Still trying to figure out how to make social networking work for your business? Think your Facebook page could be bringing you more clients? Join ASMP Baltimore for an evening with social networking guru Renee Lemley.

Renee Lemley works with clients across a broad range of industries to apply brand strategy, copy, design, creative services, social business and SEO to the intersections of traditional and new media. With more than 15 years of experience in the advertising and marketing industry, Renee has written and produced more than 75 television spots, 100+ radio commercials, as well as countless print ads, direct mail pieces, brochures, industrial videos and corporate communications. In addition, Renee has written copy for web sites, flash videos and other interactive content. She is the owner of GrayMatter Marketing and co-owner of GrayPictures, LLC. She is also the editor of a social media blog, GrayMatter Minute, as well as the photoblog, GrayPixPosts.

When: Wednesday, May 19th
Doors: 7pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Where:

Dan Whipps Studio
5513 Selma Avenue
Halethorpe, MD 21227-2802

Cost:
Free for ASMP members. $5 donation suggested for non-members.

Please RSVP here to reserve your chair.

Join ASMP for this special evening with Julieanne Kost, Adobe’s Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist. Julieanne will be demonstrating the just-released Photoshop CS5. During her presentation you’ll see:
·    New selection technologies and tools
·    Content-Aware Fill
·    New tools for HDR imaging with HDR Pro
·    Automated correction of lens distortion in Adobe Camera Raw 6
·    Improved raw conversions, noise removal, additive grain in Adobe Camera Raw 6
·    Puppet Warp – Transform on steroids
·    New brush engine for a atural media look with Mixer Brush and Bristle tips
·    Integrated Lab B&W action for an easy and interactive way to convert color images
·    Accelerated workflow with GPU-enabled cropping and new, integrated Adobe® Mini Bridge panel
·    Improved integration with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® and much more
Additionally, Julieanne will be raffling off a full licensed copy of Photoshop CS5 to a lucky attendee. You’ve got to be there to win!

The Speaker

Julieanne Kost is well-known to many Photoshop users. She’s one of the most popular presenters at Photoshop World and other well-known design conferences and trade shows around the world. Her on-line tutorials at AdobeTV (http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/) are some of the most highly rated on the internet. Her ability to explain complex processes in a clear and accessible style makes her a highly sought-after speaker. We feel fortunate to have her here in DC to talk about this major Photoshop upgrade.

When:

May 27, 2010
6:30 pm Social & Refreshments
7:00 pm Program

Where:

The Center for Digital Imaging Arts
1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Fee: Free

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
SEATING IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 200

If you’ve thought about working with a gallery to sell your photography but don’t know where to start, this meeting offers an opportunity to learn from one of the most successful gallery owners in the Washington DC marketplace. George Hemphill will talk about the fine art photography market, how galleries work with photographers, discuss the kinds of business decisions that lead to a successful match between gallery and photographer, and show a selection of images from some of the photographers he represents.

Hemphill Fine Arts

1515 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

When:

Tuesday May 11, 2010
6:30 pm Social & Refreshments
7:00 pm Program

Fee:

ASMP Members: $10
Non-Members: $20
Students: $5

SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY
http://www.asmpdc.org/venueinfo.php?dateid=109

ASMP is offering a two-hour free workshop on registering your images with the copyright office. The workshop is open to ASMP members and non-members. The workshop will outline step-by-step the ASMP Best Practices for Registering Your Photographs and each participant will set up a template to make future image registration easy.
Prior to the workshop, go to https://eco.copyright.gov/eService_enu/ and set up an online account with the Copyright Office. Participants need to bring a laptop and their eCO username and password to the workshop.
This workshop is part of ASMP’s Registration ©ounts initiative. For more information, go here.
John Harrington will present this workshop.

Workshop Topics:
• The importance of copyright registration
• Common mistakes
• Step by step guide to online registration
FULL DETAILS
When:
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.
Where:
Mike Morgan’s Studio, 2208 Distribution Circle
Silver Springs, MD
This workshop is FREE, but REGISTER HERE to ensure a space.

Long time friend and DC Photographer, Rick McCleary, has published a book: CMYK 2.0, A cooperative Workflow for Photographers, Designers, and Printers. When I worked on standards and practices for the photography industry, I always felt it was noble work because it would make the world a more beautiful place.  If  photographers could get their images out to the world the way they were intended to be viewed, then magazines, books, and even newspapers would be more beautiful.

No one is more passionate about printing CMYK correctly than DC photographer Rick McCleary.  Rick has worked with local DC printers and prepress houses to color manage the RGB to CMYK process that photographers and designers need to use to get it printed right.   Rick is active in the DC  Photographers scene; he is a board member of ASMP-DC.

The book starts out with an overview of the problems associated with digital photography workflow and CMYK printing.  It then moves on to proposed solutions and ends with technical details of the processes involved in converting images to CMYK.  The book has nicely printed images with deep and rich blacks; showing that Rick can practice what he preaches.   I think Rick has hit the mark with this book and I hope photographers, designers, and printers use this as a reference.  I think every copy sold will make the world a more beautiful place, thanks Rick.

RESCHEDULED DUE TO BLIZZARD

This event is free of charge, but REGISTER HERE to ensure a space.

Do you have a nagging feeling you can manage your images better and faster? Are you insecure about your archiving and backup systems? Are you ever disappointed in the final output of your work? Join ASMP and learn about dpBestflow, the definitive digital imaging resource for gaining efficiency, profitability and excellence.

Seminar Topics

• Make informed decisions about choosing the best workflow for your needs
• Maintain the color intent and quality of your work
• Understand how to choose hardware and software that is optimal for what you do
• Preserve your digital image files (and the work that you do to them) for the short and long term
• Communicate more effectively with clients, printers, digital labs or anyone else handling your files
• Work more efficiently so you can focus on creating great images and growing your business

When:
Tues March 9, 2010
7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.

Where:
TBD

The Presenters

Richard Anderson is an ASMP National Board Member, chairs the ASMP Digital Standards Research Committee, and was the principal author of the Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines (UPDIG.org). Richard is the project leader of dpBestflow and co-author of Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook.

Peter Krogh is the author of The DAM Book (O’Reilly, 2009), the most widely used reference on collection management for photographers. He is an Alpha Tester for Adobe imaging software, and is part of the prestigious Microsoft Icons of Imaging program. Peter is the senior project manager and a major contributor of the dpBestflow project.

Richard Anderson is an ASMP National Board Member, chairs the ASMP Digital Standards Research Committee, and was the principal author of the Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines (UPDIG.org). Richard is the project leader of dpBestflow and co-author of Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook.

Peter Krogh is the author of The DAM Book (O’Reilly, 2009), the most widely used reference on collection management for photographers. He is an Alpha Tester for Adobe imaging software, and is part of the prestigious Microsoft Icons of Imaging program. Peter is the senior project manager and a major contributor of the dpBestflow project.

I’m happy to see one of my ASMP presentation ideas come to life.  Way back when I was president of ASMP, and we were planning presentations for the year, I had the idea to let a bunch of photographers show their work and talk about it for 10 minutes each.  The idea didn’t make the cut that year, but last year the idea came to life as “10X10″: 10 Photographers for 10 min each.  Unfortunately photographers are long winded and the show was went a bit  long.  For this year, the brilliant ASMP board has renamed it 8X10.  Good job ASMP-DC board of directors and volunteers.

I would still love to see one of my other programs come to life:  an ASMP Buy Sell Trade day.  Just like the camera traders do on occasion: rent a hotel conference room with tables for a  Saturday; each photographer can rent a table to display their old gear for sale.   The event needs to be marketed through camera clubs and stores.  DC-Phtoographers-Resource is happy to help set this up if there is any interest.

-Michael Stewart

8×10 Eight Members/Ten Minutes

http://www.american.edu/maps/campus.htm

1. Judy Davis http://www.hdphoto.com
2. Chris Flynn http://www.chrisflynnphotography.com/
3. Kevin Kennedy http://www.kevinkennedy.com
4. Peter Krogh http://www.peterkrogh.com
5. Mike Morgan http://www.mikemorganphoto.com
6. Patrick O’Brien http://www.pobphoto.com/
7. Tricia Sawyer http://triciasawyerstudios.com
8. Dayna Smith http://www.daynasmith.com

When:

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
7:00 PM
Social time starts at 6:30 PM

Where:

The Wechsler Theater
Mary Graydon Center
Room 315
American University School of Communications

Fee:

Members: $10
Non-members: $20
Students: $5
AU students & faculty: free