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.

Join ASMP Baltimore for a private walking ghost tour in Historic Ellicott City.

Ellicott City is rumored to be one of the most actively haunted towns in America. By popular demand, Howard County Tourism created this fun Ghost Tour to share the town’s haunting stories.

There will be a instant camera for capturing ghostly images. Feel free to bring your own camera to add to the fun!
(Still images only please, video is prohibited on the ghost tour).

Those interested in some ‘spirits’ after the tour will be walking over to Ellicott Mills Brewing Company.
Best ghost photo (to be selected by the tour guide) wins a $10 gift certificate to spend at the bar!

This event is limited to 30 people, so register here now!

 When:
Wednesday, October 26th
Meet 6:30- 7:00pm
Tour starts at 7:00pm

Where:
Meeting just outside the Howard County Tourism Office
Howard County Tourism, Inc.
8267 Main Street, Side Entrance
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-1900 (Phone)

Free and metered parking is available in lot D

Cost:
$10 members
$13 non-members

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/.

A series of ten free webinars jointly produced by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to educate creators and users on copyright, licensing and monetization of content. The series will open an honest dialogue about conflicting pressures for both content creators and users, while exploring a variety of mutually beneficial suggestions and solutions.

To see the full listing of these FREE events, CLICK HERE

Coming Up Next:

What Everyone Should Know About Copyright
With Susan Carr & Richard Kelly
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
1:00 – 2:30 pm, eastern
FULL DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Registering Copyrights in the U.S.
With Jim Cavanaugh & Michele Ayers
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
1:00 – 1:45 pm, eastern
FULL DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Understanding Fair Use
With Fred Haber & Vic Perlman
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
1:00 – 2:00 pm, eastern
FULL DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Come Tuesday, August 2 for a mid-summer helping of Ideas Over Easy served up with a cup of fresh coffee.

Ideas Over Easy is ASMPDC’s continuing series of informal get-togethers to catch up with one another and talk about issues that everyone shares.

Topic: Staying On Track
Everyone takes care of the urgent to do’s—paying bills, meeting deadlines, delivering jobs. That stuff is easy because the deadline on each of those urgencies is imposed by someone else.

But what about the important tasks that will move the businesses forward? Things like creating the new website, making weekly cold calls, pushing the brand out there via social media. When are the deadlines for all that? And who’s imposing those deadlines?

It’s you! And no one else!!!!!!

ASMP invites you to come talk about what works for you.

Please RSVP to info@asmpdc.org.

When:
Tuesday, August 2
9:30am – 11:30am

Where:
FotoDC Space
(headquarters of FotoWeekDC)
1838 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009

ASMPDC’s end-of-season soiree featuring a slide-show of cell phone photography, hors d‘œuvres, drinks and good cheer!

When & Where
June 7th 6:30-8:30
Local 16 – 1602 U Street, NW Washington, DC

photo credit (left to right): Rick McCleary, Lydia Cutter, Hannele Lahti, Suzanne Behsudi

Special love by Service Photo

ASMP Baltimore invites you to a Pints & Pixels party with a twist.

What’s Pints & Pixels?

It is an opportunity to get together, have a beer or cocktail, and showcase some of your favorite work with your peers.

What’s the twist?

Photos from your cellphone. Put your fancy camera down and show what you can shoot with your phone. You’ll also have the opportunity to create some cellphone camera images at the event.

How does it work?

Submit up to 4 images as long as they were shot with your phone.  Images will be projected on a screen for all to see. Service Photo has donated some LED lights and other fun stuff for the cellphone photo booth that will be set up.

When & Where?

Wednesday, May 11th
6:30 pm
Slide Show starts at 7:00 pm
Ellicott Mills Brewing Company
8308 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043

What you need to do:

Step 1- RSVP here
Step 2- Pick up to 4 images shot with your phone and name them like this: YourName1, YourName2, etc.
Step 3- Send in your images by May 10th. Email or text your images to Doug (the great): doug@electromation.net or 443-226-0853
Step 4- Come on out to the party and bring your cellphone camera!

How should I size my files?

The file should not be too large to email or text. You can put a credit on your photo if you’d like it to appear in the slide show.

Questions?

Ask Maili maili.godwin@gmail.com