: January 13th, 2012
[by Roger Feldman] Image rights holders and image users face a daunting challenge when it comes to managing licensed rights. Each year, untold thousands of rights managed, royalty free, and wholly owned images are licensed and used under vastly different terms and conditions, making the management and tracking of rights over time extremely difficult. Yet [...]
Why Your Photo Relicensing is a Miserable Failure
Posted: January 12th, 2012
[by Allen Murabayashi] We don’t need to rehash how the Getty’s industry consolidation, digital photography and microstock made it virtually impossible to be a full-time stock photographer. It’s easy to point the finger at Getty (and they undoubtedly deserve a few fingers), but digital photography alone would have shifted the pricing dynamics to what they [...]
Licensing Stock Imagery: Do You Like Roller Coasters?
Posted: January 11th, 2012
[by Patrick Donehue] If so, the next few years, with regard to image licensing and distribution, will be exciting and even an electrifying ride for you. It may also be a bit hair raising, but isn’t that part of this addictive game that we all play? The future of image licensing and distribution will continue [...]
Creating Sustainability
Posted: January 10th, 2012
Technological changes and the global recession have left the entire visual communications industry scrambling. Publishers, advertising agencies, corporations and all of us – the creators of the visual content they use – are struggling to redefine both the value of our offerings and how we monetize them. Examining Compensation Models for Visual Content, the sixth [...]
The Future of Art & Commerce
Posted: January 9th, 2012
This week, we turn our attention to “The Future of Art & Commerce: What Creators and Users of Visual Content Need to Know in these Rapidly Changing Times.” Jointly produced by the ASMP and Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) this series of 10 free webinars brings users and creators of visual content together for an in-depth [...]
Celebrating the Season
Posted: December 23rd, 2011
As the year draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to thank all of you for making this blog a success and wish you health, happiness and prosperity in the coming year. We welcome your suggestions for topics you’d like to see us cover in 2012. You can submit these as [...]
ASMP Continues Support for YPA
Posted: December 17th, 2011
Two exciting announcements for young photographers and those who support them: The American Society of Media Photographers has awarded a two year grant to the Young Photographers Alliance (YPA) to continue it’s Mentoring Program during 2012 & 2013. ASMP’s Education Director, Susan Carr, will bring her years of experience and passion for supporting the needs [...]
Great Gifts for Photographers
Posted: December 16th, 2011
The ASMP has recently launched an online store featuring gifts for anyone who loves photography. The site features nearly 50 fabulous books authored, edited or photographed by ASMP members. Offerings include instructional books to help you build a successful photography business, take better photographs, and master photography related technologies and techniques as well as art [...]
Giving Thanks
Posted: November 23rd, 2011
In the spirit of the days to come, we’d like to take a moment to give thanks. To our readers for making this work meaningful. To our contributors for providing inspiration, information and wisdom. To our vast and ever-changing profession for giving us good reasons to come together here and learn something new every day. [...]
Attention – Opportunity to Claim Unpaid Royalties!
Posted: November 17th, 2011
Authors Coalition of America, LLC (“ACA”), has identified a number of American Photographers and Illustrators who may be due royalty payments from non-U.S. sources. These royalties have been received to compensate authors for the foreign reprographic use of U.S. copyrighted materials. Please visit the ACA website at www.authorscoalition.org and click on the Individual Author Distributions [...]
Be Part of the Solution
Posted: November 14th, 2011
The 15 members of the ASMP National Board will meet this weekend to discuss and debate the issues facing our Society and our industry. Like all good leaders, they welcome your participation and invite you to send feedback, suggestions, ideas and proposals for review and consideration. The meeting starts Friday, November 18th so be sure [...]
Join ASMP at Photo Plus Expo
Posted: October 26th, 2011
ASMP invites you to join us at Photo Plus Expo in New York’s Jacob Javits Center, Today through Saturday. Visit our booth (#1276) where we’ll have representatives from the U.S. Copyright Office available to answer your questions. Members can also sign up for free consultations with industry experts and consultants. Attend our sponsored seminars, where [...]
ASMP Seminars Launched
Posted: September 29th, 2011
We’ve set our sights on industry trends this week and you will not find better information and tools for staying on top our changing industry than the 2011-2012 ASMP Seminars. This year, ASMP offers 4 invaluable programs from outstanding veteran SB3 speakers: Blake Discher, Tom Kennedy, Jay Kinghorn, and Colleen Wainwright: The Agile Photographer: A Multimedia [...]
