DC Photographers Resource

Washington, DC
Friday, December 2, 2011

Only 1 Week Left to Register!

Don’t miss your chance to see the most requested, most anticipated live tour of 2011!

Lighting expert Scott Kelby brings one of his all-time most popular online classes to life in this amazing day where you learn it all; the lighting, the shooting, and the retouching, all live as it happens.

You’ll see everything unfold from scratch in each session, as Scott starts with an empty stage, and then puts together the lighting for a live portrait shoot. You’ll learn the same lighting setups, shooting techniques, and portrait retouching effects used by today’s top pros.

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October 27th: Behind the Photographer’s Lens. An Oral History Project in conjunction with American University

Come be a part of the studio audience! Here’s a wonderful opportunity to listen in on exciting in-depth interviews with some of DC’s legendary photographers.  Admission is free. For more information email larrylevin@verizon.net.

November 7th: The Power of Photography: The Passion to Create and Connect

Join ASPP for an exciting evening of multimedia presentations by two world-renowed and award-winning National Geographic Photographers: Ira Block and David Doubliet. For tickets and information visit www.artisphere.com.

November 12th: What’s Next: A Panel Discussion on the Future of the Photography Business

Don’t miss this fantastic event! This one-day seminar will provide stimulating discussion, thought provoking dialogue, meaningful connections and ideas worth investigating about your photography business. Whether you are a seasoned or considering a new photography career, come listen and participate. For tickets and information visit www.artisphere.com.

January 15th: DC/South Holiday Party at Barrel Oak Vineyard

Raise a glass at ASPP’s annual holiday party! Enjoy some local wine and mingle with your fellow members at Barrel Oak Vineyard in Delaplane, Virginia. Free to members!

January 28th: Lightroom Workshop

If you use Lightroom, or are thinking about transitioning to Lightroom, then you want to attend this informative workshop. Board Member and local photographer, Jeff Mauritzen leads this 2-hour class that will leave you feeling confident and ready to take on the next job. Limited space! RSVP info coming soon.

Understanding how to put copyright to work for you is crucial to your success as a photographer.  Predatory image rights demands and widespread image theft can leave a photographer’s business in jeopardy.  Don’t let this happen to you.  Learn what you need to succeed.

Knowledge Is Power

Join creative consultant Debra Weiss for an informative and entertaining program that will inspire and empower.

Topics to be discussed include:

What To Do When Your Image Has Been Infringed
Fair Use: Is It Ever Really Fair?
Putting Copyright To Work For You

FOTOWEEK DC – Saturday, November 5, 2011, 3:00 pm

FotoWeek CENTRAL

1800 L Street NW

Washington D.C. Northwest

This Event is abbreviated from the nationally acclaimed, full day Copyright: Know It or Blow It

It is Free and Open to All

We at DC Photographers are big fans of Ben Willmore. He’s an excellent photographer and a master digital imaging technician.  Check him out on www.WhereIsBen.com.

COMING TO:
Washington, DC
Wenesday, May 25, 2011

Photography & Adobe Photoshop CS5: From Focus to Finished is guaranteed to take your photography and Photoshop CS5 skills to a whole new level! This tour puts it all together, from beginning to end and step-by-step with five cutting-edge sessions packed with the most requested, and sought-after tips and techniques used by today’s top photography pros to capture, correct and enhance their photos.

This seminar is perfect for amateur and pro photographers, graphic designers, and anyone who wants to seriously boost their photography and Photoshop CS5 skills. Register Now>>

Instructor: Ben Willmore (Ben’s bestselling books, DVDs, and hit seminars have established Ben as one of the world’s top Photoshop experts.) More Info>>

When and Where: Photograph & Photoshop CS5: From Focus to Finished.  Map It>>

Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Walter E Washington Conv. Ctr.
801 Mt Vernon Place
Washington, DC 20001

Price: Only $99 (NAPP members pay only $79) More Info>>

40 more artists announced for SHOTS and WORKS

LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is just seven weeks away! Photographers, editors, curators, and media professionals from all over the world will be gathering in Charlottesville’s picturesque downtown for 3 inspiring days June 9,10,11. Look3 has have already announced our INsight Artists, our Masters Talks, the gallery exhibits, and now we are ready to announce more than 40 additional artists featured in our SHOTS and WORKS evening projections. These screenings of visual essays and multimedia projects will be projected in HD on a giant 40-ft screen in the downtown Pavilion on Friday and Saturday nights of the festival.

Look3 will be showing new and recent work from: Larry Fink, Taryn Simon, Donald Weber, Martine Fougeron, David Alan Harvey, Wang Lei, Fotokonbit, Tierney Gearon, Susan Worsham, Pieter Hugo, Elinor Carucci, Kendall Messick, Jessica Hilltout, and over 30 more.

For the full list of presenting artists visit http://look3.org/events/shots-works/

Festival passes will sell out soon. And hotel rooms are filling up. Use the LOOK3 room block before it expires in mid-May. More travel info at http://look3.org/info/travel-lodging/

Exhibits and Masters Talks announced

We have some exciting additions to LOOK3′s lineup of artists and exhibits. Full info at www.look3.org. Here’s the latest!

Exhibitions

Nan Goldin – “Scopophilia”
Massimo Vitali – “Natural Habitats”
Antonin Kratochvil – “Domovina”
Christopher Anderson – “Son”
LaToya Ruby Frazier – “Notion of Family”
BOOKS curated with David Strettell
Ashley Gilbertson – “Bedrooms of the Fallen”
George Steinmetz – “Wild Air”
BD Hope for a Healthy World Global Health Exhibit
World Press Photo 2011 (North American premier)

Masters Talks

Christopher Anderson – “Son”
LaToya Ruby Frazier – “Notion of Family”
Steve McCurry – “The Last Roll of Kodachrome”
Ashley Gilbertson – “Bedrooms of the Fallen”
2 more Masters Talks to be named soon…

Access all these events with The Big Love pass, Festival Pass, or the Student Pass on sale at www.look3.org

One of most valuable assets in photography today is your digital files. In modern photography, negatives are replaced with digital files, film canisters are replaced by CF cards and storage is replaced by hard drives. Digital workflow is fast and flexible.
As a result, many photographers also shoot more. The problem is when hard drives die, hours, days, months or years of work can disappear in a flash.

Come and learn how to effectively protect and organize your digital assets in this seminar.

We will be covering the following:
·         Failure rates of hard drives demystified
·         How to anticipate problems in a digital workflow
·         Protected storage strategies
·         Understanding RAID (redundant array of independent disks) storage
·         Leveraging the Operating System such as Apple’s Mac OS X to protect your storage
·         See how a server such as Apple Mac mini or Mac Pro server can fit in your workflow
·         Backup strategies
·         Understanding onsite, near-site, offsite backups archive strategies
·         Understanding how to reduce your active storage while retaining your entire photo library.

Event Details:
·         Presenter: Meza Hsu, Mac Business Solutions’ Systems Engineer
·         Featured Solutions: Apple Mac Pro Server, Mac Mini Server, Mac OSX
·         Who Should Attend: Photographers and Designers

When: Tuesday, April 5th. | 10:00 – 11:30 am
Where: Mac Business Solutions (location)

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