At the onset of the COVID-19 induced shelter-in-place, there was a need to figure out how to navigate our new work world. Our community quickly came together, and continues to do so, in several different forums to discuss current needs and to share solutions. What follows is a collection of posts, webinars, and podcasts – content and conversations addressing working in this COVID-19 world. And be sure to check back as we will continue to add to this list.

Tools and Aids from Heather Elder Represents
Within days, Heather Elder Represents posted a message to the community titled, Yours in Social Distancing, Hand Sanitizer, and Netflix. Meant to provide solutions to some of the visual challenges our clients were seeing, we provided specific information on what is possible visually, now.

As we were experiencing sheltering in place, and as productions were coming to a halt, brands and agencies still needed visual content. We recognized this almost immediately. Heather Elder Represents launched a stock collection site, announcing Our Libraries are Your Libraries, comprised of our photographer’s personal projects; still and motion imagery, available for license.

Workbook Radio and Dear Art Producer teamed up and present Where We Are Now
The Workbook’s Heidi Goverman and Dear Art Producer host, Heather Elder, launched a webinar hosted by Workbook Radio to bring timely conversations on topics affecting the commercial art community. Where We Are Now, is a webinar where viewers can watch live and write in questions for discussion during the program. Guest panels differ weekly and include brand and agency art producers, photographers, and artists’ representatives as well as accountants and bankers. The show tackles everything from marketing today, what is visually possible now, and navigating the Small Business Association loan process. Future episodes will deal with defining what future standards for production could look like. Find all episodes here.

Dear Art Producer, COVID-19 specific episodes
Much of our discussions on Dear Art Producer, these days, center around COVID-19. 

Heather hosted Wendy Gordon on Episode 49 where they discussed all things production and the Facebook page Wendy started titled, “Production Resources: Corona Virus.” 

Michael Kaminski returned to Dear Art Producer on Episode 51 to talk about the solutions he was seeing from photographers and directors during this COVID-19 world.

Episode 52 includes a conversation with Jennifer Dee, where she and Heather discuss pivoting during COVID-19.

More episodes are being recorded every week so subscribe to be the first to listen.

Continued Community Involvement
Heather continues to appear as a guest of different organizations as part of webinars and podcasts, specifically addressing the effect of COVID-19 on businesses. Some of her recent guest appearances include

Q&A with ASMP Mountain West where Heather was the guest on the Experts and Masters Podcast.

APA Open Talk Webinar where both Heather and Photographer and Director Tim Tadder were guests.

Photographers Reaching Out
Tim Tadder hosts an Instagram live Q&A every weekday at 7:30A PST. Follow Tim on Instagram and get your questions ready.

We know, in this time of sheltering in place, things are changing quickly. We are trying to anticipate those changes and come up with solutions so we can all move forward together. Please check back as we’ll continue to update this post with any further developments.

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