"We Need Each Other"
MIPA Is The Photographic Brain Trust
We need you and it's quite likely that you need us. We are the
Mid-States Imaging and Photographic Association. The organization was
founded in 1959 to advance the profession of photography by
encouraging mutual assistance among members. These members are an
"Expert Group" whose backgrounds include experience in
Industrial and Commercial Photography and in Graphic Design. There are
resources of experience within the membership to assist and resolve
almost any photographic challenge you might encounter. Monthly
meetings provide an informal mechanism for the exchange and
dissemination of photographic and imaging information and techniques
on a regular basis. Periodic seminars on subjects of interest to the
professional members range from workshops on video production,
location photography, digital capture, image manipulation, audiovisual
presentation techniques, and portraiture. In addition, we offer
scholarships to assist the less experienced professional photographer.
A monthly newsletter includes meeting announcements, news about
members and information to keep everyone abreast of new developments,
products, and techniques.
We welcome students who are considering becoming professional
photographers. Since most students are on limited budgets, we offer
them reduced membership dues.
Students can gain useful, practical advice and pointers from their
interaction with working professionals.
Why Do We Need You?
You have skills and techniques that will add to the knowledge base
we share.
Why Do You Need Us?
We have information to share with you that could be of use to you
in your job. A membership directory of current members is published
annually. Members in Mid-States are more than willing to help another
member with questions, challenges, and to get a job done. When a
problem arises the solution could be as near as your phone. Our web
site hosts a discussion group which can also be a source of
information. It can also be used as a marketing tool as well. If you
don’t have a web site of your own, you can have your images posted
to the MIPA site and have perspective clients view them there. If you
do have your own site, you can link from our site to yours, thus
giving you another avenue of exposure.
You owe it to yourself as a photographer or imaging specialist to
consider membership in Mid-States. Attend a meeting as our guest and
discover a congenial group, dedicated to doing the best possible
photography for their company or business.
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