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 [...]

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 [...]

Creating and Innovating in a Tough Economy

By Laura Evenson and Dave Mazur

This post is sponsored by LicenseStream – the most advanced tools for photographers to license, promote, track and make more money from your work.

In today’s tough economic climate, it pays to be resourceful.

Battered by the Great Recession, an outlook for recovery that remains mixed at best, and a sea change [...]

Special Event: APA|SF & Academy of Art University Present DAN WINTERS 9/23/09

Don’t miss this incredible, inspirational event! Learn how Dan has become so successful as an Editorial, Celebrity, and Advertising Photographer.

Dan Winters will discuss his early influences and interest in film and photography, as well as his path to becoming an world renowned advertising, celebrity, and editorial photographer.

He will also will chronicle the process in creating [...]

The Insanity of Inspiration

By: Lou Lesko – Founder, Blinkbid Software

I’ve been thinking a lot about the most important skill a photographer can possess in order to have a successful career.  After crunching the numbers and analyzing the empirical data the evidence is clear; success doesn’t rely on skill as much as it relies on inspiration;  the paranormal event [...]