October 14, 2009 | Professional Photographers of America | www.ppa.com

• Congratulations AN-NE Marketing Award Winners
• Attention All Businesses That Accept Credit Cards
• PPA’s Guide to the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flag Rules
• Stock Artists Alliance Joins World's Largest Affiliation of Professional Photographers
• Try 4 Hours of PhotoVision for Just 4 Bucks
• Be a Super Monday Instructor
• Imaging USA News: Learn from Photographers in the White House
• PPA Charities News: Bert's Mission Trip Fundraising Challenge
• Studio Management Services Business Workshops: Last Chance in 2009
• On Tour
• Affiliate Calendar

Congratulations AN-NE Marketing Award Winners

The results of this year's AN-NE Marketing Awards competition are in! Our judges looked at effectiveness, creativity, professionalism and a host of other qualities to select this year's winners. Visit the AN-NE Results page on ppa.com to see the latest winners (images coming soon).

Attention All Businesses That Accept Credit Cards

Is your credit card processing company charging you PCI Compliance fees?

PPA’s affiliated credit card processor, Midwest Transaction Group (MTG), will help you comply with the PCI Standard established by Visa, MasterCard and Discover…and it won’t cost you anything but a little time. Get the complete story here.

PPA’s Guide to the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flag Rules

In 2003 the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act was signed into law. This law directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and other federal bank regulatory organizations to develop a set of regulations that prevent and protect against identity theft.

PPA has created this guide to help you determine if your studio must comply with these laws. If you must comply with the Red Flags Rules, the FTC requires you to create and implement your identity theft plan before November 1, 2009. Read the complete article here.

Stock Artists Alliance Joins World's Largest Affiliation of Professional Photographers

The Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) announced today that it will merge with the Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA), an umbrella organization representing five photographic associations and some 45,000 professional photographers (direct and affilated members) worldwide. This merger creates strength in numbers for advocacy, education and networking.Read the complete story here.

Try 4 Hours of PhotoVision for Just 4 Bucks

PhotoVision is offering PPA members a 4-hour seminar on DVD for just 4 bucks, regularly $49. Click here for complete details.

Be a Super Monday Instuctor

Volunteer to share your knowledge and earn two speaking merits toward a PPA degree—be a Super Monday Instructor next spring! The deadline to sign up for teaching at the May 17, 2010 program is November 12, 2009. Click here to sign up now, or for more information.

And speaking of Super Monday—you can still register to attend a class in your area this October. Please contact the instructor ASAP to let him/her know you are planning on attending, and you will be able to register on-site. Click here for program (and instructor contact) information.

Imaging USA News: Learn from Photographers in the White House

Learn from Photographers in the White House
With help from our generous sponsor, White House Custom Colour, Imaging USA welcomes photojournalists who have chronicled days in the lives of American presidents. Join us January 11 (9:30pm-11:00pm) to get the inside scoop on recording history from these different perspectives:

• Paul Morse – Bush administration’s official photos
• Robert McNeely – Clinton administration’s official photos
• J. Scott Applewhite – Obama administration’s Associated Press photos

New Pre-Convention Classes Added to Imaging USA Schedule
We’ve added three new classes to the Imaging USA pre-convention line-up, January 7-9, 2010 in Nashville.

• Judges Workshop, January 7-9
  Want to learn more about the competition judging process (or take the next step towards becoming a PPA-Approved Affiliate Juror)? This three-day workshop is an intense learning experience—you’ll work hard to acquire the protocol and understand the methods of the PPA photographic competition judging process.
• All-Star Charitable Marketing, January 9 (Benefitting PPA Charities)
  Help PPA Charities as you help your business by learning to make charitable marketing work for you. Learn successful photographers' best ideas for doing just that, including how they incorporate it into their overall strategies.
• PPA’s Studio Management Services (SMS) 3-Day Business Workshop, January 7-9
  Get the full workshop experience: attend all three days PLUS one-on-one consultations.

Arrive early and take advantage of these intensive, in-depth courses—15 classes and workshops in all.

PPA Charities News: Bert's Mission Trip Fundraising Challenge

 A message from Bert Behnke, Executive Director of PPA Charities:

Hey PPA Charities friends,

I leave for my mission with Operation Smile on 11/3/09, and I'm putting out a challenge. Let's see how much we can raise between now and while I'm there through the 14th. I'll be posting daily updates on PPA Charities Facebook Group, Twitter, and I'll even try some YouTube.

You know it only costs $240 to change a child's life, so let's change some lives! Go to www.ppacharities.com, hit the Donate Now button, and kick in what you can. $240, $24, $48, $96...let's do it in increments of $24 or $240 (and put a note in the message line about why you're kicking in).

I will personally e-mail all of you from Paraguay with some photos while I'm there, and I'll tell all PPA Charities friends how much we raised and who helped. For those of my friends who may try to hide from this appeal, I WILL FIND YOU!

Come on, let's change some lives!

Bert Behnke,
PPA Charities Executive Director

Studio Management Services (SMS) Business Workshops: Last Chance in 2009

Are you ready to become a studio success story? PPA can help! Join us in early November for the last two SMS workshops of 2009 to find the firm business and marketing footing you need to thrive. Our intensive, small-group programs are taught by successful studio owners and industry experts. In addition, the 3-Day Business Workshops include one-on-one consultations with a marketing mentor AND PPA staff accountant. Learn more about the 2-Day Business Basics Workshop (November 7-8) and 3-Day Business Workshop (November 9-11).

Will they work for you? Check out what other photographers have said in our Success Stories!

*And don't forget...you can even take these workshops prior to Imaging USA in Nashville—just ask SMS for details.

On Tour

Digital Wake-Up Call Tour 2009: A New Dawn
Presented by David Ziser
In three program sections, David Ziser will fill your head with ways and methods to create striking images, ease your workflow, and pump up your profit. Plus, you’ll walk away with handfuls of great deals, resources, and other prizes! Join this intensive tour and get your personal “wake-up call” for a better business. PPA Members pay only $49 (a savings of $30)—Get your PPA discount code here.

Kubota Image Tools Announces Creative Photography Workshop in Vermont
Kubota Image Tools announced a new creative photography workshop—Studio Success, from K to V—taking place at the Sugarbush Resort in picturesque Warren, VT, October 26 - 27, 2009. Attendees will join professional photographers Kevin Kubota and Vicki and Jed Taufer for this intense 2-day workshop designed to help professional photographers fine-tune their creative and business skills to find success during tough economic times. Read more on kubotaworkshops.com.

Canon Live Learning: Photography Workshops and Classes
PPA members can save $50 when attending Canon's EOS Essentials and EOS Extras Live Learning Workshops. Whether you are a novice or an advanced EOS user, these workshops will have something for you. Get your PPA discount code here.

Affiliate Calendar

October

18 - 20 Wisconsin PPA State Convention; Wisconsin Dells, WI; www.wppa-online.org

25 - 26 Northern Light/MPPA Fall Seminar; St. Cloud, MN; www.mnppa.com

26 - 27 APPI State Convention; Lysle, IL; www.appillinois.com

26 - 30 David Ziser's Digital Master Class; Cincinnati, OH

27 - 27 Portrait Techniques with Seraphina Landgrebe; Santa Cruz, California

30 - 2 Helen Yancy Digital Art Workshop; Deep Creek Lake, Maryland; www.helenyancystudio.com/workshops.php

See the complete PPA Events Calendar.