You may contact our membership
chairman: Paul Trantow
to get started
Photographers applying for GENERAL or
ASSOCIATE membership:
1. Meet with at least two general members
of the chapter
If you don't know anyone yet, please contact an officer or board
member at our next meeting or by phone for suggestions. Names and
numbers are listed on this web site. Show a member your portfolio,
letterhead, business card and any additional promo materials. They
will want to know more about your interests in the photography profession.
Ask them to sponsor you and sign your application form.
2. Application Check list
- Your letterhead and business card
- Completed application (download
here) and check
- Publication samples
- An interview with two ASMP sponsors
3. Your Portfolio
The purpose of your portfolio presentation (in any format or media
type) is to show your publication experience and to provide examples
of your professional photography experience. It is not to judge
the art or style of your photography. Your specific interest in
photography may determine the type of presentation you need. Please
don't hesitate to ask your sponsor about different presentation
methods. For example, an architectural photographer may prefer to
present samples in a different manner than a sports photographer.
The total number of pieces presented is typically 8-20. The presentation
should be professional and neat. Published samples may be good quality,
laser-type copies, copy slides, or originals, and should be protected
by a cover (laminated, mounted, etc.).
4. Your Check and Application
The chapter will take care of sending your application to the national
ASMP office. At the time you submit your application fee, along
with the form in the back of the ASMP national brochure, you are
WELCOME to come to all chapter events.
5. The Board Review
Portfolios are typically reviewed by the Board of Directors at the
next regularly scheduled meeting. If you have included everything
from the check list above, and are approved locally, your check
and application is submitted to the ASMP national office in Philadelphia.
Here in Colorado you immediately begin to receive the many benefits
our chapter offers. If national approves your application, you will
become a member in approximately one month, your name will appear
in the next issue of the national Bulletin, and you will receive
current publications and membership information from the national
office.
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