Community Table - a Featured Member Blog

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 [...]

March is a Great time to Join APA

ACTIVISM        COMMUNITY        EDUCATION        INSPIRATION

Only 10 Days left to take advantage of our March offer!

JOIN now with the single annual payment plan and receive 20% off.

Anyone can RENEW now and have 12 months added onto your existing membership term PLUS receive the 20% discount for [...]

2012 APA Members Annual Short Video Contest - 10 Days Left To Enter

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.

10 Days Left to join in the fun!

Some pretty exciting videos have been submitted to the 1st Annual APA Members Short Video Contest.  Be among the APA members [...]

Shoot LA - April 28, 2012 - Smashbox Studios

APA is an Event Sponsor to Shoot LA brought to you by Broncolor, Smashbox, and Hasselblad.

Shoot LA, originally established in NYC (Shoot NYC), is an exciting and informative professional photographic forum based on the premis of sharing knowledge through educational seminars from top industry professionals and hands-on demonstrations of the latest photographic technology on the [...]

Agency Access Raises Curtain on “Things You Never Learned”

Hosted by consultants Jennifer Kilberg of FluidVision and Amanda Sosa Stone of Amanda Sosa Stone, “Things You Never Learned in School” – the first free webinar from the Agency Access Academy – is a free marketing consultation filled with practical and essential advice. Watch the free webinar today to learn:

The art of effective elevator speeches [...]

FoundFolios Accepting Applications for “Featured” Memberships, Only 500 Available

As photography has grown increasingly popular, it’s gotten harder for buyers and creatives to tell the real pros from the posers. Our friends at FoundFolios have made a big change: their top membership level, Featured, is now limited to only 500 photographers…and every artist must be approved by industry creatives! In addition to buyers knowing [...]

CLARION CALL 2012: Steps To Success

APA MEMBER BENEFITS BRING YOU:

CLARION CALL 2012: STEPS TO SUCCESS

Seven of the world’s greatest photography experts will join commercial photography consultant, Selina Maitreya, for a 1 day event to deliver the precise formula to help commercial photographers have incredible success in their businesses.

Clarion Call 2012 – STEPS TO SUCCESS: A Professional Photography Telesummit will take [...]

Copyright: Know It Or Blow It - Los Angeles, April 11, 2012

COPYRIGHT = $$$

Understanding how to put copyright to work for you is crucial to your success as a photographer. Learn what you need to succeed. Join us for this informative and entertaining program that will inspire and empower.

Topics to be discussed will include:

Why copyright registration matters

What to do when your image has been infringed

How and [...]

APA/Sony Get More Work: Photo Assistant Basic Training 2012

Photo Assistant Basic Training offered for years in Los Angeles by APA LA is returning in 2012.  Sony Artisans of Imagery and APA National are teaming up again this year for an intensive weekend of training.

Los Angeles – April 21-22, 2012 with Sony Artisan of Imagery Matthew Jordan Smith
Seattle – TBD, 2012 with Sony Artisan [...]

APA Insurance Services Makes Insurance Painless!

APA Insurance Services provides insurance solutions exclusive to the needs of professional photographers. Yes, a photographer can secure “coverage” with any insurance agent. However, the concern is: Is it the right coverage?

APA’s Insurance experts understand the exposures photographers face in their everyday and/or unique situations. This allows our team to assess the nature of each [...]