Message from the APA National President - July 2010

Wednesday night, July 14, I attended the launch party fir Selina Maitreya’s MP3 program The View From Here. It was an intimate gathering of top industry professionals hosted by both RETV and APA.

If you know Selina, she consistently strives to help photographers achieve success and in doing so she’s taking her program one step further. [...]

Update from the National CEO

One of the cornerstones of APA is the effort put into ADVOCACY for our members and all photographers.  This month of July 2010 will see a return to Washington D.C. for the association to reacquaint ourselves to the U.S. Copyright Office staff and to meet with new persons on the staff’s of the Judiciary Committees [...]

How To Make Free Worth Something by Lou Lesko

The vexing conundrum of how to deal with friends to whom I extend photographic favors has been on my mind a lot lately.  Recently, I had to go through years of old notebooks and slide pages.  This surfaced the memories of the significant number of free shoots [...]

From ADBASE Insight… Expert Advice For Marketing Your Fine Art

Are you pursuing fine art photography as a business? ADBASE Insight is the place where industry insiders share valuable advice and best practices for managing and marketing a creative business.

Recently, Mary Virginia Swanson, consultant and principal of M.V. Swanson & Associates, contributed a series of articles on the topic [...]

Visual Connections Image Expo

Want to show your work to hundreds of image buyers? APA and Visual Connections have partnered to offer our members a special opportunity to do just that! Visual Connections Image Expos offer a unique opportunity to build stronger relationships with your existing clients and broaden your client base in all market sectors. [...]

APA Partner - ImageRights - Offers New, Free Service

ImageRights International offers free service to help professional photographers identify digital image theft

Powerful visual search technology detects photo copyright violations, stock photo piracy

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ─ June 29, 2010 ─ ImageRights International, Inc., a company that helps professional photographers and illustrators discover the illegal use of their intellectual property on the Web, is offering [...]

Selina Maitreya and

The View From Here
Far-reaching insights into the art and business of photography.

This is a body of work honed over a lifetime of success, made extremely accessible to anyone interested in taking their business to another level. This resource will benefit photographers in a down economy, a flat economy and a booming [...]

APA Partner United Funding Says

If you’re hearing nobody is lending money, you’re not talking to us.

Our money faucet is wide open!

We have over a dozen banks and investors eager to lend money to Professional Photographers.  Why?  With over 17 years in business,  and a history of processing over 4,000 photography applications, our portfolio [...]

D-65 Digital Workflow Not Workslow

Digital Workflow, Not Workslow Workshop

No one ever accused a creative mind of being organized. The two don’t usually go hand in hand. But when you’re a photographer, being organized is invaluable. And if you’re shooting digitally, it’s crucial.

The D-65 workshops are a dynamic resource for photographers of any level. Our 4-day intensive, held in cities [...]