Jim Erickson: From Inspiraton Comes Success

Birdman Inc is proud to be a sponsor of Jim Erickson's upcoming APA event here in San Francisco next month. For the past decade we've had the pleasure of working with Jim on projects for United Airlines, Cisco, Bank of America, AT&T and many others. We would like to congratulate Jim on all of his success and look forward to seeing you at the event.



" Photography is the psychoanalysis of my world. Art is the process of touching what we discover and sharing it with others." Jim Erickson

JIM ERICKSON
Photography: the evolutionary path of the artist in commerce
Thursday, July 10, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Photo Community Social Networking Hour at 6:00
Free Jim Erickson CHINA book with each paid admission

COMPLETE DETAILS INCLUDING THE VENUE LOCATION
AND ADMISSION PRICES WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

Visit Jim's stock site at ericksonstock.com and
his portfolio site at jimerickson.com/portfolio.

EVENT FORMAT

SPECTACULAR IMAGE PRESENTATION
There will be an impressive presentation of hundreds of images designed to clearly illustrate the time line of Jim's successful career, including Jim's pictures as well as some other artists' work that have inspired him over the years.

ENLIGHTENING PANEL PRESENTATION
A panel will outline the complexity of Jim's current businesses (Jim Erickson, Erickson Stock, and Fat Cat Digital) and how they have achieved the tremendous success they enjoy.
Joining Jim on the Panel will be:
Jesse Hughes - Director of Sales and Marketing - Erickson Productions, Inc.
Wes Hardison - Senior Digital Artist - Fat Cat Digital
Kristen Parrish - Production Manager - Fat Cat Digital
Nicki Krinsky - Production Manager - Erickson Stock
Betsy Filson - Senior Art Director - Erickson Productions, Inc.

EVENT THEME
Photography: the evolutionary path of the artist in commerce
• From Inspiration Comes Success: dealing with the marketplace from a position of strength.
• The Intersection of the Artist's Role in the World and how commerce uses the artist and how
they co-mingle, and how this has changed over the years (starting with how the church hired artists like Michaelangelo) to today's reality.
• Finding Success (in the business of commercial photography or in the art of making pictures)
• Choosing Your Own Destiny, and escape being controlled by the market
• Finding Your Voice in Times of Crisis
• How to Develop Your Voice as an Artist
• Using Commercial Need to Your Advantage

Other Sponsors include:

Our good friends at....
Related Productions
and
The Blackwell Files

Plus
Hasselblad
Profoto
Livebooks
Workbook
Artist Untied
Agenceyaccess
The Black Book

Lake Tahoe Rivers and Lakes

Lake Tahoe is a Northern California gem drawing visitors from all over to enjoy the beauty and adventure that surrounds the lake. Birdman has visited the Tahoe Area for several projects and a few snowboarding trips too.

Many of our searches lead us to the water ways in and around the Northern California Sierras. The rivers, small lakes and the main attraction, Lake Tahoe, are spectacular backdrops.

Beverly Lewis, Placer/Lake Tahoe Film Office, and Kathleen Dodge, El Dorado Film Office, are always a huge help when it comes to finding the right spot in, on or along a river or lake. With their help we've gained access to some amazing public and private land for productions.

San Francisco Production Community Visits Birdman

Saturday Birdman Inc participated in a unique networking event in San Francisco. Propville Directory presented 9 local businesses and 3 local experts to 50 members of the still photography and video production industries. Jason had the pleasure of joining the Dog and Pony Bus Tour for the entire day, meeting wonderful people and visiting some great vendors in San Francisco.

The bio-diesel bus, provided by Teacher with the Bus, visited:
Roughhouse Post
Costumes on Haight
The Lost Art Salon
California Model & Design Fabricators
Michael Thompson Gallery
Birdman Inc
Calumet Photographic
New York Studio
We heard from these very interesting experts while cruzin' in the bus:
Friends of the Family
PR That Rocks
The Blow Up Lab

An amazing lunch was provided by Work Of Art Catering, an incredible company dedicated to elegant and environmentally friendly events.

The Propville Directory staff, Terri, Patia and Troy, worked very hard to put the event together creating a day filled with industry knowledge, laughs, networking and pleasant surprises! Thank you to them and all of the riders that stopped by to say hello, it was our pleasure to have you! Here are some pictures from the stop at Birdman's studio.