Headquartered in Boston, ASPP New England has been an active chapter since the 1970's drawing on members from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. We are planning an active schedule of events for the year tapping the expertise of local photographers, universities and museums with a balance of educational and social activities for networking. Please check back frequently to review our calendar and suggestions for best bets.
Stephen Sherman has graciously agreed to host a tour of his Boston studio which is located in the heart of downtown near the waterfront. Stephen, President of ASMP New England, is a photographer of people for advertising, business and individuals. His specialties include Lifestyle, Fashion and Portraiture. Check out his web sites for more details http://www.shermanphoto.com
Where: 416 West Broadway, Suite 1B, Boston. When: Wednesday September 15, 2010 Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Join ASPP New England for After Hours Starry Night at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
After Hoursis live music, art, conversation, cocktails and more. Linger around the courtyard bar and listen to music or sample the tasty menu in the Gardner Café. Experience something different from impromptu gallery talks to cutting-edge contemporary performance and spend time in the galleries
Where: 280 The Fenway, Boston MA
When: Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 5:30-9:30pm
Admission: Adults: $12 | Seniors: $10 | College Students: $5
Refreshments and cocktails sold separately. Enjoy "courtside bites” (available for just $1) at the courtside bar.
Thinking of joining the New England chapter of ASPP - now is the time! If you register between June 10th and July 10th this year you will receive a $25 discount. Contact Sharon Donahue at
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for details. This offer is good for new members only.
"Picasso Looks at Degas" at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts promises to be the show of the summer. Focusing on two of the great artists of the modern period, this exhibition explores Pablo Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the life and work of Edgar Degas. The Clark is the exclusive North American venue for this exhibition which explores the depth of the Spanish artist’s fixation through dramatic pairings and groupings that have never been brought together in this ambitious way. The two artists shared a lifelong obsession with women that is seen in portraits of friends and images of singers, laundresses, ballet dancers, bathers, and prostitutes. While it is widely acknowledged that these are Degas’s signature themes, all are echoed in Picasso’s work. Usually identified as painters, both Degas and Picasso were innovative sculptors, printmakers, and extraordinary draftsmen, and the exhibition uses the full range of media to examine Picasso’s reaction to the challenge of Degas. June 13, 2010 - September 12, 2010 www.clarkart.edu
Named one of the hot exhibitions of 2010 by Harper's Bazaar.
The ASPP New England board is looking for a few good men or women to help with event planning and social networking. We usually hold one board meeting a month either as a teleconference or a face-to-face get together. Put your expertise and enthusiasm for volunteerism to good use! If interested contact either
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by May 31st. Thank you.
At a time when workforce reductions and salary and benefit cuts are widespread, the federal government has started cracking down on companies that misclassify workers as independent contractors. Several states have followed suit.
The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law, enacted in 1990, was intended to stop companies, namely construction firms, from depriving workers of benefits such as unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation, health care and overtime pay by bringing them on as independent contractors instead of regular employees. In 2004 Massachusetts stepped up enforcements and tightened the law now requiring businesses to meet a strict three-part test to determine a worker's status. Recent amendments to the Massachusetts law now require a Massachusetts contractor to provide services "outside the usual business of the employer" - an impossible task for freelance photographers, editors, artists and photo researchers.
An unintended result of this law is that Massachusetts freelancers, including ASPP members, are losing business. They are watching their work be assigned to freelancers from other states (without independent contractor's laws) or even being outsourced to India.
If you are interested in learning more about this issue we encourage you to read an article recently published in the Boston Globe. And, if you're a freelancer in Massachusetts, please let your state representative and senator how you feel about this critical issue.
Where: Les Zygomates, 129 South Street, Boston, MA
When: Tuesday June 15, 2010 We will meet at 6:30pm to network. At 7:00 pm you will have the option of joining a Wine Tasting Group or ordering food and cocktails from the bar menu.
Admission: Cost of your own glass of wine...OR if you prefer, $30 for the wine-tasting option only - sample four or five wines paired with appetizers. Reservations for the wine-tasting are recommended, as only 50 seats are available for each seating. Please call Les Zygomates directly at 617.542.5108 to reserve your spot. Otherwise, reservations not needed, but please RSVP to ASPP.
By mass transit, Zygomates is only 2 blocks from the South Station T Stop
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History 1955 to the Present
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA www.worcesterart.org
March 7 - May 30, 2010
Rock & Roll became the American rite of passage in the twentieth century. Who Shot Rock & Roll includes the work of over 100 photographers. The visual expression of the music and its history feature candid, posed and live-performance shots, publicity portraits, and album cover art of rock stars like Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Amy Winehouse. The photographs captures the anxiety of youth, its pent-up fury, excitement and energy, and awakening sexuality.
Rock & Roll became the American rite of passage in the twentieth century. Who Shot Rock & Roll includes the work of over 100 photographers. The visual expression of the music and its history feature candid, posed and live-performance shots, publicity portraits, and album cover art of rock stars like Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Amy Winehouse. The photographs captures the anxiety of youth, its pent-up fury, excitement and energy, and awakening sexuality.
Join us for a tour of Powderhouse Productions which develops and creates dazzlingly original, award-winning factual and alternative entertainment for television and emerging media. Powderhouse boasts an extraordinarily talented group of creative media artists and professionals: producers, directors, writers, editors, actors, animators, technologists, coordinators and executives. Their series and programs are seen all over the world on TV, cellphones, and the web. www.powderhouse.net
When: Friday, May 7th 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Where: 212 Elm Street, Somerville, MA
Admission: Free
RSVP:
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After the tour we are encouraging people to get together for an informal luncheon at Redbones Barbeque in Davis Square at 55 Chester Street, Somerville www.redbones.com
Whether you are creating, buying or selling film stock footage you will benefit from our panel of experts sharing their knowledge and skills:
Gwen Ruiz, Multimedia Researcher for Cycling Fish Creative Service with over 15 years experience in educational publishing, researching audio, video and still images for print and online products. www.cycling-fish.com
Rob DelGaudio, founder Black Pearl Productions, has three decades of experience filming projects for corporate and commercial clients worldwide and has been supplying Corbis Motion with a wide range of filmed content for licensing since 2003. www.blpearl.com
Gail Hilton, Content Sales Manager from Thought Equity Motion, world leader in motion content solutions. In addition to having the deepest online library of creative, news, sports, and entertainment footage, Thought Equity Motion offers services for digitizing, delivering and monetizing video. The company's media partners include BBC (March 2010),Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, HBO Archives, NBC News, National Geographic and the NCAA ®, among others. www.thoughtequity.com
Where: Pearson Education, 501 Boylston Street, Boston
When: Thursday March 18, 2010 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Admission: $5.00 for members and students $10.00 for non-members RSVP:
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ASPP members can also register for this event at www.aspp.com
Join ASPP New England for a special tour of the JFK Library and Museum as we meet with their AV Archivist to learn about how they handle digital asset management, acquisition, preservation and NARA copyright. Discover unexpected treasures in their collection.
Where: JFK Library and Museum, Colombia Point, Boston, MA www.jfklibrary.org
We will meet at the presidential seal in the main lobby around 11:45am.
When: Friday, January 22, 2010 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Join us for a tour of Powderhouse Productions which develops and creates dazzlingly original, award-winning factual and alternative entertainment for television and emerging media. Powderhouse boasts an extraordinarily talented group of creative media artists and professionals: producers, directors, writers, editors, actors, animators, technologists, coordinators and executives. Their series and programs are seen all over the world on TV, cellphones, and the web. 
