Help support former ASMP NY President, Thomas Werner in the ASMP National Elections

We would like to ask you help us support a former ASMPNY President in this election. As many of you know, Thomas Werner was central to the rebuilding the of New York Chapter, helping to create the strong and vital chapter that you know today. Since then Thomas has brought his insight as photographer, lecturer, educator and gallerist, to ASMP through the creation of the ASMP National Fine Art Specialty Group, participation on numerous national committees, work with the New York Chapter, and his time as a Director on the National Board. He has always been a generous supporter of ASMP and its members, and we are now asking you to support him in return.

For those of you who do not know Thomas please click on the heading to see a brief bio, his ballot statement, and quotes from members around the country regarding the election and his work for the organization.

Thank you for your time and for your help. We would love to see a supporter of the New York Chapter and a fellow New Yorker back on the National Board!

Thank You,

Frank Rocco ASMP NY Chapter President

Michelle Kawka ASMP NY Chapter Vice President

Board Members

Liam Alexander, Ruth Bernal, Marco Castro, Amelia Coffaro, Andrew Day, Thomas Donley, Michael Dos Santos, Aaron Lee Fineman, Harry Peronius, Jason Gardner, Alex Golshani, Rod Goodman, Matt Greenslade, Brad Hamilton, Leslie Jean-Bart, Katrina Kojic, David Kliger, Salem Krieger, Teresa Kruszewski, Stephen Mallon, Peter Murphy, Scott Nidermaier, Kevin Michael Reed, Barry Rosenthal, Ian Ross, Susan May Tell, Michael Weschler, Mira Zaki

What are the ASMPNY fine art portfolio reviews like? One word: Intense

As a reviewer for the 3rd year in a row I remembered how fast-paced the reviews can be. How stressful it is for the person getting reviewed. It reminds me of what speed-dating must be like. You have to be prepared for your "elevator speech" -describing in less than a minute what your work is about and for the lasting 9 minutes you are engaged with your chosen reviewer. Now the pressure is on from the reviewer and it's up to us to give them what they are there for, an honest, unbiased and clear response to what we are looking at. For the most part the work I saw was pretty good. There were 2 stand outs in my case but most of the reviewers were surprisingly happy to have seen much better work this year. Thank you ASMP NY members for stepping it up! I overheard one woman say she stood in line to see Elizabeth Avedon for an hour! Of course, the wait was worth it because she got her undivided attention for a good 10 minutes.

From observing, it seems the best tactic is to case out your top 3 reviewers to get the most out of the reviews. Maybe see a photo critic, a curator and a collector. All 3 types of industry people will have different things to say about your work. Take note and listen, let go, experiment, try some of these suggestions, you'll see some interesting new things.

See you next year!

ASMPNY's Fine Art Porfolio Reviews coming up quick

Tuesday, Feb 7th is the annual Fine Art Portfolio Reviews, are you ready to show your stuff?
6:45-9pm

***Only prints will be reviewed (no iPads or laptops) unless the work is meant to be exhibited in a museum or gallery hooked up to a computer.

Get your book reviewed by some of the most prestigious names in the business.
Aperture
Elizabeth Avedon
Jen Bekman Gallery
Steven Kasher Gallery
PDN
Reinberger Galleries
The Center for Photography at Woodstock
Plus many more....

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