Unmatched Member Benefits
PPA helps you realize your dreams...and protect you from your nightmares.
Our unmatched selection of members-only programs and benefits gives photographers a direct connection to the support and resources they need to run their business. Yes, PPA membership is one of the best investments you'll ever make. Just remember to use those benefits!
Learn more at the Benefits page, and check back often—we're constantly adding to members' programs and resources.
Laura Novak :: PPA Member Since 2003
"I vividly remember one of the first weddings I shot: the rain was pouring onto the tent, the bride was coming down the aisle…and the groom was sobbing. I knew then that my purpose as a photographer is to make sure those kinds of moments are seen and remembered.
Originally an artist, I connected with my work. But I learned it’s my business decisions that take me where I want to go. When I became a photographer, PPA made that easier. PPA is where I turned when I needed mentorship to refine my vision. Connections are important…and as a photographer I can capture those connections in the moments of a second. I’m here to document those moments."
~ Laura Novak, Professional Photographer
PPA Member since 2009
Studio Management Services (SMS)
PPA is the only association that actively helps photographers increase their profitability through the Studio Management Services (SMS) program, available exclusively to PPA members. SMS is also the researcher and publisher of PPA's Financial Benchmark Survey, the first and only study providing financial analysis of professional photographic businesses. SMS offers:
- Sound business and financial advice and guidance
- Bookkeeping services
- In-depth, hands-on business workshops
- Online business seminars (Webinars)
- Online resources, from the Financial Benchmark Survey to charts of accounts
How Do YOU Get Your Magazine?
Did you know all the ways that Professional Photographer magazine can come to you?
This award-winning magazine - free to PPA members - can be delivered to your door and visited online at www.PPmag.com (with Web exclusives, too). And now you can even access the digital edition online.
It’s the same magazine, only digital! And yes, only PPA members receive this free. Flip through the pages, zoom in on images, and search the online archive. With live links on every page to studio and vendor Web sites, you can enrich your reading experience with just the click of a mouse.
