Advice & Media
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RESOURCE GUIDE: Spring 2012

This Resource Guide represents a comprehensive directory to the fine art photography industry. It includes a current, systematic compilation with links to competitions, funding opportunities, national and regional organizations, blogs, magazines and much more. After making your payment, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the download.
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ADVICE FROM MVS:
- How to Prepare for Portfolio Reviews
Originally prepared for the New England Portfolio Reviews by MVS; updated March 2012. (Downloads as a PDF.)
- Key Opportunities for Your Fine Art Work, From ADBASE Article 2010.
- 11 Tips for 2011: Building Your Brand, British Journal of Photography.
- Marketing For Fine Art Photographers
An Interview with Mary Virginia Swanson by Matt Bailey Co-Founder of liveBooks, inc. - Finding Your Way As An Artist: A Brief List of Self-Assignments For Artists
From her presentation at MIAD in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 22, 2011. (Downloads as a PDF.)
LECTURE NOTES BY MVS:
- 10 Most Exciting Photographers/ Projects I Learned About This Year
From MVS’s lecture at the Phoenix Art Museum on February 16, 2011. (Downloads as a PDF.)
MVS IN THE MEDIA:
- Photograph Magazine: In Profile, July/August 2011 by Sara Schmerler. [PDF Version]
- Publish Your Photography Book Event The New York Public Library Fall 2010
Publish Your Photography Book