DC Photographers Resource

A week in Palm Springs California, where you can study with famous working photographers like Nigel Parry, David Muench, Ron Haviv, Keith Carter, Robert Maxwell, Shelby Lee Adams and others. Show your work to over 120 industry influencers from both art & commerce. Attend in-depth seminars on subjects ranging from advanced Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture and Silver Effex Pro to the Business of Photography, Copyright and Model Releases, Digital Printing, Digital Asset Management and more.

Get the discount code from the PSPF page in ASMP’s Member Benefits list. Then visit http://2012.palmspringsphotofestival.com/ to get all the details and register today.

Need to know more about video? This one-day online seminar may be just the ticket.

Video Storytelling with the Pros
Lighting, Writing and Surviving

Prepared by NPPA and Poynter, it is a full day of instruction, featuring an impressive lineup of speakers who are tops in videojournalism. Unlike many online seminars, this one is geared for the professional.

The initial broadcast will be October 15, 2011. All presentations will be taped and available for review at any time.

Cost is $65. For full details, visit http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/workshops_and_seminars/video_storytelling_with_the_pros/.

Upcoming ASMPDC Event

When:
Thursday, May 12, 2011
6:30pm Social & refreshments
7:00 pm Presentation begins

Where:
CDIA-BU (Georgetown)
1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW
Washington, DC 20007

Fee:
ASMP Members: $10
Professional Organization Members (APA, ASPP, WHNPA, WPOW): $10
Non-Members: $20
Students: $5

An evening with leading Lightroom expert Jerry Courvoisier as he shows the ins and outs of leveraging your images to promote your business.

Jerry will walk through the ways to use LIghtroom to do just that:

*Creating and managing Publish Collections
*Using LIghtroom to promote your business
*Using Lightroom as a client presentation tool

Jerry Courvoisier is a leading expert in digital imaging technologies. Based out of Santa Fe, NM, Jerry teaches at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, the National Geographic Expeditions “on assignment” series, and conducts his own nationwide series of Lightroom workshops.

Don’t miss this important presentation.

http://www.jerrycourvoisier.com

An Evening with Richard Harrington of Rhed Pixel

The author of From Still to Motion: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Video with Your DSLR

When:
April 5, 2011 6:30 pm Doors open; 7-9:30 pm Program

Where:
Rhed Pixel
180 South Washinton St. #210
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-531-1325

Fee:
ASMP Members: $10
Professional Organization Members (APA, ASPP, WHNPA, WPOW): $10
Non-Members: $20
Students: $5

Have you started exploring this powerful tool? Come and develop a blueprint for your transition to the world of video production, the next great frontier for still photographers. Richard will address:

Planning
Pre-production
Field work – audio
Post production – workflow
How do we introduce this new tool to our clients?

Click here for more information and to register

February 8 (6:30-8:30)
Local 16 Restaurant
1602 U Street Northwest Washington D.C., DC 20009

Join your fellow ASMP-DC members and photographers for an evening social at Local 16 Restaurant. Wine and beer are on the house and we will provide light appetizers for you to enjoy. Catch up with your peers and see who else will be attending the Strictly Business 3 in Philly later in the month!

Richard Anderson, Peter Krogh and many others at ASMP have been diligently working on dpBestflow and it’s ready to go public.  I’ve done a good deal of work with Richard on standards and workflow and I Tech Edited two books on Digital Asset Management for Peter.  I know these guys pretty well, and they do know what they are talking about when it comes to DP workflow.

The Launch Party is taking place as part of Foto-Week.

REGISTER NOW
This event is FREE, but please register to reserve a seat.
Pre-registration required to be eligible for door prizes.

The product of two years of extensive research, dpBestflow offers the latest in digital imaging best practices for maintaining the quality and integrity of your images. dpBestflow is the product of United States Library of Congress-funded research through its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.

This special evening will offer a short presentation by dpBestflow educators Judy Herrmann and Jay Kinghorn, as well as an introduction by Richard Anderson, Project Director, and Peter Krogh, Senior Project Manager. Special guests include Carolyn Arms, Phil Michel, Carl Fleishhauer, and Martha Anderson of the Library of Congress Management Team, as well as Patti Russotti, Richard Kelly and Eugene Mopsik.

FULL DETAILS

When:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.

Where:
Navy Memorial Auditorium, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC

I’ve had many occasions over the years to spend time with Blake and hear him lecture on search engine positioning and business practice. He’s excellent!  He understands the business at a profound level and can convey that information articulately.  Blake’s fireflystudions.com website has been the top Google position for “Detroit Photographers” for as long as I’ve known him. He’s speaking for ASMP DC on Negotiating:

When:
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.

Where:
Glen Echo Park, Arcade Building, 2nd floor classroom
Bethesda, MD

More Details: http://www.asmp.org/asmp-seminar-negotiating