The APA/Lucie Foundation Scholarship – Application Deadline Approaching

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:16:22 +0000

The APA/Lucie Foundation Scholarship application window is rapidly closing. The scholarship is available to a deserving established professional photographer for a specific project in the amount of $5,000 through APA’s partnership with the Lucie Foundation. APA desires to support and encourage growth and professional development, and is excited to partner with the Lucie Foundation for [...]

Bringing Order to Chaos

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:16:03 +0000

A new video tutorial from Agency Access takes artists on a step-by-step journey through the professional editing process. Featuring ace consultants Jennifer Kilberg, Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa Stone, “The Portfolio Edit: Curating Your Chaos” is the essential guide to honing a portfolio or website to marketing perfection!

Understanding the five foundations of a strong spread Defining [...]

The Essential Guide to Branding!

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:15:12 +0000

The first ebook from the Agency Access Academy has arrived! Don’t build your brand or attempt your rebrand without downloading “The Brand Played On: Tips and Tactics for Crafting (and Maintaining) Your Best Professional Image” – available free for a limited time only!

Filled with expert advice from consultants, artists and other creatives, “The Brand Played [...]

Do Independent Contractors Need Workers’ Comp?

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:14:32 +0000

Do you have an independent contractor working for you? Are you at risk of a lawsuit if that independent contractor is injured on the job?

Workers’ Compensation regulations have opened the door for lawsuits. Contrary to popular belief, you CAN be held liable if a 1099 contractor does not meet certain working requirements.

New regulations make a [...]

APA Los Angeles – Off The Clock – Curated Exhibition

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:14:12 +0000

Call For Entries deadline is April 20, 2012. NO extensions! Submit Today!

We want to see what you shoot when you’re “Off The Clock”: APA-LA is holding its first annual Curated Personal Photography Exhibition. It’s not a contest, but a unique opportunity to have your work considered by Gordon Baldwin, a respected former photography curator from [...]

APA San Francisco: Curator’s Voice Competition & Exhibition

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:13:39 +0000

American Photographic Artists, San Francisco Announces:

Curator’s Voice

A Competition & Exhibition for Fine Art Photography

Open to All Photographers

American Photographic Artists is pleased to announce CURATOR’S VOICE – an exciting new opportunity for photographers who are engaged in personal work and /or a dedicated fine art practice. As part of the APA’s overall mission to expand its [...]

The 1st Annual APA Members Short Video Contest

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:13:17 +0000

Images pulled from some of the current entries. Clockwise from top left: Erik Almas, Jereme Thaxton, Mark Rutherford, Clark Vandergrift, Sandro, Joseph Seif, Bob Carmichael, Sam Heydt.

100 MEMBERS, 80 VIDEOS

100 APA members joined The 2012 APA Short Video Contest with 80 of them submitting videos. An incredible array of motion work by APA [...]

Photographers – Do You Have Money Coming To You?

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:12:41 +0000

Authors Coalition of America, LLC (“ACA”), has updated the list of Individual Author Distributions as of April 2012. The list identifies a number of American Photographers who may be due royalty payments from non-U.S. sources. These royalties have been received to compensate authors for the foreign reprographic use of U.S. copyrighted materials.

Please visit the ACA website [...]

SearchAPA – How It Works For You – April 2012

sbest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:12:21 +0000

As an APA member, our find a photographer tool, SearchAPA, is marketed to the top creatives in the world. Each month APA sends a promotion to art directors and art buyers. The image selected for April is by Mark Leibowitz , the 1st Place Fashion winner from The APA Awards 2011 [...]

Community Table – a Featured Member Blog

sbest — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:20:57 +0000

APA members Heather Elder of Heather Elder Represents and Kate Chase of Brite Productions are producing a joint series blog called Community Table whose mission is to bring education on the top-of-mind industry issues. APA wants to share this with the photo community and to also ask if any other of our members would like [...]