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Grow Your Business and Save!
Posted: May 13th, 2013
ASMP has lined up some great opportunities for you to get the tools you need to succeed. Join us at: Chicago: May 20 – 21 Atlantic City: June 3 – 4 Los Angeles: July 15 – 16 Las Vegas: August 5 – 6 ALERT: The first 50 ASMP members to register for On the Road [...]
Expand Your Horizons!
Posted: April 22nd, 2013
This Spring, join ASMP for some fantastic opportunities to grow your business, your skills and your reach! April 24, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern / 10:00 – 11:00 pacific Register Today for this Online Event Our April Business as unUsual webinar features Frank Meo of The Photo Closer. For over 25 years, Frank has [...]
ASMP in Motion
Posted: April 15th, 2013
[by Eugene Mopsik] For the third consecutive year ASMP/ASMP Motion has participated in the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) annual trade show in Las Vegas. Over 100,000 attendees with acres of exhibits! We have a booth primarily showcasing the advantages of ASMP Motion – our Motion specialty group - and we provide educational programing on [...]
Your Source for Education and Inspiration!
Posted: April 1st, 2013
This month and next, ASMP is offering lots of opportunities to express your vision and expand your horizons. We invite you to be part of these exciting industry events! Calling all ASMP Members! Submission Deadline: May 1, 2013 Place your images — and your business — front and center in the photo world by submitting [...]
Photographers’ Self-Promotion
Posted: March 25th, 2013
Join us this Wednesday, March 27 at 1:00 pm eastern for some candid insights into photographers’ self-promotion! For over 20 years, Michael Bilbrey has hired and worked with countless photographers to develop advertising campaigns for Leo Burnett – the 9th largest global ad agency and one of the most awarded creative communications companies in the [...]
ASMP Members save over $300 on WPPI!
Posted: March 4th, 2013
WPPI is offering ASMP Members a special discount on the full conference registration package. For just $95 you get: Access to all Platform Classes — over 100 classes to choose from (including 4 ASMP sponsored programs) Special evening networking events 3-day admission to the biggest Expo for wedding and portrait photographers (March 11-13) Entry to [...]
20 Ways to Improve Your Photography Business
Posted: March 4th, 2013
This month and next, ASMP is offering over 20 fantastic seminars for student, emerging and established professionals across the country. Join us in March at: ASMP Seminars at B&H Photo’s Event Space The ASMP is sponsoring two programs by ASMP Educators at the B&H Photo Event Space in March. Thomas Werner will present The Business [...]
Business as unUsual – Rescheduled!
Posted: February 25th, 2013
ASMP’s February Business as unUsual Webinar is moving to March 27th! Due to unforeseen circumstances our guest, Michael Bilbrey, Sr. Production Consultant for Leo Burnett USA, will not be able to participate this Wednesday. Join us instead on: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern / 10:00 – 11:00 am pacific Plus 30 [...]
Grow or Die!
Posted: February 11th, 2013
The ASMP has been busy developing a host of opportunities to help you grow your business in the next couple of months. Join us online and in person: On your computer, tablet or smartphone: February 27 1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern / 10:00-11:00 am pacific Our February Business as unUsual webinar features Michael Bilbrey , Senior [...]
Join the Conversation!
Posted: January 21st, 2013
During the last 10 days of January, ASMP is starting some great conversations you’ll want to be a part of. Join us: In Los Angeles at Photo LA January 21 (that’s today!) 3:30 – 5:00 pm pacific Sustainable Business Models: Continuing the Conversation Building on ASMP’s acclaimed Symposium, Sustainable Business Models: Issues & Trends Facing [...]
Expanding Your Horizons
Posted: January 2nd, 2013
This month brings several opportunities to explore new services, new business models and new ways of looking at your business. ASMP invites you to join us at: TAP! 2013 – January 8 – 11, 2013 – ASMP Members save $250.00! Today, you have a unique opportunity to use new publication and distribution tools to grow [...]
Ring Out the Old…Ring In the New
Posted: December 24th, 2012
The ASMP Strictly Business team will be taking this week off to celebrate the holidays. We hope that you are doing the same! You may have noticed a few differences around here this past month: Irene Owsley and Bruce Katz, both members of the ASMP National Board joined our blog as new contributors. One of [...]
ASMP Speaks Out on Instagram Terms
Posted: December 20th, 2012
On December 17, Instagram announced new Terms of Service that would include allowing the company to use uploaded photos in its own advertising. The new language also appeared to allow Instagram to use uploaded images in third-party ads — earning money for Instagram — with no compensation to the photographer. The photo community’s negative reaction [...]
Back Up Your Work Offsite
Posted: December 12th, 2012
[Guest Contributor: Jason Gardner] In this digital age, backing up files is important. In all the seminars and workshops about workflow, I’ve been exhorted, begged, pleaded — “backup your work!” Remember the 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite. See dpBestflow.org for a detailed explanation. I had done the 3 and the 2, [...]
Successful Stock Licensing
Posted: December 10th, 2012
Join us this Wednesday, December 12 at 1:00 pm eastern for some candid insights into licensing your photos as stock. Despite the ongoing rumors of its demise, the licensing of stock imagery still generates billions of dollars world-wide. Blend Images, a photographer owned cooperative agency has successfully adapted to the dramatic changes that have hit [...]
Taking Risks
Posted: November 26th, 2012
This week we turn our attention to risk taking. Itself a risky topic, we remind you that the opinions, experiences and advice provided by our contributors may not work for everyone. Use your own best judgment to find the best path for you and your business.
With Thanks
Posted: November 22nd, 2012
Today, those of us in the United States are celebrating Thanksgiving – a day for friends and family to come together and focus on all we have to be grateful for. We give thanks to you, our readers, for giving purpose to this work and to our contributors, for their tireless efforts to help their [...]
Big Ideas Coming Your Way
Posted: November 7th, 2012
Business as unUsual – on a computer or device near you November 7, 2012 (Today!) Join us today at 1:00 pm eastern for our inaugural Business as unUsual webinar featuring Mary Virginia Swanson. Packed with visual examples, this interactive program will help you grow your business by developing and presenting a cohesive vision to a [...]
Join ASMP at Photo Plus Expo This Week!
Posted: October 22nd, 2012
ASMP invites you to join us at the PDN/Photo Plus Expo October 24-27 in New York City’s Jacob Javits Center. We hope you’ll take advantage of our many offerings there: ASMP’s Annual Meeting will be held October 24th, 4 pm, in Room 1E07 of the Javits Center. In addition to updates about ASMP activities, Members [...]
5 Things You Can Do Tomorrow
Posted: October 12th, 2012
The third and final panel discussion at the ASMP Symposium, concluded with a question tweeted by Livestream attendee, Gale Zucker, who asked the panelists to suggest 3 steps photographers could “take tomorrow to succeed, grow or sustain their business.” You’ll find their complete answers in the recording from the livestreamed event. “Have a strategy for [...]
Marketing to Marketers
Posted: October 11th, 2012
The following quotes come from the first 15 minutes of the panel discussion Current Distribution Models that Offer Compensation to Creators. Are these the answers? from the ASMP Symposium. The implications apply equally to our own businesses and those of our clients. “The way that we deliver information to our readers is varied…digitally, online on [...]
Photographers as Visual Assets Experts
Posted: October 9th, 2012
[by Jan Klier] I attended the ASMP Symposium on Sustainable Business Models at The Times Center – a wonderful conversation within the commercial photo industry on how to deal with the rapidly changing market conditions and maintain a sustainable commercial photography business. Speakers ranged from experienced photographers like Andy Batt and Gail Mooney to art [...]
A-ha Moments Worth Sharing
Posted: October 3rd, 2012
“Camera’s are pencils. Everybody has one. It’s what you do with it…” ~ Rob Haggart, aphotoeditor.com – Rob Penner, RobPennerPhotography.com “Free is not a business model.” “Photographers are all ‘lone wolves’ and getting them to collaborate is very difficult.” “Your Art will endure long after current business websites are gone.” – Carl Vernlund, vernlund.com My [...]
Step 1: Find Your Vision
Posted: October 2nd, 2012
The following quotes come from the first 15 minutes of the ASMP Symposium session entitled “A Candid Discussion with Working Pros: Have They Found the Answers?”, moderated by Jay Kinghorn. We hope these quotes entice you to watch (or rewatch) the event and invite you to share your Symposium a-ha moments by emailing blog@ASMP.org. “It’s [...]
ASMP Symposium: Today.
Posted: September 27th, 2012
9:00 am – 3:30 pm (Eastern) Join the discussion: Live. Live Stream. TWUBS #SBMS2012
Small Changes Taken Together
Posted: September 25th, 2012
Therese Gietler, producer and manager of AndyBATT Studio, serves as a panelist for the session “A Candid Discussion with Working Pros. Have they found the answers?” during ASMP’s Symposium this Thursday. In person attendees can register here. Registration is not required for the live stream presentation. There are days that I love my job, and [...]
The Meeting…
Posted: September 20th, 2012
Liz Miller-Gershfeld, VP, Sr. Art Producer at Energy BBDO, brings nearly 20 years of experience producing award-winning advertising to ASMP’s September 27th Symposium where she will serve as a panelist for the session “Current Distribution Models that Offer Compensation to Creators. Are these the answers?” In person attendees can register here. Registration is not [...]
Sustainable Business Models
Posted: September 19th, 2012
CEO of VII Photo, Stephen Mayes has had a long and illustrious career as a leader in the stock licensing arena. Stephen will serve as a panelist for the session “The Challenge: Sustainable and Ongoing Creator Compensation” during ASMP’s September 27th Symposium. In person attendees can register here. Registration is not required for the live [...]
Join ASMP at DV West and Save!
Posted: September 17th, 2012
ASMP invites you to be our guest at Digital Video Expo, September 19 – 21, 2012 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Register online with code EXH to receive a free exhibit hall pass (a $25 value) and $50 off the LA Post | Production Conference, co-located at DV Expo. ASMP Members: Use our Member Benefits [...]
Business Evolution
Posted: September 14th, 2012
Andy Batt, a photographer working with both still and motion imagery will serve as a panelist for the session “A Candid Discussion with Working Pros. Have they found the answers?” during ASMP’s September 27th Symposium. In person attendees can register here. Registration is not required for the live stream presentation. Our current business model is [...]
Collective Rights Management
Posted: September 13th, 2012
CEO of the Copyright Licensing Agency, Kevin Fitzgerald, has also worked as a publisher and writer. Kevin will serve as a panelist for the session “The Challenge: Sustainable and Ongoing Creator Compensation” during ASMP’s September 27th Symposium. In person attendees can register here. Registration is not required for the live stream presentation. A key barrier [...]
What an Indie Rockstar Can Teach Photographers
Posted: September 12th, 2012
By providing a user friendly and feature rich technological infrastructure, PhotoShelter, allows creators to license existing imagery independently. PhotoShelter Co-Founder and Chairman, Allen Murabayashi, will serve as a panelist for the session “Current Distribution Models that Offer Compensation to Creators. Are these the answers?” during ASMP’s September 27th Symposium. In person attendees can register here. [...]
Sustainable Business Models & Markets
Posted: September 10th, 2012
On September 27, 2012, the ASMP will launch its second Symposium and a new book, The ASMP Guide to New Markets in Photography. For the next three weeks, we will post contributions from the speakers, organizers and contributors to both of these ground-breaking initiatives. This series begins today with comments from ASMP’s Executive Director, Eugene [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2012
“You must be dedicated to finding your own vision and, to do that, you must make the photographs. There is no easy button to push in becoming an artist; and there is no one size fits all formula for success. It is personal and it is work.” ~Susan Carr The Art and Business of [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2012
© Susan Carr This week, we celebrate Susan Carr’s life and honor her work by posting a photograph each day from Susan’s Intimate Histories:The Power of Place and Significance of Home. Between 2000 and 2009, Susan created these evocative portraits of homes in which the same family or individual had lived for 40 years [...]
In Memoriam: Susan Carr
Posted: September 4th, 2012
© Susan Carr “To find your calling is a gift. A purpose provides the drive to pursue excellence along with an unwavering belief that your work is of value. When you can take this resolve and turn it into a vocation you achieve a rare and extraordinary feat.” ~ Susan Carr, “The Art and [...]
The Future of Your Creative Rights
Posted: August 20th, 2012
Mark your calendar for this free online event: Wednesday, August 29th at 12 pm pacific/3 pm eastern One week from Wednesday, chasejarvisLIVE in collaboration with ASMP presents: The Future of Your Creative Rights: the Good, Bad and Ugly Trends for Photographers in the New Media and How to Make it All work for You This [...]
Save the Date: Luminance 2012
Posted: August 13th, 2012
September in New York just keeps getting better! In addition to the ASMP Symposium at The TimesCenter in New York on September 27, we are looking forward to Luminance 2012: A Very Different Photography Event, September 12-13 at the BMCC TriBeCa Performing Arts Center. Created by PhotoShelter, Luminance promises insights into the trends, innovations and [...]
Save the Date: ASMP Symposium
Posted: August 9th, 2012
Don’t miss ASMP’s Upcoming Symposium featuring: A Candid Discussion with Working Pros Panelists: – Andy Batt and Therese Geitler (AndyBATT Studio) – Ron Haviv (VII) – Gail Mooney (Kelly Mooney Productions) Moderated by: Jay Kinghorn (Kinghorn Visual) Current Distribution Models that Offer Compensation to Creators Panelists: – Liz Miller-Gershfeld (BBDO) – Allen Murabayashi (PhotoShelter) – [...]
Inexpensive Photo Cards Offer Big Returns
Posted: July 18th, 2012
[by Rosh Sillars] Photo cards printed at the local lab made my career in the early 2000s. They are still valuable today. I can explain what I do, but until someone really sees my images on a photo card, they really have no idea of my style or quality of work. Yes, we have iPads [...]
ASMP App Support
Posted: July 13th, 2012
We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who has taken the time to send us feedback on the new ASMP Releases app. We want to hear from you! To make it easier, we’ve created a handy online form that lets you report bugs or request new features for both our Apps: ASMP Releases [...]
Introducing ASMP’s New Releases App
Posted: July 9th, 2012
Managing model and property releases just got a whole lot easier with ASMP’s new free Releases App. The initial version will work on iPhones and iPads but versions for Android and other platforms are in the works. Available for download through the App store, ASMP Releases is the “must-have” app for photographers working in all [...]
Independence for All
Posted: July 2nd, 2012
For the editorial team here at the ASMP Strictly Business Blog, Independence Day has special meaning. We believe in the power of independent creators and do our best to provide the information you need to grow your business and hone your craft. We welcome your input. Help us help you by letting us know what [...]
Join ASMP at DV Expo East – This Wednesday
Posted: June 18th, 2012
If you’re in New York this Wednesday and you’re interested in honing your digital video skills, be sure to attend DV Expo East! The premier destination for content creation professionals, DV Expo East offers you the opportunity to explore the latest technologies, learn from world class professionals and connect with peers who share the same [...]
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 [...]
