PDN and WPPI present PhotoPlus Virtual Event on December 8, 2010

Introducing the biggest virtual photo event of the year! This cutting-edge online event will be jam-packed with educational Webinars. Attendees will have opportunities to chat with the industry's hottest imaging professionals and manufacturers though this unique platform. This is a great forum to learn about new products / services in multimedia and photography, and to gain the marketing tools needed to succeed in today's environment. Just like a live trade show, during this virtual event you'll be able to visit exhibitor's booths and network with other photographers. And best of all, it's FREE and you don't have to leave the comfort of your studio.

Register Today for this free one-day event going live on December 8.


Keynote - Chase Jarvis presents: Creativity and the New Social Art of Photography.

Don't miss this inspiring presentation and opportunities to ask questions live, online, following his presentation.

REGISTER TODAY FOR FREE! THIS LIVE EVENT IS ONE DAY ONLY.


www.pdnvirtualevents.com

Photographers: You Have 7 Days to Join the One Life Photo Project!

This is your final chance to join:   SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH THE WORLD AND HAVE A CHANCE AT: $25,000 OR AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL   Your final deadline is Monday November 15, 2010 11:59pm EST   CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS   You are invited to share your perspective in a world wide search for photography that illuminates One Life, Your Life. From travel to portraits, to intriguing objects and ideas, your photographs tell stories. Now is your chance to share your vision with the world. Click here to begin.

Photo Plus Portfolio Reviews from Palm Springs Photo Festival + PDN

Portfolio Reviews at PhotoPlus Expo is New York's most comprehensive Portfolio Review program.

Nothing is more important than face-to-face meetings in a time when arranging to meet the people that can change your career is next to impossible.

What could be more meaningful in these changing times for a photographer than getting solid, honest feedback from real-world influencers? Attending first rate Portfolio Reviews is an important way to obtain valued feedback and critiques as well as the possibility of new assignments.

If you don't live there, plan your trip to New York City to spend three days meeting a huge cross-section of potential clients that you need to know. Show your work to book publishers, magazine photo editors, gallery and museum directors and curators, advertising agency creatives, music company art directors and more.

The Palm Springs Photo Festival and Photo District News have teamed up to present this major review program during this year's PhotoPlus Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, October 28-30.

You are invited to register for the Official PhotoPlus Expo Portfolio Review Program. See our on-going list of over 85 Portfolio Reviewers.

The PhotoPlus Expo is America's premiere photography / video tradeshow. Have your work reviewed and spend a day or two checking out all the latest gear.

Please see the Palm Springs Photo Festival website or call 1-800 928-8314 for complete details.

REGISTER NOW

Call for Entries: 2010 Cover Contest

	IMAGINE YOUR WORK ON THE COVER OF A MAGAZINE! Here’s your chance to make it happen! Professional Photographer magazine invites you to submit photographs for a chance to have your image featured on a cover of Professional Photographer. In addition to landing the cover of a 2010 edition of Professional Photographer, the winner will also be awarded a selection of prizes from our generous sponsors: Canon, Kodak, Manfrotto Distribution and White House Custom Colour. How to Enter Go to www.ppmag.com to enter. Choose your best example of an image that is representative of the work you sell your clients—portraits, weddings, commercial, sports, events, etc. Only digital files uploaded at www.ppmag.com will be accepted.The submission deadline is Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Entries for this year’s contest will be limited to one image per entrant. Vote for your favorite! For the first time, you can rate your favorite cover entries. Vote and you could win a Canon PowerShot G11!
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PDN's PhotoServe.com

 Spring Forward !

Your Business Grows with PDN'S PhotoServe.com

PDN and PhotoServe.com are offering exciting opportunities to promote and market your business to a target audience for 2010.

PDN and PhotoServe.com have a loyal audience of creatives including art buyers, photo editors, print producers, creative directors and others who buy images and hire photographers. New for 2010, each issue of PDN magazine will have a bonus distribution to 5,000 creatives. Each issue will also include a digital edition of the magazine that will be seen by thousands more industry creatives.  

 Click here to  view a sample PDN digital edition

We offer print advertising, online advertising and portfolios to showcase your work, something to suit everyone and every budget.

PDN's Faces Call for Entries

A FIRST PLACE WINNER will be selected for each category.

ALL FIRST PLACE WINNERS will each receive a digital camera,
a Photo Serve portfolio (worth $860), a PDN PhotoPlus International
Gold Expo Pass, a Crumpler bag and one complimentary 16x20 print
from Modernage - up to $150 value.

ONE WINNER will receive a CP-3800DW Printer from Mitsubishi Digital. 

THREE FIRST PLACE WINNERS will receive a 100 Gift Card from Black River Imaging

ONE SPECIALLY SELECTED FIRST PLACE WINNER will receive a Free Mosaic Album or $500 Gift Card from Black River Imaging

THE WINNERS WILL BE PRINTED IN THE JULY 2010 ISSUE OF
PDN AND IN AN ONLINE GALLERY

NEW FOR 2010!
PDN is expanding our distribution to include over 5,000 creatives!
Winning work will be seen by industry photo editors, art directors
and art buyers!

• CELEBRITY/EDITORIAL PORTRAITS(STUDIO) • ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITURE

• SELF-PORTRAITS  • ANIMAL PORTRAITS

SINGLE ENTRY SERIES STUDENTS

$35 PER IMAGE $50 PER SERIES $20 (SINGLE OR SERIES)

A Series consists of up to six visually-related images that will be judged as a single entry.

*Pay $10 per entry for the extended deadline: APRIL 5, 2010. All entries received after March 15, 2010 will be charged an extended deadline fee of $10 per entry.

or go to facesphotocontest.com

PDN's Photo Annual call for entries

 

Prizes/Awards/Recognition

An awards celebration for the winners will take place in May 2010 in New York, NY. The winners and their work will be featured in the May issue of PDN and on our Web site.
NEW THIS YEAR! The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation and Maine Media Workshops Scholarship and Prize for New Directions in Creative Photographic Portraiture. Photographers are invited to enter portrait photography for consideration in this new category.
The winner will receive $15,000 and a solo exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.

Prizes total over $20,000!

Marty Forscher Fellowship

The Marty Forscher Fellowship recognizes students and young professionals with a talent for humanistic photography. The fund will award two grants in 2010. Photographers are eligible by entering humanistic documentary images to the PDN Photo Annual. The Fellowship is sponsored by Parsons School for Design and Photo District News.

Here are some of the PDN PHOTO ANNUAL recent entries:
http://www.pdnphotoannual.com/entries.shtml

Art Directors Club-Nissan Student Cube competition

Art Directors Club launches inaugural student brief with Nissan. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate level programs in advertising, graphic design, photography, illustration and new media are eligible to enter ADC’s co-presented brief based competition.

Nissan cube® is unlike any other car on the American road. Its funky exterior is punctuated by an asymmetrical rear window and a low, wide stance. Its comfy interior is a place to have fun with friends. It offers multiple options for self expression with features like a removable shag dashboard carpet, multi-color interior mood lighting, and configurable storage. 

Cube is part car, part social destination.

ADC is inviting students to address these questions:
- How would you introduce cube?
- What creative would you run?
- Where would you run the creative for maximum  reach and efficiency?

Develop a campaign, or concepts, that makes Nissan cube a part of our target’s life. The campaign shouldn’t feel like marketing, it should feel like a natural extension of where our target goes and what they do. To this end, use channels and communication vehicles you feel are most appropriate to our target’s lifestyle and what the model represents.

Local dealership location info available upon request. US-based only. International students must respond to US market conditions.

For entry and more information, please visit http://www.adcglobal.org/education/competition.
 

Deadline: January 29, 2010

Download PDF of full brief.

Story Behind the Photo

Story behind the Photo is an ongoing series that highlights a unique story behind a photo or image created by a Shutterstock submitter. This month’s featured story comes from Laurin Rinder. Laurin has been a commercial and freelance photographer for over 40 years, having run a photo studio in Laguna Beach, where he photographed album covers, models for the Eileen Ford agency, and product and catalog work for magazines and worldwide antique dealers. He recently co-authored the Beginner’s Guide to Micro Stock Photography. You can view his gallery here. Read More>>

Last Chance for Professionals! ADC 88th Annual Awards Call for Entries!‏

Don't miss the professional deadline extension of January 23, 2009 and the January 30, 2009 deadline for Students. It's your chance to win a Gold Cube in the 88th Annual Awards. Enter your Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography, Illustration and even unpublished work in Playground. There are also breakout categories, ADC Hybrid and ADC Design Sphere, and a sponsored award from Corbis! So go ahead, enter now!

Please note: Your package needs to be postmarked on or before the deadline. All payment and packages must be received by February 2, 2009 for your work to be judged in the Annual Awards.

PhotoPlus Expo

PhotoPlus Expo - trade October 23, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Web Address: www.photoplusexpo.com/ppe/index.jsp

Designed for professionals in the photographic and imaging industries, PhotoPlus Expo showcases the latest advances in photography, both traditional and digital. Held annually at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, attendees have the opportunity to explore an inspiring array of photography, design and imaging products and services - everything from image capture and color management to retouching and storage - all from the industry's leading manufacturers.

The show also offers over 100 photography and design seminars and hands-on workshops taught by world-renowned experts with a focus on cutting-edge innovations in digital imaging products and techniques.