Speaker to discuss sports photography
John M.Tyree
Harvey Dunn
By Joey Fielder |
The Loveland Photographic Society meeting for this month will take place on Monday, June 13, in the Vineyard building at 900 Josephine Court in Loveland.
Sports photographer and intellectual property attorney Harvey Dunn will share insights in a two-part presentation.
Part one is titled "Sports Photography-Lessons Learned," based on areas of growth during experiences in as a freelance sports photographer.
Part two is titled "Basics of Copyright for the Photographer," and Dunn will share an overview of copyright law with a focus on copyright issues typically encountered by photographers.
In the field of sports photography, he is a member of the National Press Photography Association and has freelanced for a number of years for various newspapers under the umbrella of the Fort Worth Star Telegram (a McClatchy paper) and for MaxPreps, a part of CBS Sports Digital.
During that period he shot high school, college and pro-sports events, including a many high school state championships and several college bowl games, in sports that included football, baseball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, basketball, hockey, track and lacrosse.
During the second part of his presentation he will discuss common copyright issues that apply to photographers. He is licensed as a lawyer in Texas and Colorado.
Over the course of his career as an attorney he spent over 20 years at a large law firm where he was a partner and is currently the director. While in private practice, the largest portion of his work involved intellectual property litigation, i.e., litigation involving copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.
Learn from his experience capturing dynamic moments in sports. Share his journey and learn about favorite moments like the one that took place when he was shooting the Big 12 championship game between Texas and Nebraska and got to hold the trophy.
See his work at www.dunn-photography.com.
The club meeting is open to the public and begins at 6:15 p.m. with social time, followed by a brief business meeting. The speaker will start at 7 p.m. A monthly photo competition featuring work by local LPS photographers will close the evening.
Joey Fielder