{"id":8425,"date":"2016-03-17T09:06:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=8425"},"modified":"2017-03-31T13:32:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T17:32:14","slug":"april-11-2016-education-training-photography-as-a-business-with-matthew-rakola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/april-11-2016-education-training-photography-as-a-business-with-matthew-rakola\/","title":{"rendered":"April 12, 2016 &#8211; Education &#038; Training: Photography as a Business, with Matthew Rakola"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8431\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-Headshot.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8431\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-Headshot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gravel Road in the Eastern Shore of Virginia near the Atlantic Coastline.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-Headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-Headshot-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-Headshot.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthew Rakola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What are the main types of businesses when it comes to photography?\u00a0 What is it\u00a0like for a full-time photographer trying make a living\u00a0in this business?\u00a0Want to learn more about selling your images\/prints?\u00a0 Like to make extra money\u00a0with your hobby, but you don\u2019t know where to start?<br \/>\nSpecial guest,\u00a0Matthew Rakola, a professional full-time photographer based in the DC metro area and Chair of\u00a0the\u00a0DC chapter of\u00a0the American Photographic Artists (APA), a\u00a0professional\u00a0association\u00a0<wbr \/>comprised mostly of advertising, commercial and editorial\u00a0photographers, will give a presentation and answer questions regarding photography as a business.\u00a0 Do not miss this\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to hear Mr. Rakola cover this\u00a0fascinating\u00a0and unique\u00a0topic that we have never covered at NVPS before!!!<\/p>\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-image2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8433 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-image2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rakola-image2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rakola-image2-200x300.jpg 200w, 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