WHEN: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 9am-1pm
WHERE: Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

Many photographers report that working with Flashes of Hope is an inspiring and profound experience. If you’re looking for a way to give back to the greater good through your photography this holiday season, this is an excellent opportunity.

Interested parties should contact Adair Freeman to participate, adair@adairfreeman.com. Adair is our ASMP TN Chapter Liaison for the FoH dates and will assist in gathering the copyright agreement and scheduling.

Chuys: 1901 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 (map).

Olympus Visionary Jay Kinghorn will be in Nashville the Wednesday night, November 2, with his presentation “The Agile Photographer”.

New technological tools are opening up a world of opportunity for photographers willing to learn, adapt and reorganize their business to provide new services to current and future clients. By integrating new roles with your existing photographic services, you become a trusted partner and advisor to help clients navigate the myriad visual marketing options available, serving an integral and irreplaceable role in your clients’ businesses.

Seminar Topics

• A thorough overview of the new publishing and advertising landscape with an emphasis on mobile devices.
• Insight into new business models and business opportunities.
• A new perspective on how valuable your skills as a photographer and visual communicator are in this new landscape.
• Real-world examples of how photographers are building profitable, sustainable businesses by strategically pairing their strengths with client’s needs.

Register for the event HERE, or for more info, click the image below.

Morning Sessions:

1. Overview of DSLR cameras, tripods, lighting
2. Overview Audio equipment: recording devices and microphones
3. Demo sessions featuring photojournalistic news coverage and basic music video production setup

Lunch - included in workshop price

Afternoon Sessions:

1. Basic interview setup with multichannel audio
2. Wrap-up

All sessions will be taught by local professionals who have successfully integrated video into their list of services. Please visit these sites to see some of the video work these photographers have done:

• http://vimeo.com/johnschweikert/videos
• http://www.vimeo.com/hollo/videos

Here are the particulars:

• Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
• Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm; registration from 8:00 – 8:45am
• Location: “The Building”
  1008-C Woodland St.
  Nashville, TN 37206 (website, map)
• Price: $50 for members and $65 for non members
• Includes lunch

Workshop Registation

ASMP Members $50.00 Non Members $65.00

First, on August 16, Flashes of Hope will be in town for another fantastic day of photography at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Flashes of Hope is a national non-profit organization that works with commercial photographers to provide free portraits to children battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses. If you’re interested, please contact Adair Freeman to participate, adair@adairfreeman.com. Adair is our ASMP TN Chapter Liaison for the Flashes of Hope dates and will assist in gathering the copyright agreement and scheduling.

The following day, August 17 at 6:30pm, there will be an informal get-together on the deck at El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant. Non-members are welcome so please come beat the heat with us with some great food and cool drinks.

And on Saturday, October 1, for all of you who are working with video or contemplating it, we are having an all-day Video Production Workshop. The price and location are still being worked out, but it promises to be an information-packed day, complete with different video sets, real shooting and the opportunity to see different DSLRs and audio equipment in action. All of that, plus lunch too!

We look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events!

Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, April 20:

Where: 162 Rosa L Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN 37023 (map)
When: Wednesday, April 20
Time: 6:00-7:00 Social; 7:00 Program begins

Price: zero US dollars

If you’re interested in participating, please contact Adair Freeman at adair@adairfreeman.com. Adair is our ASMP TN Chapter Liaison for all current and future Flashes of Hope shoot dates and she will assist in gathering the copyright agreement and scheduling.

Photographers will need to provide their own studio lighting and a background of choice.

Shooting dates at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN:

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

For more general information about Flashes of Hope, visit their website, www.flashesofhope.org

January Opening Reception: Saturday, Jan. 8, 6:00-9:00 pm to correspond with the Downtown Art Crawl

February Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 5, 6:00-9:00 pm to correspond with the Downtown Art Crawl

WHEN: Wednesday October 20, 6:30p.m.

WHERE: Michael Gomez’s Studio, 521 8th Ave. South Suite 307, Nashville, TN 37203

Free for ASMP members, $10 for non-members.

Please email to get on the list (Paypal code is failing at the moment).

(There will be limited slots for the Lucky 7. Signups are open, click email link above.)

On the minds of so many graduating photography students is “what do I do next?” This is the opportunity to find out. Beyond the craft of making an image, Chris Hollo and Mark Mosrie, both successful Nashville photographers in the genres of music, environmental portraiture, culinary and extended personal projects, as active shooters and instructors at NSCC and the Art Institute, will both go through the opportunities in making that leap to working as an assistant or as a full time photographer. Topics covered include reaching out to established photographers to assist, showing portfolios to clients, the business expectations of photography, professionalism, outlets for continued education in the industry through trade organizations such as ASMP and many others.

WHEN: Thursday October 7 at  6:30p.m.

WHERE: Art Institute, 100 Centerview Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 (click for map) – Argosy Room #2106

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All photo students from any school in their last year of program or any students wanting a leg up in what to expect after graduation.

(free of charge presentation)

Download the event poster here.

WHEN: Thursday September 23 at 6:30p.m.

WHERE: Mafiaoza’s, 2400 12th Avenue South, (in the heart of the 12South merchant district)

PLEASE email us here to let us know so we can plan on how many to expect, Thanks.

(Remember to bring cash to make settling up the checks at the end of the evening a little easier.)

Price:

Full Day (9:30am – 5pm) $60 for non-members, $40 for ASMP members, $25 for students. (All prices include boxed lunch, refreshments.)

Half Day (9:30am – 1pm) $30 for non-members, $20 for ASMP members, $15 for students. (Lunch not included.)

WHEN: July 17, 9:30am – 5pm

WHERE:

1015 W. Kirkland Avenue
Suite 203
Nashville, TN 37216

Google Map

Register Now (limited to the first 40 participants):

Full Day Workshop

Student $25.00 ASMP Member $40.00 Non member $60.00

Lunch (included for Full Day)

Regular box lunch Vegetarian lunch

Half Day Workshop (A.M.)

Student $15.00 ASMP Member $20.00 Non member $30.00

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
• 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

Presented by Judy Herrmann – past president of the ASMP, an Olympus Visionary and recipient of the United Nation’s IPC Leadership Award. A widely quoted expert, she has lectured extensively on digital photography and smart business practices since 1995. Her consulting practice helps photographers earn more money doing creatively satisfying work.

Workshop is free of charge.

WHEN: June 17, 2010, 7:00-9:00 p.m., doors open 30 minutes early for refreshments and light fare.

WHERE: Dury’s Classroom, 701 Ewing, Nashville, TN 37203

Full event information

Registration for this free workshop

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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.

Jim Cavanaugh, ASMP National Director will present this workshop.

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 Counts initiative. For more information, go here.

Workshop Topics:

• The importance of copyright registration
• Common mistakes
• Step by step guide to online registration

FULL DETAILS

When: Thursday, April 1, 2010

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Doors open half an hour earlier.

Where: Dury’s Classroom

701 Ewing Ave

Nashville, TN 37203

REGISTER NOW (free of charge) Pre-registration is required to be eligible for door prizes.

Seminar topics

Costs

When: Thursday, January 28, 2010, Social 6:30pm, Presentation Begins 7:00pm

Where: Dury’s Classroom, 701 Ewing Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203

Seminar Information

Registration

Join us as we explore and learn about capturing quality audio for our multimedia or motion projects and also get to see high end video cameras such as Panasonic, Arriflex and the Red One Camera!

Hands-on demonstrations of the RED camera, rigging, mics and more, and how to make cameras like the Canon 5DII (and other HD DSLRs) work for indie and commercial motion projects. These topics are important for many photographers to embrace with the converging technologies of stills and motion and with the growing trend of clients seeking content creators who can produce both stills and motion. There is now more than ever the opportunity to create new forms of art, independent films, corporate videos, music videos, wedding videos, advertising work with high production quality and manageable budgets.

When: Thursday January 21, 2010, Social 6:00pm, Demonstration begins 6:30pm

Where: Studio Daylight, 521 8th Ave. South Nashville, 37203 (In Cannery Row)

Free to all! Please join us.

Date:
Saturday, January 9, 2010

Time:
6pm – 9pm.

Location:
TAL, 3rd Floor
808 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203