Strictly Business Webinar Series
The Strictly Business Webinar Series will provide information and insight to members on the latest business development, legal, and technical topics by industry experts relevant to the current trends impacting visual creators in the still and motion photography industries.
Upcoming WebinarsÂ
TECH TALK: Keywording Alternatives for Photography  with Henrik de Gyor – June 28 @ 9amPT/12pmET
Whether we look through our office or on a website, metadata is considered a need in order to find digital photographs in a timely manner today. Henrik will look at the challenges photographers face with adding metadata to digital photographs in order to make these more searchable and sellable today. He will also look at some alternatives by comparing human-generated keywording services and machine-generated image recognition available today.
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ASMP TALK: Still to Motion with Award-winning Nat Geo Explorer/Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster – September 13 @ 9amPT/12pmET
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Webinar Archives
View previously recorded webinars listed below. Access to previously recorded webinars available only to ASMP members.
TECH TALK: Promoting Your Work on Instagram May 17, 2017
ASMP Executive Director, Tom Kennedy, introduces ASMP Pros – Mark Meyer, Alaska Chapter President, and Hannele Lahti former Washington DC Chapter President for a discussion about how they are currently leveraging Instagram to promote their work. Learn more about promoting your work on Instagram.
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TECH TALK: Rights Management with Henrik de Gyor   April 19, 2017
Consultant, podcaster, and writer, Henrik de Gyor addresses Rights Management. Diving into the world of Rights Management, Henrik discusses the standards, services, and technologies that can help enforce, track, monitor, and monetize rights for many creative and media professionals. The Tech Talk discussion looks well beyond copyright and Digital Rights Management (DRM), and Henrik opens up the discussion to include a Q&A with webinar attendees.
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LEGAL TALK: Contracts with Nathan Hoerschelmann   March 29, 2017
ASMP Executive Director, Tom Kennedy, and ASMP Legal Advisor and Seattle Attorney, Nathan Hoerschelmann, discuss the various elements of a contract that photographers are presented with on a daily basis when negotiating agreements with clients or other parties in the freelance forums of the still and motion industries. Learn how to recognize the difference between a good and a bad contract.
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ASMP TALK: Freelancing with Todd Bigelow   February 21, 2017
In the 90 minute webinar, ASMP Executive Director, Tom Kennedy, interviews LA-based freelance photographer, Todd Bigelow, about the many issues – building a portfolio, making client connections, licensing, protecting your works – facing freelance photographers in today’s fast-paced, tumultuous times. Following the one-on-one interview, Tom opens up the discussion with Todd to include a Q&A with webinar attendees.
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LEGAL TALK: Works for Hire with Thomas Maddrey – January 8, 2017
Photographer and Dallas attorney, Thomas Maddrey, will address “Copyright and Works for Hire” in this Strictly Business webinar. Mr. Maddrey will discuss issues related to copyright and works for hire, followed by a Q&A with webinar attendees. Members are invited to submit topic-related questions prior to the webinar, so that Mr. Maddrey can address issues of concern to ASMP members during the presentation. Pre-webinar questions can be submitted to legal@asmp.org. Read Mr. Maddrey’s recent Strictly Business blog on Works for Hire.
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TECH TALK: Drones with Sally French, The Drone Girl – December 7, 2016
Named one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Drones, Sally French discusses how photographers and filmmakers can incorporate drones into their work, explains the legal landscape of drones and how photographers, what qualities to look for when purchasing a drone, and important safety features.
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Additional ASMP Webinar Archives
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Business as unUsual
This webinar series focuses on the business side of the photo business. From marketing and sales to pricing and negotiating, we provide the experts, you provide the questions. Members and non-Members can register for live webinars and get online access to recorded webinars.
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Downloadable Webinar Recordings
ASMP members can access recorded Business as unUsual and evolution/revolution webinars whenever and wherever without internet access by downloading free MP4 files. (Requires member password.)
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