Letter from the APA National President – January 2010

I for one am happy to see 2009 slip in to the past. With the loss of my mom and the loss of some revenue need I say more?

The beginning of a new year always brings great promise and it is important to set reasonable and doable goals so as not to let that promise [...]

Haiti Disaster Relief

Please take the opportunity to help with the recovery of Haiti after the earthquake disaster.  We are providing a list of charities for your consideration.

Text “Yele” to 501501 for a $5.00 donation.  Yele is an organization run by musician Wyclef Jean.

American Red Cross – Text “Haiti” to 90999 for a $10.00 donation automatically billed to [...]

Update from the National CEO

Wow!  It’s 2010 and the start of a new decade.  2009 was an exciting time for APA with growth in membership even during a time of economic crises.  APA continues to face challenges just as our members do but we will continue to move forward and offer a place for members to improve their business.  [...]

From ADBASE Insight… The Power of a Postcard: How the simple postcard offers a marketing edge

By Jen Charron

Sometimes the simplest of marketing tactics can be the most effective. At a time when art buyers are being inundated with promotional emails, a simple printed postcard featuring a strong image has the power to cut through the clutter.

Before email made it easy and very affordable to reach prospective clients, photographers and illustrators [...]

Connect with APA National on Facebook and Twitter

APA wants to be your Facebook friend and Twitter follower! You can now find APA on both of these social networking sites, as well as our professional groups on LinkedIn.

It’s never been [...]

APA Success Teams

What is a Success Team?

A Success Team is an Accountability Team for APA Photographer members, and Emerging Photographer members. Its mission is to help each member of the team identify and clarify his or her own professional goals for success and accomplish them through encouragement, feedback, support and mutual accountability.  Success Teams stimulate dialogue among [...]

Honoring Marty Forscher and The Marty Forscher Fellowship

It’s never to late to honor someone that supported the photo industry.  The Marty Forscher Fellowship was created to honor such a man.  Marty’s story is below.  Please contribute to The Marty Forscher Fellowship by sending contributions to Michelle Bogre, Parson For The New School For Design, Parson’s School Photography Department, 66 Fifth Avenue 5th Floor, NY, NY  10011; (212) 229-8923, bogrem@newschool.edu.

Peter B. [...]

See APA Atlanta’s “Help-Portrait Atlanta” project

APA|Atlanta was very proud to be a part of the Help-Portrait movement this holiday season. APA|Atlanta & Help-Portrait are teamed up to serve the clients of the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless. Together we shot over 100 portraits for clients of the Task Force.

Go to the APA Atlanta website and view a short video [...]

Upcoming Chapter Events

APA Atlanta - Secrets of Video Production, February 4, 2010

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APA Los Angeles in Denver – Secrets of Video Production, January 28, 2010 and Workshop January 30, 2010

http://www.apa-la.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=12

APA Midwest – Bar Night, social with APA and ASMP members, January 26, 2010

http://www.apanational.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3297

APA New York – Multi Platform Editing – Presenting Your Work to the New Media Landscape, January [...]