Don Smetzer
Behind the Scenes in the Entertainment Industry
Rescheduled to March 16, 2011
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Cost $20
$15 students
Free to Members
Don Smetzer was the first recipient of the American Society of Media Photographers “Living Legends” award. He was the still photographer for 30 films and 20 television shows. The films include academy award winners “The Sting,” “Norma Rae,” “Coalminer’s Daughter,” “Breaking Away” and “Home Alone.” He worked for five year for CBS Television.
Earlier in his career, Smetzer worked for the Milwaukee Journal newspaper and also worked in the Department of Education in Pago Pago, American Samoa for two years.
Don Smetzer also has been active in the stock photography industry. He was one of the original founders of Click/Chicago, a stock photo agency that was purchased by Tony Stone and then bought by Getty Images. He licenses his work via multiple stock photo agencies. His photos have been published in numerous book, magazines and educational materials.
He worked on a couple of significant educational projects which brought him to the Middle East. His images were featured in a series of 14 award-winning filmstrips about the Middle East, produced for United Learning. He also traveled to Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jorday, Turkey and Israel to produce a series of 10 filmstrips for Singer-SVE.
Come join us for an exciting evening. Don will show us photos of movie stars and the Middle East and more.
We will open up the floor for discussion, so bring your questions.
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Sandro Miller
Stills and Motion - Commercial and Personal Work
April 20, 2012
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Cost $20
$15 students
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Sandro will be presenting an extensive collection of personal and commercial imagery spanning his 30 + year career. He will also show a selection of his short films and commercials.
Sandro’s editorial work has been featured in magazines including The New Yorker, Russian Esquire, Forbes, Time, Communication Arts, Graphis and ESPN Magazine.
Sandro has a working relationship with Nikon and is responsible for introducing the company’s latest technology to the professional photographic world.
Throughout his career, Sandro has given back to the community and to national charities. A few organization he has contributed to include the Food Depository of Chicago, Arts For Life, AIDs Chicago and the Good City.
Sandro is an internationally known photographer who has been photographing people for more than
3 decades. He has photographed many national advertising campaigns for a list of clients including Allstate Insurance, American Express, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Nike and more.
In 2001, The Cuban government invited Sandro to photograph the nation’s athletes. The project was the first US/Cuban collaboration since the trade embargo was imposed in 1960.
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