Jonathan Givens

PPA has helped me stand apart from those who think the status quo is acceptable. The lessons I have learned from the online offerings, classes I have taken, and the friends I have made through PPA have been invaluable. ...Read More

PPA has helped me stand apart from those who think the status quo is acceptable. The lessons I have learned from the online offerings, classes I have taken, and the friends I have made through PPA have been invaluable… I got started in photography due to my other entertainment work. At the time, I was working for the Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago as the Master Carpenter. We were building scenery for one of the episodes and the discussion came up that I should be documenting the things that I was building. So I started photographing sets and scenic elements. Later, while on tour with Cirque du Soleil, I moved to shooting people. I found I enjoyed that much more, having the people to interact with.

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Jonathan Givens • PPA Member Since 2011

Ready to elevate your business and your craft? You've come to the right place. PPA's education platform empowers you to track your progress and reach new milestones, all at your own pace. It’s the information you need from a source you trust. Get a taste of all the classes available to PPA members by registering for a free account today.

Start with the Getting Started Curriculum

 

Getting Started - A free curriculum for everyone!

Curriculums are self-led sequential classes by PPA's education department designed to provide you with a focused path to achieving your entrepreneurial goals in photography. Curriculums cater to learners who prefer a structured educational format when learning new information. It is also for those who enjoy assignments, reading material, and actionable items to self-check their own understanding.

Each curriculum features a variety of content by PPA's finest photography instructors organized in a specific sequence to ensure you receive a comprehensive perspective on the curriculum topics available. Get to know the curriculum experience yourself with the Getting Started curriculum fully available without membership. This curriculum will help get photographers started on their small business journey as photo-entrepreneurs. We hope that this curriculum inspires you to invite PPA on your photography path to success, confidence, and professionalism.

From the Curriculums page, click on the title 'Getting Started' to open and view the curriculum. PPA members can enroll to any curriculum and non-members can preview plenty of content site-wide. Once you enroll you may track your own progress to completion and pick up where you left off every time.

 

 

 

 

 

Create Your Own

 

DON'T SEE A CURRICULUM FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PHOTOGRAPHY GOALS?

Create your own education playlist by using the heart icon to favorite videos, articles, books, and events across PPA.com. Find all your favorites in your myEducation dashboard pre-sorted into 4 categories for easy discovery. 

SAVE

Simply click on the heart to save content to your education playlist. This playlist is accessible via the Curriculums homepage or via your myPPA Dashboard under myEducation.

SORT

Your education playlist is pre-sorted by videos, articles, events, and books.

LEARN

Learn at your own pace. Enjoy your saved content where you want and when you want. Easily delete or add to your education playlist at any time.