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Co-President	Danita Delimont
Co-President	Michael Masterson
Vice President Seattle Area	Stephanie Felix
Vice President Los Angeles Area	Christopher DiNenna
Membership	Mark Ippolito
Program Director Los Angeles Area	Ellen Herbert
Treasurer	Tom Wear

 

 

 

Big Hello from the Left Coast!

The West Coast Chapter of the ASPP serves the Western part of the US from bases in Los Angeles and Seattle. Our membership is comprised of numerous photographers as well as editors, publishers, stock agency people, researchers and other professionals. We are also looking for new members for our board and always need new and fresh ideas and requests for programs and events. Please feel free to email us at asppwest@msn.com.

CALENDAR EVENTS

UPCOMING  EVENTS

 Los Angeles Event

READY FOR REINVENTION?

Saturday, June 27^th, 2009

9:30 – Noon

An Idea-Packed Workshop for Creative Professionals

 

Cutbacks, layoffs, slashed budgets, shifting business models… the chaotic changes in the marketplace are enough to confuse and confound all of us! What to do to keep up, stand out, impress and land that next gig? Join the ASPP as we welcome an extraordinary panel of career professionals who will provide practical tips, advice, tools and some useful forecasts for navigating the new creative marketplace.  A continental breakfast will be served.

Our Panel:

Moderator Jeff Burke: an accomplished photographer, stock photo agent and business leader, with a wealth of experiences and perspectives on the business of photography. In 1984 Jeff, and his wife and business partner, Lorraine Triolo, opened the BurkeTriolo Studio. In 1994 they created FoodPix, a business that grew into four stock image collections as PictureArts (purchased by Jupiterimages in 2005).  Jeff has also served as president of PACA; is co-founder and chair of the PLUS Coalition (a worldwide initiative to facilitate image licensing through the use of standardized metadata; serves as the chair of the board of governors of Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara; and is currently producing original fine art in his studio in South Pasadena, CA. Visit Burketriolo.com

Kate Brennan: Janou Pakter Inc. is a leading global search firm with expertise in areas of design, retail, fashion, beauty, consumer products, entertainment and media. As VP, Kate Brennan specializes in placing marketing, product development, sales and creative roles within cosmetics, fashion, consumer goods and lifestyle brands and global organizations. Prior to Janou Pakter, Kate was at L'Oreal USA, responsible for recruiting all levels of marketing, product development, sales, design and finance positions. Visit pakter.com

Sharon Rich: in the worst of times, Sharon Rich helps people and organizations to recover powerfully after the worst happens: her layoffbounceback brand helps people in three countries get organized, find their direction, and becoming proactive in looking for work in the new economy. In the best of times, her Leadershipincorporated brand helps people find themselves, to become true leaders. Sharon brings her own unique blend of creativity, grounded spirituality and over 20 years of business and corporate leadership experience, to support her clients in transforming their work and lives.  Visit http://www.layoffbounceback.com.

 Peleg Top: Peleg Top specializes in coaching creative people on how to market and grow their business while leading a well-balanced life with profit in their pocket. He brings real life experience into his work. For nearly 20 years he ran his own successful design agency. He's been there, done that and now teaches others on how to move their lives and work to the next level. He is the author of The Designer’s Guide to Pricing and Marketing ( http://www.marketing-mentor.com/designers-marketing-and-pricing/home.html) co-founder of  Marketing Mentor (http://www.marketing-mentor.com) and is a producer of the upcoming Creative Freelancer Conference (http://www.creativefreelancerconference.com).

Cyndi Yee:  As an executive coach, Cyndi works with business and personal clients to clarify their goals, identify what’s in the way and then find a way through.  Drawing from her 16 years in advertising as a brand coach, counseling companies from HP, to Elizabeth Arden and John Frieda -- Cyndi assists people in building their own brands.  She offers a practical approach that’s both creative and effective, based upon universal truths and common business sense that’s relevant to every aspect of life.

Where: 3619 Eastham Studio, 3619 Eastham Drive, Culver City, CA  90232

For directions, please go to www.3619Eastham.com. There is ample street parking adjacent to the studio.

Cost: ASPP Members - $15

   New ASPP Members - Free

    PACA, APA, ASMP, AIGA - $20

   Non-members - $25

   Students (with ID) - $10

RSVP:  Because of limited space, you MUST reserve in advance to attend this event. Please RSVP by June 26 to Michael Masterson at michaeldmasterson@gmail.com.

REGISTER HERE 

PAST EVENTS

Seattle Event

ASPP West Social Meet-up: New Work, Wine and Friends

Please join ASPP West for an evening of social networking—the face-to-face variety— and see new work from members of ASPP and the Seattle photo, design and graphics  communities. We are inviting all members to share new work that will be projected on a large screen throughout the evening.

Image creators who have been working on video or multi-media projects: we'd love to see those as well as stills. 

For you designers, art directors, editors and other image-users, this is your opportunity to show us some of the projects you've worked on using  not only  traditional stills, but also video and multi-media.

Whatever the work, we all realize it's evolving and morphing into many new forms and we'd love to see anything you'd like to share with us.

 

When: Tuesday, June 16^th  5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Where: VM Creative, 1357 East Olive Way, Seattle, WA

 

Interested in showing work? Upload your still images to your favorite photo sharing service and email a link to asppwest@msn.com. For motion and multi-media email us to work out the best delivery method.

Los Angeles Event

 

ASPP Recession Special! Free Event, a Free Drink and $1 Parking!

 

Join the ASPP for an evening with photographer Catherine Opie at the new Annenberg Space for Photography. This cutting edge cultural destination is dedicated to exhibiting both digital and print photography. Its inaugural exhibit features the work of eleven Los Angeles photographers in stunning state-of-the-art galleries. As part of the exhibition, they are hosting IRIS Nights, a series of lectures with featured artists. Catherine Opie will give an hour-long lecture on May 7^th. Afterwards, we’ll all adjourn to the neighboring Century Plaza Hotel where the first drink is on the ASPP! And come armed with ideas regarding future events and programs. We need your input!

About Catherine Opie

Describing herself once as “a kind of twisted social documentary photographer,” Catherine Opie probes questions of how identity is perceived and shaped. She first gained international renown in the 1990s for her intimate portraits of close friends in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and transvestite communities challenging perceptions of male and female identity.

Opie then turned her lens on herself with a series of powerful self-portraits. She also expanded her exploration of identity to include architecture and freeways including houses and architecture in Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Chicago. For this lecture will talk about the past twenty years of her work which was featured in a recent mid-career retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

When – 6:00 PM, Thursday, May 7, 2009 (lecture begins at 6:30)

Where – The Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City

Parking – $1 with validation. Self-park in underground garage at Century Park (enter on Constellation Blvd.), then follow signs to the 2000 building.

Cost – Free to ASPP members and guests

RSVP ASAP – to Michael Masterson atmichaeldmasterson@gmail.com

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Space at this event is limited to 150 guests. We have reserved 12 seats for our group so it’s very important that you RSVP as soon as possible to reserve a place. If we exceed 12 responses, we will try to get additional seats if they’re still available. Don’t delay!

 

Los Angeles Event

"Copyright/Copywrong in Image Licensing"

Are you a photographer, photo editor, art buyer, art director or designer? Do you sell or license imagery? If so, this is a must-attend event. Nancy E. Wolff, counsel to PACA and an expert in the area of image licensing and the law, will present “Copyright/Copywrong in Image Licensing” followed by a Q&A. As a leading authority on copyright, Ms. Wolff examines actual case studies and explains the sometimes complex issues in terms that everyone can understand. The presentation will address:

• the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• fair use
• what copyright protects and for how long
•  what is an infringement
• how the Copyright Act can be used to remove infringing works from the Internet
• when you need additional permissions and why

The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) is proud to join the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) and the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) in bringing Nancy Wolff to Los Angeles for this extraordinary opportunity to learn about the complexities of copyright from an expert in the field. Come armed with questions! Door prizes, including autographed copies of Ms. Wolff’s book, generously provided by the CCC.

 When: Saturday, April 4, 2009

            9:00 – 9:30 Continental breakfast and networking

            9:30 – 11:30 Presentation by Nancy Wolff

            11:30 – 12:00 Q & A

            12:00 Door prize drawing

 Where: 3619 Eastham Studio, 3619 Eastham Drive, Culver City, CA  90232

For directions, please go to www.3619Eastham.com. There is ample street parking adjacent to the studio.

 Cost:   ASPP & PACA Members - $15

            New ASPP Members - Free

APA, ASMP, AIGA, IDA, Doculink Members - $20

Non-Members - $25

Students - $10

RSVP:  Because of limited space, you MUST reserve in       advance to attend this event. Please RSVP by March 31 to Michael Masterson at michaeldmasterson@gmail.com.

Register online here

About Nancy E. Wolff

Nancy E. Wolff is a partner at the entertainment law firm of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, located in NY with a satellite west coast office. She practices primarily in intellectual property and media law. Clients include trade associations PACA and PLUS, Inc., stock imagery libraries, photographers, authors, illustrators, designers, publishers and digital media companies. She counsels clients in copyright, trademarks, licensing and other contracts, rights of publicity and privacy, and libel. In addition to transactional work, she represents clients in state and federal court civil actions and in arbitrations/mediations. Nancy is a member and Assistant Treasurer of the Copyright Society USA, Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section on Visual Arts, and was named ASPP's Picture Professional of the Year for 2007. In 2007, Allworth Press and PACA co-published her book “The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook.” 

About the Picture Archive Council of America

The Picture Archive Council of America (PACA), is a North American trade association representing the interests of the image licensing industry.

About the Copyright Clearance Center

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is the world’s largest provider of copyright licensing solutions. Ozmo, the CCC’s new webbased service, makes it easy for independent content creators to license the use of their work for commercial purposes and for content buyers to tap into the wealth of usergenerated content found online.

 

Los Angeles Event

ASPP Does the Art Walk! Plus Free Food & Drink!

 

Join the ASPP West/Los Angeles Chapter for a screening of "Born Into Brothels" by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, "Born Into Brothels" is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes.

We'll be serving freshly grilled hamburgers with all the fixings, assorted other snacks and plenty of cold beer and beverages.

When: Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Cost: $10 food/drink contribution for ASPP members and guests.

Social Hour - 6:30 PM     Screening - 7:30 PM

Location: Lew Robertson's Studio, 3619 Eastham, Culver City, CA

For directions go to www.3619Eastham.com. Ample street parking adjacent to the studio.

Please RSVP by Monday, August 11 to Michael Masterson at mmasterson@pakter.com or 323-302-5350.

Special thanks to Kids with Cameras for making this screening possible.  http://kids-with-cameras.org

 

Los Angeles Event

"Follow the Leader: Invention, Inspiration, Imitation"

Throughout history, the world has been influenced, shaped, corrupted and inspired by trends. The same could be said about advertising. 

 

Join Debra Weiss and special guest Steve Levit in an evening of conversation and imagery as they examine the who, what and when of the "trend."

Debra Weiss has been an agent for some of the top names in the business, a consultant for Black Book and did a stint as CEO of APA National. In her role as Creative Consultant, Debra works with photographers and corporations on many varied projects. Debra presents seminars annually at PhotoPlus Expo and is a frequent guest speaker at Art Center College of Design. She has served as curator for an internationally traveled exhibit of the Best of The International Photography Awards and HARAMBEE!  shown at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in LA. Debra also serves as curator for the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) Coalition Web site and additionally, is the PLUS Industry Committee Coordinator. She has contributed articles to PDN, SparK!, editorialphoto.com and her opinions and perspectives can be found on the EP and APAnet forums. Also, Debra is one of the core speakers for PDN On The Road. Based in Los Angeles, Debra can be reached at dw@debraweiss.com. NOTE: Debra was the only panelist for this event.

Steve Levit is currently the Chief Creative Officer for McCann Detroit and Los Angeles. Steve has been an icon of the automotive creative community for the last fifteen years. From Saab to Buick, from Hyundai to Toyota and Lexus, Steve has no shortage of experience when it comes to cars. But his advertising career extends far beyond the automotive realm. He has run his own ad agency, Lunch, launching one of the most successful global brands in the United States, Red Bull. He has handled a myriad of accounts which include Air New Zealand, Eveready, Mitsubishi, Nestle and Bumblebee. Steve’s launch of IKEA on the West Coast was the largest outdoor media buy in history.  Additionally, Steve taught at the Art Center College of Design for more than ten years. NOTE: Steve Levit was not able to attend this event.

Details

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

 Anthony Nex Studio

3221 Hutchison Ave., Los Angeles 90034

*Please Note: Parking is Located on the north side of Venice Ave. and Helms; limited parking available adjacent to studio.

 

Registration, Social Mixer - 6:30-7:30 PM

Program with Q&A - 7:30-9:30 PM

Wine, beer and light refreshments will be served.

Valuable door prize provided by event sponsor AdBase!

 

Admission

ASPP Members - $20 in advance, $25 at the door

APA, ASMP, AIGA Members - $25 in advance, $30 at the door

Non-Members - $40

Students - $10

 

Register by Friday, June 13 . Click to register.

Or reserve by contacting Michael Masterson at 323-302-5350 or mmasterson@pakter.com

 

 

Seattle Event

 

"Keywording - Agency and Buyer's Views"

Please join us for a lively program on Keywording!  Local stock agency experts share their thoughts and tips on keywording, followed by a panel of image buyers who will share some of their experiences, frustrations and successes with keyword image research.  Lastly, we'll have a Website shoot out with several on-line agencies' websites opened up, and keyword ideas/participation from the audience.

Refreshments and networking 6:30 to 7:00.

Program from 7:00--9:00, Photographic Center NW.

PCNW is located on the corner of 12th Avenue and East Marion Street across from Seattle University in Seattle's Central District.

As you can imagine, Keywording is a very important topic for photographers and image buyers alike.  It is our hope that our forum of professionals will add insight to all in attendance so that we can understand some of the varied mysteries of keywording and how different everyone's interpretation of it is!

Admission:

ASPP Members:  Free
ASMP Members:  $5.00
Students:  $2.00
Anyone Else, $10.00 at the door

Please Note:  Admission is waived for anyone who joins ASPP that evening! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles Event

Spend an evening in Paris!

 ASPP members, guests and potential members are warmly invited to a special evening at the Los Angeles Central Library to see "Beyond the Iconic: Contemporary Photographs of Paris." This exhibition features 140 photographs never seen outside of France until now. These images, on loan from the collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, were taken between 1971 and 2003 and feature the work of 24 photographers. They provide a provocative glimpse into alternative perspectives of the city and its inhabitants. Even those who know Paris well will see a very different side of the City of Light.
 
The exhibition is curated by Los Angeles scholars and writers Guy Bennett and Beatrice Mousli. Gloria Gerace, director of exhibitions for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, will give us a personal tour of the exhibit. For more information, go to http://www.lapl.org/events/iconic/index.html 
 
Afterwards: no-host drinks at the nearby Library Bar
 
When: Tuesday, March 25th at 6:15-8:00 PM (Exhibition tour begins at 6:30.)
Where: Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA  90071
              Library Bar, 630 W, 6th St. Los Angeles, CA  90017
Cost: Free to ASPP member, guests and potential members

Library Parking: Westlawn Garage, 524 South Flower St. (privately operated) Cars entering after 4:00 and leaving before 8:00, $1.00 with library card and validation.  Cars entering after 6:00 and leaving by midnight: $8:00
Ciudad Parking: Self-parking is available in the adjacent Union Bank garage for $5.00 with validation.

 

Seattle Event

Holiday Party 

Deck the Halls and join the Fun
ASPP West - Seattle area Holiday Party
December 11th 2008
Art Xchange
512 First Ave. S.
Seattle, WA  98104
 
6:30--9:00 PM
 
Please join us at Cora Edmond's Asian influenced art gallery down on First Avenue.  There will be wonderful holiday treats and libation for all to partake of.  Please RSVP to Danita at:  Danita@DanitaDelimont.com by December 7th.  Join with friends and colleagues and network about all the exciting things going on within our industry.
 
ASPP Members:  No Charge
 
ASMP Members:  $  5.00
Non-Members:     $10.00
Students:             $  2.00

Los Angeles Event

Gallery Event and Holiday Party

ASPP members and potential members are invited to a very special evening and holiday party. Please join us at the Track 16 Gallery for a private showing of "Los Angeles: Photographs by Ann Summa." This stunning show documents the explosive and volatile LA punk scene of the late 70's and early 80's. Many of these images have never been shown before. The photographer, Ann Summa, and the exhibit curator, Kristine McKenna, the noted journalist and writer, will be on hand to talk about the images and the exhibit itself.

The Track 16 Gallery has graciously agreed to host this private event for us. Afterwards, the we'll all go to the nearby Casa Escobar restaurant to kick-off the holidays with no-host cocktails and Mexican food. We'll also brainstorm about events and programs that you'd like to see in the coming year.

Space at the gallery event is limited to 15 people, so please RSVP as soon as possible if you want to be a part of this rare opportunity.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Times:

Track 16 Event: 5:30-7:00 PM

After Party at Casa Escobar: 7:15-??

Locations:

Track 16 Gallery http://www.track16.com/home.html

Bergamot Station Art Center, Building C1 (northwest part of center)

    2525 Michigan Ave.

    Santa Monica, CA  90404

    (Cloverfield Blvd. & Michigan Ave. - entrance off Michigan, free parking in lot)

Casa Escobar

    2500 Wilshire Blvd.

    Santa Monica, CA  90403

    (corner of Wilshire & 25th - street parking)

ASPP Members: Free

Guests: $5.00

RSVP by December 7, 2007 to mmasterson@pakter.com or call 323-302-5350

 

Seattle Event

"Stock License and Prices -- A Buyer's Perspective"

October 16th 2007
6:30—9:00 P.M.
 
Art Wolfe’s Studio
1944 1st Ave So.
Seattle, WA  98134

RSVP:  Danita@DanitaDelimont.com

Admission:

ASPP Members:  Free
ASMP Members:  $5.00
Students:  $2.00
Anyone Else, $10.00 at the door

Please Note:  Admission is waived for anyone who joins ASPP that evening! 

Whether you’re an ASPP member or not, please join our local chapter as we hear from Art Buyers, Photo Editors and Designers as they share their most recent reflections of what’s happening with the different stock image pricing and distribution models out there.  Hear what some of our Seattle Picture Professionals have experienced lately…what they’re hearing from their clients and how they deal with the on-going effort to obtain quality images that work for their clients’ budgets.

This panel will discuss the RF, Rights Ready, Subscription, Microstock and ever faithful Rights Managed collections and how they or their clients use them (or not).  Their experiences of using these various types of collections may give us ideas on how we may or may not choose to change the way we sell our own stock images or develop our businesses. 

Panelists include the following with more to come:

Tracy Guza – Visual Resource Manager – DDB Seattle
Tracy has been in advertising for eleven years.  Most recently, she has been responsible for organizing client images for DDB Seattle.  This includes licensing stock photography for a variety of projects as well as working out usage details on original photography.  Tracy works internally to educate and assist art directors with searches and externally via the account team to disseminate information to clients and partner creative agencies as needed.
 
Paula Cox, Production Coordinator, Hornall Anderson Design
Paula has worked with Stock images for over 20 years.  Her present position has her coordinating the photo use and pricing for clients, after the designers have selected the images.  She works directly with the clients and serves as liaison to the designers regarding their photo needs, requirements, etc.
 
Philip Shaw, Creative Director, Golden Lasso
Philip has worked in the industry for 18 years, starting as a photographer and holding positions as designer, art director, writer and strategist. He is currently the Creative Director at Golden Lasso, a marketing-communications firm. Hear how he works with his designers to source imagery and negotiates rates with diverse and worldwide photo sources.

Judy Mason, Freelance Photo Editor
Judy has been working with all kinds of educational and textbook clients for over 20 years.  She has seen the changes and will add her point of view from her perspective  as well.

 

Los Angeles Event

ASPP Social Cocktail Mixer

September 18th 2007
6:30—9:00 P.M.
 
Janou Pakter/Los Angeles

8314 Beverly Blvd., Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA  90048