Past EventsOctober 22-23, 2009: I've been invited by Camera Bits to make a couple of presentations on the use of the Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog with the Structured Keyword Catalog in Photo Mechanic, at the Photo Plus International Conference and Expo. For details on times and other speakers see the Camera Bits news page. June ~ November, 2009: I've been giving a series of presentations across the country on behalf of the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) about our Library of Congress funded project to raise awareness about the use of embedded photo metadata in the photographic community. Registration for the events which are slated to be held in Dallas, San Antonio, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta and others cities are handled on the PhotoMetadata website. June 4, 2009: I've been invited back to speak at this conference which is devoted exclusively to Photo metadata. This years conference title is "Metadata in a Multimedia World" and I will be making a presentation on behalf of the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) regarding the launch of our PhotoMetadata.org website, and seminar series in support of our Library of Congress funded project to raise awareness of the use of embedded photo metadata. Details are available at the PHMDC conference website. July 9-10, 2008: I've been invited to present on behalf of the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) regarding our Library of Congress funded project to teach about and encourage photographers to use embedded metadat and to share the findings of our MetaSurvey on the use of metadata by the major stock distributors. Details are available on the Microsoft website. June 5, 2008: I've been invited back to speak at this conference which is devoted exclusively to Photo metadata. This years conference title is "Metadata for Better Business" and I will be making a presentation on behalf of the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) regarding the use of metadata by the major stock distributors, and of our Library of Congress funded project to teach about and encourage photographers to use embedded metadata. Details are available at the PHMDC conference website. April 26, 2008: I've been invited to participate in a panel discussion on "Metadata Guidelines and Standards" at the American Society of Picture Professionals Education conference in Phoenix, on April 26, 2008. The photography industry is exploding with change while picture professionals are racing to keep pace in an era of shifting demands. There are seven additional sessions with key panelists addressing pressing issues, such as how to keep creativity at the heart of commerce; figuring out where all the great stock photography is going to come from; determining how copyright has been affected by issues like Orphan Works; and much more. July 11-12, 2007: I've been
invited back to speak on the panel titled, "Metadata Unleashed: June 7, 2007: I've been
asked to speak at this first ever conference devoted exclusively
to Photo metadata. The conference title is "Working towards April 12, 2007: I'll be I'll be giving an update on the Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines (UPDIG) during the "Emerging Digital Standards for the Picture Industry" morning session and sitting in on a panel discussing "Digital Workflow for Photographers." in the afternoon. June 28-29, 2006: I'll be participating in the summit and serving on a panel discussion regarding image metadata at the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit. This first annual summit is being billed as "a gathering of the thought-leaders in the professional digital photography industry. Held on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, it will provide an opportunity to engage in dialog about the latest trends and future direction of digital photography at the professional level, network with the key people in the industry, and see demonstrations of the latest technology."
January 17-18, 2006: I'll be spending a couple of days with Patricia Russotti and her advanced class giving a guest lecture and class discussion on the types of image metadata and how they can be used to organize image workflow for photographers, publishers and printers.
October 21, 2005: Presented by David Riecks and Sam Merrell Are you struggling with digital image overload? Do terms like Metadata, Keywords and IPTC Core make your eyes glaze over? If you want to get serious about organizing your stock image collection, you need to embrace rather than avoid building an image database. Give us two hours and we can demystify and empower you to embrace rather than avoid these essentials in managing and marketing your digital images. Learn how to unleash the power of Metadata and the IPTC Core in building your image collection. Discover tools to help you embed this information in your image files (from your scanner or digital camera) so your intellectual property is protected, and your image database practically builds itself. How should you address the IPTC evolution (should you use xmp sidecars or embed xmp data into RAW files?). Learn how to evaluate off-the-shelf image databases. Learn how to write accurate captions that are searchable, and synthesize keywords from your captions. Discover the most effective methods for storing and retrieving images and learn about some easy ways to present your images on a website. Click this link Register for this workshop and select "Complete Seminar Schedule" from the "Seminar" menu. Then use the "Filter Session by Track" pull-down menu to select Stock Reports David Riecks is a highly visible correspondent on digital subjects and a working assignment and stock photographer. His love of travel has taken him all over the world on assignments to photograph unique people and places. His stock images are represented by Mira and AGE Fotostock, as well as being sold direct from his own Web site. David was an early proponent of digital imaging and has become a "digital guru" to his peers. In addition to being a regular contributor on several professional forums, Riecks gives seminars on creating image intensive Web sites and was one of the principals who developed Mira's "digital standards." He founded "Controlled Vocabulary," a resource to help others learn how best to build controlled vocabulary lists, thesauri, and keyword hierarchies for describing images in databases. David currently chairs the SAA Imaging Technology Standards, and ASMP Digital Photography Standards & Practices committees, serves on the Creative Eye Board, and as the Chief Technical Advisor for the PLUS coalition; and somehow finds the time to participate in the DISC, DIM2, and IPTC4XMP working groups. In the early 80's Sam Merrell was working on room-sized NASA computer-imaging systems to create digital composites of image data from Mars and Venus. In the 90's he wrote extensively about the dawn of digital photography--first as a writer and then as Associate Editor at PDN. He teaches digital photography at The School of Visual Arts, and, as an imaging consultant, has worked to help build rational digital imaging workflows with more than thirty stock photo agencies and image-intensive organizations. A year ago Merrell joined the PLUS Coalition--a non profit trade association working to establish standards that simplify and facilitate the licensing of photography and illustration. Together with with other PLUS members (photographers, illustrators, stock agencies, artist reps, publishers, advertisers, ad agencies, and graphic designers -- as well as their respective trade associations, Merrell led the recent effort to develop and draft the PLUS Glossary of Licensing Terms. Past Seminars: October 22, 2004: The world of stock has become a digital world. Successful stock photographers need to understand and engage in digital technology in their workflow or limit their own potential to market and license images. The seminar will take you through the steps to successfully manage your stock workflow and move those images to market. It will cover film vs. digital capture, scanning, organizing submissions and provide tips on how to make that process run more smoothly. Whether you're gearing up for stock production or already have an analog archive of stock images that you want to engage, this seminar is designed to help you evaluate your current system and optimize your workflow. March 6, 2004: Miami Florida Betsy Reid and David Riecks present two sessions to help you move your stock photography business forward. “Roadmaps to Success in Stock” followed by David Riecks with “Solutions for Building Your Image Database, or Filing to be Found.” and Creating an Image Intensive Website. Part 1: Roadmaps to Success in Stock - Presented by SAA, Stock Artists Alliance In the morning presentation Betsy will orient you to the current stock landscape, introduce you to the range of business strategies that now exist for successfully marketing and licensing stock photography, and leave you with a grasp of both opportunities and obstacles to consider as you develop your own successful stock roadmap. David will follow up with the technical nuts and bolts you will need to know to work with today’s stock industry. Part 2: Solutions for Building Your Image Database and creating an Image Intensive Website Are you struggling with digital image overload? Stuffing your images into a shoebox and storing them under your bed used to work, but the changes that have occurred with photography in the last decade require new ways of thinking about organizing your digital images, or risk losing them in the digital chasm. Join David Riecks as he presents an afternoon dedicated to unleashing the power of your images by learning to build an image database and developing an image intensive website. Some of the topics to be covered include:
Betsy Reid is the Executive Director of SAA, a non-profit trade association dedicated to the business interests of stock photographers worldwide. For more info on the Stock Artists Alliance please visit: www.stockartistsalliance.org 
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