Qualification for membership
Membership into IF is simple on merit alone but the underlisted will be required:
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You must be a practicing photographer, Retoucher or Image Editor.
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You must have 2+ years experience in any field of photography, retouching or Image editing.
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You must be resident in Nigeria and 18+ years as at when applying.
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You must have an existing photography business.
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You must be ready to abide by our terms and conditions.
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You must be willing to fulfil your obligations to the consortium (i.e Paying your dues and all necessary commission).
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You must be creative, business minded and willing to do exceptional work.
Upon a satisfactory completion of the application process, all successful applicants will be required to agree to our terms and conditions and also to pay a yearly registration fee of N15,000 before they can be eligible members of IF.
Membership benefits
As a consortium, all registered members will enjoy equal opportunities to foster their business.
These include:
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Infrastructure - All members of IF would be provided with access to a FREE studio and equipments for all their paid projects (Please see sections 2 and 3 of our terms and conditions for more details).
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Interaction - The opportunity to interact and work directly with companies, organizations, individuals or affiliates within IF platform.
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Strategy - The ability to provide strategic direction to the Consortium through reviews of IF member activities, proposals and operational policies;
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Participation - Participation in IF's Working Groups, Photography Groups, and Business Groups to shaping the profession to create value for patronizing businesses and their customers;
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Leadership - Demonstrate professional leadership through a commitment that ensure the vitality of the consortium and its members.
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Learning - Members will be exposed to opportunities through collaborate that would foster learning and improvement of skills and technical know-how.
Studio Incentives
For the purpose of work efficiency, productivity and ease of project executions, IF is working in association with an affiliate partner EMSTUDIOSng who will be providing a well equipped studio for all paid member projects when required.
This provision will include:
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A FREE 3Hrs studio time for all pre-scheduled shoot bookings.
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FREE use of Studio equipments. This is limited to Lights, backgrounds stands, light modifiers and softboxes - Cameras and lense are not included.
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Rebates on all other rented equipments and Studio overtime.
Other benefits include:
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FREE profile management and publicity on the IF website
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A FREE work portfolio management and update, also on the IF website
To access these benefits please carefully read our terms and conditions.