National studies have proven that business people who belong to their businesses and trade associations have greater gross profits at years end then business people who don't belong.

Included in your membership dues:

• Yearly convention - top international talent present the latest ideas in professional photography, the largest state trade show in New England, and awards banquet.
• Four dynamic monthly meetings - Dinner meetings with your colleagues, suppliers, and speakers that keep members abreast of new trends.
• Quarterly print competition - Sharpen your talents and stay current with the cutting edge of creativity . To help us in our quest for the PPA Master of Photography Degree, a dedicated committee oversees our quarterly print competition. A great place to test the waters with a print before a regional or national judging. Print competition helps to sharpen our talents so you can provide better photographs for your clients.
• Spring Seminar
• Fall Seminar
• Workshops
• Use of CPPA logo
• CT Spotlight - more than a meeting reminder - award winning newsletter with information on National, Regional and State Association events.
• Media library - DVD's and video tapes donated by nationally recognized photographic lecturers and major suppliers, with, not only posing and lighting demonstrations, but marketing techniques as well. They are loaned out to members wishing to utilize this service.
• Help getting involved - If you are having difficulty getting involved with your community, CPPA gets involved on a state and regional level with worthy causes. We enjoy getting a group together for the CPTV telethon and if anything else comes along we feel will be beneficial to our professional image while helping the community as a whole, we usually go for it and ask volunteer support from the membership.
• and fun! - Although our primary function is to build our businesses, we've found we can do it with a certain amount of decorum and with a big helping of fun!

Join our gatherings for experience, enthusiasm, excitement, benefits, knowledge, family and fun. The rewards are great and the investment minimal, so fill out the application right away, and soon you'll be among the proud photographers who display the CPPA logo to their clients.

• Improve your business skills
• Improve your photographic skills
• Network with your fellow photographers

Click here to apply or for more info.