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The Picture Professional magazine is a 4-color quarterly publication of ASPP, mailed to all members, advertisers and other subscribers. Regular editorial content includes columns by respected experts in technology, photography law, and the art of photography. Other special feature topics may cover marketing, industry trends, legal and copyright issues, insurance and investment.

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Current Issue 2008 - 4

The Picture Professional           Issue 4.2008

Cover photo © Scott McKiernan / ZUMA Press, from “Portfolio: ZUMA Press,” Pictures that need to be seen, by Ethan G. Salwen.

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“Outtakes”

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“Talking Photography: Shooting Pols—Beyond the Head Shot” by Frank Van Riper

For many weeks this past summer—after John McCain stunned the political world with his selection of an unknown Alaska governor as his running mate—some of the few photos of Sarah Palin to appear on the internet were mine. I claim no prescience about Palin nor, heaven forbid, any affinity with her. My wife Judy and I merely happened to be in the right place at the right time last winter when Palin was asked to speak at the annual Board of Overseers meeting of the Hoover Institution, a conservative, California-based think tank that holds its annual overseers meeting every year in Washington, D.C.

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“The Law: Legislation Update” by Joel L. Hecker, Esq.

In Issue 1.2008 of The Picture Professional, I reported on the proposed bills to amend the Copyright Act and to enhance civil penalties for copyright infringement and create new enforcement offices with significant funding. The article was entitled, “The Law: Enhancing Copyright.” On October 13, 2008, President Bush signed into law the revised bill, which is known as “Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008," or more commonly PRO IP. Rather than give a detailed description of the individual clauses in the 25-page final bill, I have summarized below the salient points that affect copyright issues. 

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“Picture Professional of the Year: Jerry Tavin”

Visionary, deal-maker, crooner, champion of fine photography, world traveler, raconteur par excellence: The sum of these choice parts equals the cultured powerhouse of superb business acumen and pure charm known as Jerry Tavin.
Jerry’s professional life reflects a voracious appetite for the arts and a passion for translating his personal and professional experiences into new creative business relationships.  Jerry imbues business with his personal integrity and gusto for the product combined with his vision. At the same time, he integrates artistic passion and plain old joie de vivre with an uncanny ability to connect with people. He manages to understand how a personal connection can link organically to someone else he knows, forging new ventures based on these interconnected talents and personal bonds. And, he can punctuate a quotidian event by abruptly crooning an old show tune, converting a routine walk down the street into a delightfully memorable moment. For all of these reasons and more, Jerry was selected as ASPP’s 2008 Picture Professional of the Year.

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“Supplying Imagery” by Jackie Lissy Brustein and Jennifer Lim / Bill Smith Group.

Today’s growing segment of educational publishers serves 54 million students and more than 3 million teachers in the United States. Photography and publishing paradigms are shifting to accommodate new market demands, including budget constraints, increased distribution requirements and advanced content management. The purpose of this article is to highlight the important links that photographers and publishers must form to ensure continued growth for both.

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“The Growth of an Empire—Getty Images,” by Pat Hunt, Maureen Meech, Robyn Wolf and Julie Zurowski

The second International Photo Metadata Conference took place in Malta on June 5, 2008 at the beginning of the Annual Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage (CEPIC) Congress. Serious progress has been made on several of the issues that were raised at last year’s conference. Normally with standardization work, the expectation is that it moves at a glacial pace with the implementation slightly faster but still painfully slow. However with the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) Photo Metadata Working group, you see everyone, even competing parties, working together cooperatively and with great urgency.

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“Reviews”

  • Reza War + Peace by Reza Deghati and Sebastian Junger
  • William Henry Fox Talbot by Geoffrey Batchen
  • American Photobooth by Nakki Goranin
  • Pimp London: The Guide by Nosca Northfieold, Kate Darcy, Briony Quested
  • The Embrace of Tango: A Spell of Enchantment by Catherine Angel
  • National Geographic The Photographs by Leah Bendavid-Val
  • Hubble: Imaging Space and Time, Forward by David Devorkin and Robert Smith

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Past Issue 2008 - 3

The Picture Professional —Issue 3.2008 

  

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Past Issue 2008 - 2

The Picture Professional —Issue 2.2008

 

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Past Issue 2008 - 1






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