a bi-weekly column for photo assistants, and other production crew, to make their complaints known about the industry.
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ASMP-MSP Annual Photo Assistant’s Meeting
Whether you are a photo student, a new photo assistant just hitting the bricks, or you’ve been around a while, there will be something for everyone. The photo industry has changed a lot in recent years, and assisting has also been affected. Does this impact our role as photo assistants? How do we find jobs? Should we intern first? What gear is important to know? Freelance or full-time? What do we really need to know? Where do we start?
Klinko & Idrani 2010 Student Photo Competition
Bron Imaging Group has partnered with the iconic photographic team of Markus Klinko and Indrani.
The Bron Imaging Group bi-annual BIG ED photographic contest will be hosted by the power couple this spring. The theme of the contest is an intimate portrait of the girl or boy next door. The image could be a brief glimpse [...]
Mamiya Announces Apple iPhone® App
December 18, 2009 – Elmsford NY – Apps for the Apple iPhone®, especially those designed specifically for photographers, have proven incredibly creative and useful. One that has been welcomed by studio photographers is Mamiya’s Leaf Capture Remote for the new Mamiya DM system. This app transforms an Apple iPhone® or iPod® Touch into a remove [...]
Profoto Assistant Photo Contest
If you haven’t heard about it yet, Profoto is sponsoring the Stake Your Claim to Fame Photo Contest, open to photo assistants worldwide. Profoto is ponying up $17,500 for the top three finishers in the contest, and the first place photo assistant will take home $10,000 worth of Profoto gear.
Photo assistants will be competing with [...]
Is A Photo Assistant The Same As A Digital Tech?
Last night I dropped by MCAD again to attend another ASMP-MSP meeting, this time in conjunction with MNDigiTechs, to address some of the issues that photographers and others in the photo community are having when it comes to distinguishing the role of a digital tech, and just how they should to be used in a [...]
