DATE: Thursday, March 8^th

TIME: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

LOCATION: Adobe Systems, 810 N34th St, Seattle [map]

 SOLD OUT!

Panelists & Portfolio Reviewers:

Jodi Morrison, Art Buyer, Starbucks

Carl Gronquist, Director of Photography, Corbis

Andrew Christou, Executive Creative Director, Publicis West

Steve Cullen, Design Director, Creature

Christine Saunders, Art Buyer, Squint

Tom Wear, Community Manager, Getty Images

Danita Delimont, Founder, Danita Delimont Stock Agency

Dear ASPP Members and Friends—

ASPP’s first event of 2012 brings together a panel of experts including an Advertising Agency Creative Director, Design Director, Art Buyer, Producer, Director of Photography and Photo Agents to review photographer portfolios in both one-on-one and group settings. Whether you buy or sell images, come learn what reviewers from different disciplines are looking for in portfolios today and how photographers can tune their portfolios for different buyers and creatives across multiple markets.

Who should attend:

-        Editors, Creatives, Art Buyers, Designers, Agents, Producers: Hear what your peers are doing  to find great work.

-        Photographers, Illustrators, Students: Get feedback from the pros on criteria they use when evaluating portfolios.

SPECIAL OFFER: ON-SITE PORTFOLIO REVIEWS  BY THE PANELISTS

-        SHOW YOUR WORK: If you are a photographer, illustrator, producer, or film maker we have two opportunities to share your portfolio work at this event:

1)      PANEL REVIEW: Submit 5 images (with credit line or anonymous). Your images will be displayed on a large screen and ALL the panelists will review the work and provide feedback during a live panel discussion. Submission guidelines are below and must be received on or before March 1^st.

2)      1:1 PORTFOLIO REVIEW:  Register in advance to have one of our panelists review your portfolio in a 15-minute private consultation. Register before March 1^st and we’ll confirm your reviewer and assign a specific time slot during the evening for your 1:1 portfolio review session.

WHEN:
Thursday, March 8^th

SCHEDULE:
Networking: 6:00-6:15 (light snacks and drinks will be available)
Panel Presentation: 6:15-7:15
Networking: 7:15-7:30
Portfolio Reviews: 7:30–8:30 (last review slot 8:15)

WHERE:
Adobe Campus – Fremont. Adobe Systems Corporation
801 N. 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
[view map]

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR LIVE PANELIST REVIEW:

STEP 1: Choose up to 5 images from your portfolio.

STEP 2: Submit JPG format files, 1600 on the long side. The images will be displayed on a screen that is 4’ tall x 6’ wide. Place the image files in a folder titled with last name, underscore, first name and compress into a ZIP file.

STEP 3: Email your compressed ZIP folder to: asppwest@msn.com - use your full name in the subject line of your email and include your contact information (only) in the body of the email.

Please submit only your copyright-owned images. Be sure the images you are submitting are of high quality. Tasteful nudity is OK, pornography is not. Be sure you are happy with the your selections BEFORE sending them as we may not be able to remove your slides once submitted. By submitting your slides you authorize ASPP to display them as we see fit on March 8^th 2012. After the event, your image files will be deleted. ASPP reserves the right to reject slides for any reason and cannot answer inquiries regarding this. Thank you for your understanding.

EVENT SPONSORS:

About ASPP:  For more than forty years the American Society of Picture Professionals has been uniquely positioned to create forums for multi-disciplinary discussions on the ever-evolving photography industry. The association has maintained its balance of members drawn from the whole spectrum of the business, from photo researchers and editors, agency personnel, photographers, licensing managers, archivists and publishers to art buyers, producers, designers and teachers.

The West Coast Chapter of the ASPP serves the Western part of the US from bases in Los Angeles and Seattle. We are always looking for new members and welcome fresh ideas and requests for programs and events. Please feel free to email us at asppwest@msn.com.

Benefit of Membership: ASPP Members get FREE admission to ALL of our evening events and qualify for 50% reduced admission at our all-day workshop. If you are not already an ASPP member and would like to enjoy free admission plus all the other great membership benefits (10% off Apple products, 15% off Adobe software, + more), visit the website and join today!

We look forward to seeing you at our next event!

Gratefully,
ASPP Seattle Board of Directors

Mark Ippolito, President
Tom Wear, Vice President
Christine Saunders, Event Chair
Maria Barnowl, Technology Chair
Danita Delimont - Board Member At Large