PPA’s Webinars Help You Learn Photography Artistry & Business
PPA’s webinars are a great source of knowledge for photographers. These online photography courses cover a variety of subjects. Some of these photography classes will teach you about the creative side of photography, while others focus on helping you to run a successful photography business. If you can’t attend a class during the scheduled live session, you can purchase a recording of it to watch at your own convenience.
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Archived WebinarsThe following archived webinars are available to replay with the Online Learning Pass. Click on the titles to learn more, or browse by category by clicking the links below: |
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Marketing |
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| Become an Image Marketing Dynamo | With Farrah Braniff, CPP |
| Big Marketing Ideas on a Small Budget | With Carol Andrews, M.Photog.Cr., ABI |
| Building Blocks of a Thriving Photography Business: Part One | With Doug Box, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API |
| Building Blocks of a Thriving Photography Business: Part Two | With Doug Box, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API |
| Building Blocks of a Thriving Photography Business: Part Three | With Doug Box, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API |
| Create Your Signature Style & Reap the Rewards | With Carrie Viohl |
| First Quarter - Thrive or Just Survive | With Doug Box, M.Photog.Cr., API |
| Four Baby Steps to Marketing | With Carol Andrews, M.Photog.Cr., ABI |
| How to Turn A Struggling Photography Business Into A Goldmine | With Edward Zemba |
| Partnership Marketing on Any Budget | With Mary Fisk-Taylor, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI, API and Jeffrey Dachowski, Cr.Photog., CPP |
| Sixty Marketing Ideas in Sixty Minutes | With Doug Box, M.Photog.Cr., API |
| Bold & Beautiful Boudoir Sales & Marketing | With Kay W. Eskridge, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Setting Yourself Up for Success in Maternity Sales | With Pete Wright, M.Photog.Cr. |
| Enchant Your Clients: Sales & Marketing for Engagement Portraits | With Elizabeth Etienne |
| Home For the Holidays: Have Your Home Studio's Best Holiday Season Yet! | With Emily Potts, CPP |
| Grow Your Business Over the Holidays | With Stacey Granger |
| Building Your Business with Collections | With Michael Barton, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP, F-PPANI, F-APPI |
| Transitioning into the Fine Art Market | With Laura Moul, M.Photog.,CPP |
| The Beloved Family Pet: Successful Pet Promotions | With Lori Craft, Cr.Photog. |
| The Building Blocks of Client Relationships | With Lisa Crayford, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI |
| The 'Tween Years: Creating a New Market | With Jen Basford |
| It's "YOUR" Turn! | With Blair Phillips |
Online Marketing |
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| 5 Rules for Successful Photo-Blogging |
With Anthony Ronga and Michael Sablone |
| Blog for the Buzz of it | With Carrie Viohl and Jeff Rodgers |
| Blog. Facebook. Twitter. The Trifecta of Online Viral Marketing | With Allison & Jeff Rodgers |
| Drive More Clients to Your Website: Tap into the Power of SEO | With Blake Discher |
| Online Marketing with Effective E-mail Campaigns | With Wendy Rouleau |
| The New Grapevine: Word-of-Mouth Marketing Through Social Networks | With Leslie Ann Kitten, CPP |
| The Truth about Success: One Click Away from Crazy | With Mary Fisk Taylor, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI, API |
General Sales |
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| Great Portrait Sales: Planting, Cultivating and Harvesting | With Julia Woods |
| Living the Dream: Overcome Your Sales Nightmares | With Kimberly Wylie |
| Push Higher Sales with Product Design | With Jeff & Allison Rodgers |
| Rock Solid Relationships = Recurring Revenue | With Trent Weber |
| Stop Competing On Price | With Todd and Jamie Reichman |
| Turn Your Projection Room Into “Sales Central” | With Ron Nichols, M.Photog.Cr., API |
| Bold & Beautiful Boudoir Sales & Marketing | With Kay W. Eskridge, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Enchant Your Clients: Sales & Marketing for Engagement Portraits | With Elizabeth Etienne |
| Beyond the Basics: Unique "Experience" Sessions to Get Noticed | With Joy Vertz |
| The 5 P's of In-Person Sales: The Must-Haves for High Profits | With Julia Kelleher, CPP |
Portraiture |
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| ABCs of a Successful Portrait Sales Session | With Ron Nichols, M.Photog.Cr., API |
| Boudoir is the New Black: Glamorous, Lucrative & Ridiculously Fun | With Marissa Boucher and Kimberlee West |
| Design Those Must-Have Portrait Books | With Tina Wilson |
| Say Goodbye to Weddings: Making a Successful Switch to Portraiture | With Jerry Borwick |
| Bombshell Boudoir: The Art of Making Every Woman Beautiful | With Jen Hillenga, M.Photog.Cr. |
| How to Talk Dog: Incorporating Dogs into Family & Senior Photography | With Margaret Bryant, M.Photog. |
| The Fine Art of Pet Portraiture | With Stephanie Millner, Cr.Photog., CPP |
| Transitioning into the Fine Art Market | With Laura Moul, M.Photog.,CPP |
| The Beloved Family Pet: Successful Pet Promotions | With Lori Craft, Cr.Photog. |
Maternity, Children & Seniors |
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| A Baby Plan - How to Turn Diapers into Dollars | With Frank Donnino |
| Maternity Marketing | With Kay Eskridge, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Earn $1,000 an Hour from School Photography: Underclass Business Basics | With Chris Wunder |
| Family and Children’s Promotions: Making Dough in a Photographer’s World | With Lisa Crayford, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI, CBM, ASF-MPPA |
| Working With Children | With Sandy "Sam" Puc' |
| Photographing Children | With Michele Celentano, Cr.Photog. |
| Get Wired for Senior Success | With Beth Forester, M.Photog, Cr. |
| Give Seniors What They Want: FAME | With Rod Evans, Cr.Photog. |
| The Boutique Studio for Private Schools | With Britney Kirby Fullgraf |
| Triple Your Senior Averages | With Eric J. Anundi and Katie Rapoza |
| Senior Portrait Workflow: Off Your Camera, On Their Wall | With Carl Caylor, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Great Senior Ideas That Work | With Andrew Jenkins, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP |
| Senior Posing: How to Get the Poses You (and They) Want | With Mike Ridinger |
| Successful Family and Children Portrait Sales | With Kay W. Eskridge, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Don’t Sell Yourself Short: Essentials of Senior Sales & Marketing | With Beth Forester, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Marketing for Children & Family Photography | With Lori Craft, Cr. Photog. |
| Marketing to New Mommies: Maternity and Baby’s First Year | With Lori Nordstrom, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Setting Yourself Up for Success in Maternity Sales | With Pete Wright, M.Photog.Cr. |
| Safe Bet: Photographing Portraiture's Tiniest Subjects with Care | With Joyce Smith |
| More Bang for Your Babies: Creating a Baby Plan to Grow Your Business | With Wendy Rouleau |
| At Home with Babies | With Laura Cottril, CPP |
| Baby Plans: Make the Most of Baby’s First Year | With Farrah Braniff, Cr.Photog., CPP |
| The 'Tween Years: Creating a New Market | With Jen Basford |
Wedding |
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| Fast-Paced Wedding Growth | With Laura Novak |
| Post-Wedding Sales Strategies for Wedding Photographers | With Sean & Melanie McLellan |
| Successfully Marketing & Selling Weddings | With Jennifer Roggi |
| Planting, Cultivating & Harvesting Wedding Sales | With Julia Woods, M.Photog.Cr. |
| Marketing Weddings | With Jennifer Roggi |
| Award-Winning Wedding Album Design | With Bry Cox |
Finance/Business |
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| The Tools for Success When Turning Pro | With Steve Kozak, M.Photog.Cr., CPP |
| Business Basics for Photographers | With Ann Monteith, M.Photog.Cr.Hon.M.Photog., CPP, ABI, API, A-ASP |
| Debt is Normal so be Weird | With Frank Donnino, Cr.Photog., and Tony Donnino |
| Dream Big! Sell Big! | With Michael & Rebecca Zoumberos, CPP |
| Exceptional Customer Service Helps Create Exceptional Bottom Lines | With Eric Anundi |
| Hiring and Managing Studio Employees | With Tamara Lackey & Lisa Walter |
| How to Build Partnerships with Interior Designers | With Laura Novak |
| Making Money Matters | With Graham Wilson and Kellyann Foe |
| New Ways of Working and Seeing to Win Clients | With Ken Sklute, M.Photog.Cr. |
| Power of a Plan | With Tracy Budabin, Cr.Photog., ABI |
| Pricing for Profit | With Ann Montieth, M.Photog.Cr.Hon.M.Photog., CPP, ABI, API, A-ASP |
| Quickbooks: The Next Step | With Scott Kurkian |
| Sleeping With Your Business Partner | With Jeff & Julia Woods |
| Things I Learned from My Mother: Guide to a Successful Photography Business in the Digital Age | With Mara Blom Schantz, Cr.Photog. |
| Win With Money: Conquer Debt and Dream Big | With Chris Hogan |
| Zero to Hero | With Mike & Rebecca Zoumberos |
| Income Tax Strategies | With Bridget Jackson, SMS Manager |
| Philosophy of Pricing | With Lori Nordstrom, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI |
| Your Road to Success Starts Here | With Tracy Budabin, Cr.Photog., ABI |
| Studio Organization: Creating a Professional, Inviting Environment for Home & Retail Studios | With Carrie Wildes |
| How to Measure Success: Key Findings from PPA's 2011 Benchmark Survey | With Scott Kurkian, PPA CFO & COO |
Benchmark Survey |
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| How to Measure Success: Key Findings from PPA's 2011 Benchmark Survey | With Scott Kurkian, PPA CFO & COO |
| How to Measure Success: Key Findings From the New PPA Benchmark Survey | With Ann Monteith, M.Photog.Cr.Hon.M.Photog., CPP, ABI, API, A-ASP & Scott Kurkian |
| Meeting the PPA Benchmark: Top-performing Home-based Studios Tell Us How They Did It | With Ann Monteith, Cr.Hon.M.Photog., CPP, ABI, API, A-ASP, Steve Ho, Angela Weedon & Carrie Koster |
| Meeting the PPA Benchmark: Top-performing Retail Studios Tell Us How They Did It | With Scott Kurkian, Eric Anundi, Meridith Walters & Carolle Dachowski, Cr.Photog. |
| What Can The Benchmark Tell You About Your Business? How You Can Use PPA’s New Studio Self-Evaluation Tools to Get the Answers | With Scott Kurkian & Bridget Jackson |
| Better Your Business with Benchmarks | With Jennifer Roggi, Cr.Photog., ABI, CBM |
Workflow |
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| 7 Habits of Highly Effective Studio Management Software | With Doug McFadden |
| A Workflow to Help You Live the Life You Want | With Amber McAdoo, CPP |
| Adobe: Getting Organized | With Jim DiVitale |
| Adobe: Streamlining the Workflow | With Jim DiVitale |
| Adobe: The Final Output | With Jim DiVitale |
| Discover the Art Studio in Photoshop CS5 | With Fay Sirkis |
| Dynamic Camera Raw Processing | With Katrin Eismann |
| Enhancing the Portrait Image While Saving Valuable Editing Time | With Tony Corbell |
| Family & Children’s Portrait Session Workflow | With Bert Behnke, M.Photog.Cr.Hon.M.Photog. |
| Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Booking Clients Online Boosts Your Sales | With Katie Van Buren |
| Lightroom Wedding Workflow | With Kevin Kubota, Cr.Photog. |
| Photoshop Stuff You Should Know By Now | With Jed Taufer |
| Processing Raw Files in Photoshop and Lightroom | With Jim DiVitale |
| Setting up your Digital Workflow Right…From the Start | With Jim DiVitale |
| Shaping Master Prints Using Adobe Photoshop LightRoom & CS4 | With Greg Gibson |
| Shoot with Intention: Portraits | With Carol Andrews Jensen, M.Photog.Cr., ABI |
| Streamlined Post-Processing with Lightroom | With Nathan Holritz |
| StudioPlus Studio Management Software | With Matthew Hunt |
| SuccessWare: Take the Fear Out of Managing Your Business | With Judy Grann, Cr.Photog.,ABI |
| The Art of Facial Retouching | With Jane Conner-Ziser, Cr.Photog., API |
| Lightroom Automation: Power Session | With Michael Corsentino |
| Photoshop Made Easy for Event Photography | With Suzette Allen, Cr.Photog., CPP, API |
| Profitable & Dynamic Camera Raw Processing | With Jim DiVitale, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., API, F-ASP |
| How to Enhance (Not Edit) Your Images | With Cris J. Duncan, Cr.Photog., CPP |
| Presenting Your Images with Lightroom | With Michael Corsentino |
Professional Photographic Techniques & Equipment |
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| FONG Shui: Harmony with the Art of Posing and Lighting | With Hanson Fong, M.Photog.Cr. |
| HDSLR Video for Photographers | With Jeff Medford & Ross Hockrow |
| Just Give me the F-Stop | With Neil van Niekerk |
| On the Road to Photo Fusion | With Stephen & Jennifer Bebb |
| The Creative Process: Visualization, Capture & Printing | With Vincent Isola, Cr.Photog. |
| TTL Wireless Flash Tips and Tricks Using Canon and Nikon Flash Units | With Mike Fulton, Cr. Photog. |
| Painter for Profit: Making Corel Painter Work for Your Studio | With Heather Michelle Bjoershol |
Certification & Competition |
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| CPP Certification Process | With Christel Aprigliano |
| How Print Competition Helps You | With PPA Staff |
| The Twelve Elements of a Merit-Worthy Image | With PEC Jurors |
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