February 3, 2012
One Day, Two Great Events
Marketing Strategies + Portfolio Reviews
Save the date for this one! You don't want to miss it. Register now!
Afternoon Event:
One-on-One Portfolio Reviews
ASMP Austin/San Antonio and ACP invite you to join us for an amazing opportunity to get honest feedback on your photography. Have your portfolio reviewed in one-on-one 20 minute sessions with prominent art buyers, photo editors, reps and industry experts.
This review is geared towards professional and semi-professional commercial and editorial photographers. To make the most of your time with the experts, we strongly suggest you have a print portfolio or tablet presentation to show. Questions? Contact info (at) texasphotoroundup (dot) com.
Confirmed reviewers include:
Leslie Baldwin, photography editor of Austin, Texas-based Texas Monthly, made a pinhole camera out of a shoebox for a sixth grade science project and was hopelessly hooked. She earned degrees in fine arts and art history from the University of Texas, indulged her wanderlust with European jaunts and was an au pair in Paris [France]. Her next stop was New York, where she found freelance gigs—eventually becoming Matt Mahurin’s studio manager and then cover coordinator for Time creative director Arthur Hochstein. After eight years in New York City, a little homesick and a lot hungry for genuine Tex-Mex, Baldwin jumped at an offer from Texas Monthly and moved back to Austin in 2003. She is married and has a young daughter.
Virginia Burchell is the manager of Art Production for the TracyLocke
Dallas office, where she is responsible for overseeing all commissioning of
photography and illustration. Over the past 10 years at TracyLocke, she has
worked with several accounts including Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay, Harrah's
Casino, TXU Energy, 7-Eleven, Nokia, Hasbro, T-Mobile, Cargill, Playstation,
Texas Lottery and Susan G. Komen.
Amy Cooper is the Art Buyer and Digital Asset Manager for T3, one of the largest independent advertising agencies in the country with offices in Austin, New York, and San Francisco. Having previously worked as a photo editor for MTV Networks and Elle Décor magazine, she is also a freelance editor, fine art and fashion photographer. Amy studied Fashion Design at Louisiana State University and Photography at Parsons, The New School for Design in New York City.
As a marketing specialist in the editorial and commercial photo industries, Jasmine DeFoore has worked with award-winning photographers, collectives and agencies since the late ’90s. She is also a sought after editor, helping photographers earn recognition from the industry's top contests and elevate their careers.
Prentice Howe is Executive Creative Director at Door Number 3 in Austin, Texas, responsible for leading the indie ad agency’s creative team while playing an integral part in the overall company operations. His account experience includes Dallas Stars Hockey, Texas Rangers Baseball, Habitat for Humanity, Korean Air, Anheuser-Busch, Petmate and Sony Playstation. Prentice's work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Print Regional Design Annual, Archive, Creativity, National ADDY Awards and London International Advertising Awards. He currently serves on the board of the Austin Advertising Federation.
Kate Iltis received her Bachelor of Arts at Texas Tech University and has worked as an art director/designer for ten years. She worked at Pentagram/Austin, Time Inc Custom Publishing and Outside magazine before partnering with Erin Mayes at EmDash. Her work has received awards from the Society of Publication Designers, CASE, Print magazine, and the Dallas Society of Visual Communication.
Jennifer Kilberg’s unique insight into the photo industry is a result of her extensive experience and understanding of all aspects of photography since joining the industry in 1996. In 2004, Jennifer started FluidVision Inc. and has worked with a diverse international client base of photographers and illustrators of all styles and specialties. As a strong communicator, Jennifer enjoys working with all types of personalities, and her loyal client base is a testament to her ability to build long-term relationships. Jennifer has worked with Agency Access clients since 2009 in both Campaign Manager programs and other types of consultations.
Erin Mayes is the founder of Em Dash LLC, a graphic design firm in Austin, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Photojournalism from the University of Texas, and has worked as an art director and designer of publications for over 20 years. Her clients include National Geographic Society, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Society of Illustrators, Denison University, University of Florida, The University of Texas, UT Press, Texas Monthly Custom Publishing, and The Texas Observer . She taught editorial design at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1999-2001, and has been teaching advanced visual design at the University of Texas as Austin since January 2007.
During her 14 years in advertising, Shannon McMillan has worked as an Art Producer with worldwide clients (BMW, Kohler, Brinker, The US Air Force, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, AARP, Harrah’s, and others), talented photographers and production teams, and reviewed hundreds of portfolios, websites and promos. She has been a juror for panels such as: PDN’s PIX, PDN’s Photo Annual, and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. She enjoys the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that comes from creative power and strives to maintain her artistic integrity. Photography is her personal passion and she looks forward to any opportunity to create
Renee Rhyner has been representing commercial artists for 20 years. Globally marketing talent for advertising campaigns, editorial publications and corporate communications,
Amanda Sosa Stone is sought after from clients all around the world: Germany, Moscow, England, Mexico, Spain and her homeland, the United States. She has been praised for working on talents like Jim Krantz, the 2010 International Photographer of Year, Nick Onken and National Geographic Assignment Division (with co- consultant Suzanne Sease). She works with clients from all genres, Commercial to Consumer. With her editing being her true passion and love, she has also worked hard to develop many marketing approaches that are proven effective. Nothing feeds Amanda’s creative soul more seeing results and seeing her clients reach their goals. Joining forces with Agency Access in May of 2010, Amanda is their in-house marketing and industry consultant as well as continuing to work with her own clients. www.sosastone.com
Zana Woods is the Director of Photography for Wired magazine in San Francisco, California, where she started in 1999. Her focus at Wired is on environmental portraiture, photojournalism and product photography. An amateur photographer, avid photo book collector, Zana frequently talks with students at the Academy of Art University and California College of the Arts about photography, developing portfolios and creating new work.
Fees (must purchase a minimum of three reviews)
General Public: $200 for three reviews; $375 for six reviews
ASMP and ACP members: $175 for three reviews; $325 for six reviews
Reviews will be held between 1pm and 5pm, Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Mexican American Cultural Center. You will receive confirmation of your specific review times approximately 2 weeks before the event.
Space is limited so please register early Upon registration, you will have an opportunity to list your top 5 reviewer choices. We will do our best to place you with at least two of your requested reviewers, but cannot guarantee matches. Assignment priority will be based on order of registration.
To help you prepare for your review, please read these helpful guides:
Jasmine DeFoore's Do's and Don'ts for Portfolio Reviews
Fotofest's Preparing for Portfolio Reviews
Questions? Contact info (at) texasphotoroundup (dot) com.
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