Taxes & Artists: Taking a Time & Services Deduction

Awhile back, Photo Business News & Forum wrote about how you CAN'T donate your time and services and claim fair market value for such as a deduction (An Original Picasso for $50? That's what they say..., 2/10/07), and one potential solution that could get you a bit more credit for your donations, when you do (The Non-Profit Challenge, 11/19/07), but once again, there is a bill winding it's way through Congress that would allow:
"...artists to take a fair-market value deduction for works given to and retained by nonprofit institutions. The U.S. tax system accords unequal treatment to creators and collectors who donate tangible works (e.g., paintings or manuscripts) to museums, libraries, educational or other collecting institutions. A collector may take a tax deduction for the fair-market value of the work, but creators may deduct only their "basis" value—essentially the cost of materials such as paint and canvas."
If you can enter your name and address, and click the "send" button, in less than two minutes you can actually send an e-mail to your elected official that represents you, through this very cool system. Americans for the Arts has their Advocate for the Arts website and all you do is enter your address, and they will automatically route your sentiments to your Senator or Member! If you'd like to her Senator/Photographer Pat Leahy (and the bill's sponsor) in an NPR interview on the subject, click here.
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Entertainment:

Tubist on stage - captured in black and white

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Major upcoming events and contest deadlines

Major upcoming photography events and contest deadlines:

March 13-15: NPPA Northern Short Course
The National Press Photographers Association Northern Short Course Photojournalism Conference will take place March 13 to 15 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rocherster, N.Y. The 27th annual conference will feature keynote speakers, portfolio reviews and hands-on workshops. Details are online at northernshortcourse.com.

March 15: The Great Outdoors Photo Contest Deadline
PDN and National Geographic Traveler co-sponsor The Great Outdoors Photo Contest, which has separate amateur and professional divisions. Entries are being accepted in categories of Scenics of The Natural World, Outdoor Sports And Activities, Parks, Islands and Underwater, and Gardens. The deadline is March 15 with an extended deadline of March 31. Details are online at http://www.thegreatoutdoorscontest.com/.

March 28: Moving Walls 15 Deadline
The Open Society Institute's Documentary Photography Project is accepting proposals and bodies of work for consideration in the Moving Walls 15 group exhibition. The deadline is March 28. Details are online at soros.org.

OSI is also accepting applications for its 2008 Distribution Grants through June 20.

March 29: Slideluck Potshow
Slideluck Potshow – a screening of photographs and a potluck meal – is hosting shows on Saturday, March 29 in New York and Los Angeles. One is set for the Chelsea Art Museum in New York; the other for 5th and Sunset Studios in West Los Angeles.. Details online at slideluckpotshow.com.

March 30 – April 4: Palm Springs Photo Festival
The annual Palm Springs Photo Festival will be held from March 30 to April 4 in Palm Springs, Calif. Symposium, workshops, portfolio reviews and other events are scheduled for the week. The festival is accepting slide show submissions for its evening presentations through March 10. Details online palmspringsphotofestival.com.

April 7: Minnesota Center for Photography/McNight Foundation Fellowship Deadline
The MCP/McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers awards four $25,000 fellowships to mid-career photographers in Minnesota. Applications for 2008/2009 are due Monday, April 7 at 5 p.m. Details are online at mcknightphoto.org.

April 10 to 13: AIPAD New York
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers will present the AIPAD Photography Show New York from April 10 to 13 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The show expects to host more than 75 leading fine art photography galleries. Details are online at at aipad.com.

April 14: New York Photo Awards Deadline
Entries for the first New York Photo Awards are due by April 14. The awards are being hosted in connection with the New York Photo Festival, which runs May 14 to 18 (see below). Submissions are being accepted in the categories of Editorial, Personal Work/ Unpublished/ Fine Art, Advertising, Books and Multimedia. There is also a student division. Information is online at newyorkphotoawards.com.

April 16: Picturehouse Chicago
Picturehouse, the conference of image suppliers and buyers, will holding its Chicago event on April 16. Details at picturehouse.org.

April 24-27: ASPP Education Conference
The American Society of Picture Professionals will hold its 5th Education Conference from April 24 to 27 at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa Hotel in Mesa, Ariz. The conference will feature eight sessions with industry guest speakers and panelists on stock, metadata, copyright and other topics. Details are online at aspp.com.

April 30: Inge Morath Prize Deadline
Entries are being accepted for the Inge Morath Prize, a $5,000 prize awarded by Magnum Photos to a woman photographer under 30 in support of a long-term documentary project. Details are online here.

May 14-18: The New York Photo Festival
The New York Photo Festival will take place in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn from May 14 to 18, featuring curated shows and daytime and evening programming. Details at nyphotofestival.com. (Related PDN story.)

June 12-14: Look3 Festival of the Photograph
The second annual Look3 Festival of the Photograph will return to Charlottesville, Va., from June 12 to 14. This year's featured photographers are Mary Ellen Mark, Joel-Peter Witkin and James Nachtwey. Details are online at festivalofthephotograph.org

Send suggestions for upcoming events and contests to dlang@pdnonline.com.

credits: Daryl Lang at pdnonline

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Scenery and Sights:

The breathtaking landscape of The Arches National Park, Utah

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techsoup and flickr offer free online photo accounts to nonprofits

One of the most popular online photo sharing services, Flickr, is partnering with TechSoup, a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits use technology, to offer 10,000 free premium Flickr accounts to nonprofit organizations. Flickr is also starting a new program, Flickr for Good, whereby it will highlight photos of "good works" depicted on Flickr.
Techsoup's suggestions for how nonprofits can use Flickr:
"Uses for Outreach and Community Building: Flickr is a new way for organizations to tell their story. With a Flickr account, individuals can showcase and chronicle their organization's work through their own photography. For example, by creating a group photo pool and encouraging discussions, Flickr members can build awareness of an organization's work. Members can also provide a link to their organization's Web site in their Flickr profiles. Conversely, the organization's Web site can stream Flickr photos...
Uses Within Organizations: Flickr members can store all their photographs of their organization's work in one place if they have the legal right to do so. Account holders can upload photos to Flickr from anywhere in the world. The photos can be organized into sets and collections, and they can be tagged for easy searching. Another tool that organizations can use internally is a Flickr group. In a private group, only group members and those who have been invited can view the group page. Groups can also be completely public or public by invitation only."
Find out how to apply for a free Flickr account here at TechSoup.
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Read on at inprogress.typepad - studio501c

Photo of the day:

Flowers:

A pile of Oxeye Daisies tells us that spring is in the air

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SF: Annie Leibovitz photography exhibit

Annie Leibovitz is America's most famous celebrity photographer -- maybe the most famous photographer, period -- but she's unfazed by the idea of celebrity as she juxtaposes her family and friends with Chris Rock, Brad Pitt and Queen Elizabeth in her latest exhibit.

Read what Photographer Annie Leibovitz tells about her work, "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographers Life,... " at Contra Costra Times

and watch a slideshow of Leibovitz's work

Take a look at her photogaphs j and visit the Legions of Honor Museum, San Francisco, California.

credits: Robert Taylor

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Recreation and Sports:

Eisstock Schiessen, a fun native bavarian winter sport similar to curling

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Apple releases Aperture 2.0.1, GarageBand 4.1.2

Apple on Monday afternoon release maintenance updates for its recently released Aperture 2.0 photography workflow application and its GarageBand 4.0 music creation software.

Aperture 2.0.1

Aperture 2.0.1 [43.9MB] includes includes significant fixes aimed at upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture, publishing .Mac Web Gallery albums, preview generation and deletion, creating and ordering books, AppleScript support, keyboard shortcut customization, watermarking of emailed photos, highlight Hot and Cold Areas, and appearance of metadata overlays in the Browser, Filmstrip, and on light tables.

The release also packs a number of minor fixes involving such areas as Loupe, Smart Albums, All Projects View, Straighten Tool, Filmstrip, Drag and drop import, Thumbnail generation, Import window, and Export plug-in reliability.

Apple said the release recommended for all Aperture users.

GarageBand 4.1.2

Meanwhile, GarageBand 4.1.2 [19.1MB] improves overall stability and addresses issues with the automation of software instrument parameters, FireWire and USB based audio devices and Magic GarageBand.

Credits: AppleInsider Staff
more at: appleinsider.com

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Arts and Crafts:

Sculpture of Douglas Haig right in front of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, in the morning sun

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Skyline Arch at The Arches National Park, Utah

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Free Press staffer wins photo award

Detroit Free Press photographer Rashaun Rucker was named Photographer of the Year by the Michigan Press Photographers Association on Saturday in its 55th annual Pictures of the Year contest.
Rucker, 29, is the first African American to win the award, which celebrates a year's worth of exemplary visual storytelling, including a months-long project documenting the care, abuse and impact of pit bulls in metro Detroit, the release of Nathaniel Abraham from prison, and a photo-video package on feather bowling.
"I almost cried," said Rucker, who came to the Free Press in 2003. "Even though I won, this is recognition for all the people at the Free Press who helped me throughout the year."
The Pictures of the Year contest drew 1,554 entrants from 20 newspapers around the state in photography, editing and multimedia categories. The judges chose Rucker from a field of 105 photographers.
"He worked so hard, and we are thrilled that he was recognized by his peers for his commitment to the people of Detroit and to journalism," said Kathy Kieliszewski, Free Press deputy director of photography.
The Free Press won several awards in other categories, as well, including a sweep of the video category. Other Free Press photographers given awards include Regina H. Boone, Susan Tusa and Amy Leang.
The Detroit News won 15 awards, including three first-place awards.
credits: freep.com NEWS
see Rashaun Rucker's Photo Galleries
Photographer of the Year Portfolio
and read related articles at
See Rucker's images of pit bulls in a Free Press special report
Free Press staffer wins state Photographer of the Year award

Photo of the Day:
Plants: Backlit tree silhouette against a late afternoon winter's sky



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