NAPCP's December Membership Drive

Starting a new association has been a challenging and rewarding endeavor. After a launch in 2009, we have been steadily building our membership base and gaining recognition in the industry, but the "if you build it, they will come" philosophy will only get you so far. There are thousands of talented professional child photographers in the world, and we'd like to let them know that an association has been created to serve them. So, like many other organizations, we chose to do an all out membership blitz this month. And, to be sure, we're happy the end is in sight, as putting those reminders together daily is no small task!

Although the 25 Reasons campaign may seem overwhelming, we've been thrilled with the results, and are still meeting new faces daily. We've brought in loads of talented and qualified professional child photographers, seen our own members help out by retweeting and referring new folks, received strong feedback from vendor partners who will continue to provide our members with discounts, and have been sent words of encouragement by well-known talents in the photography industry at large who now regard NAPCP as an established and respected association. All of this is of great benefit to every NAPCP member.

We don't grant membership to just anyone who applies. We take a look at every applicant. Some folks are in the early stages of their business, others are more established, but all are professionals and all have something to offer or gain from the community that we are building.

Starting in January you will see a lot less of a membership push, and more of the meat & potatoes of NAPCP. The premier image competition will be launched in just a few weeks and information on this year's retreat will soon follow. And there is much more evolving behind the scenes. Ongoing are the invaluable conversations on the forum. And in all honestly, what I love the most is that your fellow members are truly sharing quality insight on everything from vendor materials to pricing to marketing.

To all of the portrait photographers out there, I encourage you to take part in this budding community. Join NAPCP today and forever be known as one of NAPCP's original - a charter member.

Today is the last day of our December Membership Drive. This is it! Apply for membership today: http://napcp.com