From ADBASE Insight… Social Media Strategies for Creative Professionals

Want to be more strategic about the time and effort you’re putting into social media?

ADBASE Insight is the place where industry insiders share valuable advice and best practices for managing and marketing a creative business. Learn more about how creative professionals are using social media to build business:

Will Tweet for Food by Tiffany Meyers

More commercial [...]

Bring Your Website - and Your Business - to Life with Video

By Matt Bailey – liveBooks

Do you want to add more dimension – and distinction – to your brand? Start using video on your website.

Video can help you market yourself as a professional who brings more to the table than a handful of carefully selected images. It can help you develop an effective brand, [...]

7 Reasons Why Social Media Aint Working for Your Photography Business from PhotoShelter

Photographers are spending a ton of time online these days “promoting” our businesses through social media.  So how do you know if social media is working for your photography business?  Not sure?  You’re probably not alone.

Here at PhotoShelter we’re lucky enough to be connected with thousands of photographers through sites like Facebook and Twitter.  So [...]

Interview with Ted VanCleave, Professional Photographer and Co-Founder of ImageRights International, Inc.

As a pro photographer, you understand the benefits of using the Internet as a promotional tool. Explain the conflict between cost effective promotion online and risk of image theft. Does one outweigh the other?

I’ve seen instances where people have great photos or ideas and they are so paranoid that someone will steal them [...]

APA Visits Capitol Hill

July 30, 2010 – To further strengthen the importance of copyright protections, APA National President Theresa Raffetto, APA National CEO Stephen Best, and APA National VP and Advocacy Chairman Michael Grecco attended important advocacy meetings in Washington DC July 28th and July 29th.  Victoria Espinel, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) from the Office [...]

APA Member Legal Advice on IP, Copyright and Licensing

Attorney Edward C. Greenberg, P.C. is available for free phone consultations on your copyright legal questions.  As one of the countries top litigators, Greenberg’s experience and knowledge is a unique resource for APA members.  A free phone consult of up to 15 minutes is available to APA members.  APA member verification [...]

Louisa Curtis of Chatterbox and APA announce program at 2010 PPE

On Friday, October 29 during the 2010 Photo Plus Expo Louisa Curtis will be moderating a panel titled The Wonderful World of Websites: Portfolios, Promotions and Solutions.  The panel begins at 1:15 and runs until 3:15.  Joining Louisa on the panel is:

Andria Castellano, Senior Agency Producer, Badger & Partners

Francesca Messina, Senior Art Director, McGraw-Hill

Michael Kaminski, [...]

Canon EXPO 2010 New York, September 2-3

PhotoPhilanthropy Contest deadline 10/1/10

PhotoPhilanthropy promotes and connects photographers with non-profit organizations around [...]

Up Coming Chapter Events

APA Northwest

Streamlining Your Workflow with Lightroom 3

presented by Adobe Certified Trainer Ric Kasnoff

Tuesday, August 17

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Seattle Pacific University, Demery Hall, Room 150

Seattle, WA

http://apanw.org/

APA Los Angeles

Exclusive Member Only Sneak Peak!

Cutting Edge artist Jeff Sheng gives the APA membership a guided tour of his ground breaking series Don’t Ask Don’t Tell at the Kaycee [...]