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Events
PHX community events happening now!

Are you a part of the Phoenix photographic community? Good news: There’s a bunch of stuff going on in short order for photographers in the area. Thursday, May 19th AZASMP Presents “Shoot the Breeze” A casual social event for local photographers. Everybody’s welcome—members and nonmembers, seasoned professionals and students and emerging photographers. Drop in, meet […]

SB3 Recap: The Artist Lost and Found

Back when I was picking my SB3 sessions, I’d reached a point where too many sessions were competing for my one remaining slot. I opted to go completely out of left field, filling out my schedule with Sean Kernan’s “The Artist Lost and Found, Part II.” I was drawn in by the promise to [s]ee […]

SB3 Recap: Essential Pre-Production for Video

I’ve been playing with video since the first version of iMovie was released. I’ve shot stills to accompany commercial and editorial video projects, and shot stills for independent short films, and provided technical direction for film and video people experimenting with HDSLRs. A number of my friends work in motion, and through those relationships and […]

Strictly Business 3: Strictly Mandatory.

If you are or want to be a commercial or editorial photographer, you should immediately earmark a wad of cash for ASMP’s Strictly Business 3 conference. I recently attended SB3 in Los Angeles, and as an emerging photographer it was easily the single most valuable event I have attended since I graduated. Both ASMP national […]