Partnerships
We partner with top businesses to provide the best support for our members. By collaborating with leading industry professionals, we ensure that our members have access to the resources, services, and opportunities they need to thrive in their careers. These partnerships enable us to offer exclusive benefits, networking opportunities, and valuable resources that help our members grow their businesses and achieve their professional goals.
Health insurance
As someone who is creative, you’re passionate about your work. That passionate nature often drives other areas of your daily life. You want to protect what’s important to you. That includes the health and well-being of you, your family and your finances. Here’s where CAPIC’s insurance plan helps.
Your CAPIC membership gives you access to a wide range of insurance options at special group rates. Offered through Securian, you can get coverage for:
Life insurance
Extended Health Care & Dental insurance
Long-Term Disability insurance
Critical illness insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
Professional overhead expense insurance
Explore your benefits options, choose the coverage you need then get back to the tasks that drive your passion.
Equipment & Studio insurance
CAPIC is partnered with Front Row Insurance. Front Row Insurance offers plans designed for professionals within our industry. CAPIC members are eligible for a discount of $50 off the following separate policies:
These comprehensive insurance policies are designed to protect each professional Photographer and Illustrator from a wide array of loss exposures common to the industry Including:
World wide Camera and Liability Coverage
Accidental Breakage
Negatives and Artwork
Rental Equipment
Property Away from Premises
Actual Loss Sustained Business Interruption
Standard $2,000,000 Commercial Liability
Property in Transit
Broad Form Studio Contents and Camera Floater
Building Coverage, if required
This discount is available to General, Associate, Honourary, Retired, and Student members. Members living in Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan are NOT eligible for this discount. Please contact us at info@capic.org for your coupon code.
All of our General Members receive a free Applied Arts subscription.
For over 35 years, Applied Arts Media has been the go-to destination for creative advice, insight and inspiration. The Applied Arts Awards celebrate innovative creativity, and capture the current visual arts landscape in Canada and beyond.
ASSOCIATIONS
Image Makers Association
Australia
Image Makers Association Australia represents professional and emerging photographers in Australia through education, advocacy, celebration and connection. They work on behalf of their Members to improve the business landscape for the profession, building confidence in the value of photography and ensuring image making remains a viable career path into the future. CAPIC members get a discount on all events organized by the Image Makers Association.
RENTALS
B3K Digital
Toronto, ON
B3K Digital delivers rentals, support, repairs, training, consulting, installation, inspiration and Exceptional Equipment with one of the most experienced teams in the industry. Choose the premier source for complete photography, studio lighting and cultural heritage solutions in Canada. CAPIC members receive 15% off of rental equipment.
Royal Photo
Montreal, QC
For all your camera and video needs, for printing HD photos and for everything about your Apple products, trust Royal Photo! We are the only Apple Premium Service Provider in the Greater Montreal region and we are also an Apple Specialist Reseller. We sell and repair photo and video digital cameras of all major brands. CAPIC members receive 20% off of rentals! Proof of membership is required.
Album Studio & Equipment
Toronto, ON
Production equipment and sprinter package rentals for stills and motion production. It is also a full service studio partner for photographers. CAPIC members receive a 10% discount off of studio and equipment rentals.
Vistek
Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, ON
Calgary, Edmonton, AB
15% off Rentals at Vistek and exclusive VIP pricing on purchases – discounts must be applied at time of purchase/rental – In-store Only – some exclusions apply (non-discountable items). Regular rental terms and conditions / deposits and/or insurance apply.
STUDIOS
Curious Montreal Studio C
Montreal, QC
Born out of a passion for creation, production, and the dissemination of content that highlights creators, Curious Montreal has evolved over the years to become the reference in agile production, adapting to the specific needs of each of its clients. CAPIC members receive 10% off studio rentals.
Shoot Studio
Montreal, QC
Shoot Studio is one of the largest photo and video production houses in Quebec. No matter how complex the project may be, in the field or in studio, Shoot Studio can take care of everything. From budget planning to production to delivery of the finished images, no detail is overlooked. CAPIC members enjoy a 10% off discount.
Studio Simone
Montreal, QC
Studio Simone offers you two spaces: Simone, covering 2600 square feet, and Simonetta, covering 1300 square feet. Natural light that enhances your images.
PRODUCTS
Camera Bits - Photo Mechanic
Online (USA)
Photo Mechanic is the workflow tool used by professional photojournalists worldwide. Cull raw files fast, add captions and copyright, use text shortcuts for complex metadata tasks, and lots more. Try it free for 90 days, and if you enjoy it, get 10% off as a CAPIC member. Email us to receive your discount code.
Cradoc Fotosoftware
Online (USA)
Cradoc fotoSoftware understands your priority is getting the right shot. Our priority is to help you maximize your creative time. We provide you with the most comprehensive, easy to use, end to end business software for freelance photography. CAPIC members are eligible for 15% off single programs and 10% off program packages or bundles. NOTE: discounts apply to regular priced programs for new users only. Email us to receive your coupon code.
Tricera Print
Vancouver, BC
CAPIC members are eligible for discounts from Tricera Print in Vancouver. CAPIC members receive a discount of 10% off portfolio printing and a discount of 20% off of all print orders (excluding portfolio printing). CAPIC members are also eligible for free shipping on orders of portfolio printing over $99 and free shipping on orders of 50 or more blank sheets of MOAB Lasal Photo Matte and/or MOAB Entrada Rag Bright portfolio paper.
Artlandia
Online
Artlandia is the maker of award-winning plug-ins for creating patterns in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. All Artlandia’s plug-ins are fully CS5-compatible on both Windows and Mac.Artlandia’s SymmetryWorks and SymmetryShop empower you to create pattern designs a hundred times faster, better, and more imaginatively – like no other software does. CAPIC members receive a 10% discount on all products above $50. Contact us for your coupon code.
SERVICES
Imprimo
Online
Imprimo is the authoritative rights information resource for the artistic community. With Imprimo, you can tell the story of your work to generate more interest in your career. We make your copyright more robust by registering your creative claims on the blockchain.
Imprimo can replace or complement your website, simplify collection management, and enhance discoverability. Audiences can contact you directly for any inquiry they may have about your photography. CAPIC Members receive a discount off of monthly subscriptions! CAPIC pricing: Basic: $8.99/month, Premium $12.99/month (Standard pricing: Basic: $12.99/month, Premium: $19.99)
Pixsy
Online
Pixsy is an award-winning legal-tech service for online image protection and copyright enforcement. Their pioneering AI-powered image monitoring solution works 24/7 and has uncovered more than 300 million matches. Pixsy also offers expert case resolution services to recover compensation for creatives through lost licensing revenue and legal settlement. CAPIC members save 50% on any of Pixsy’s subscriptions for 12 months. Please contact us for your coupon code.
Momenteo
Online
Momenteo is a user-friendly solution meant for you. Simply keep track of your work done, expenses, and travels in our beautiful calendar and let out software generate your accounting. Try it free of charge, proudly made in Canada for Canadian freelancers! CAPIC Members receive a 20% discount on the premium package. Please contact us for your promo code.
Big Black Bag
Online
The easy way to create, design, maintain & control your own portfolio website for less than $15/month. Please contact us for your coupon code.
Zenfolio
Online
Zenfolio is an all-in-one e-commerce platform to showcase and sell your photography. Voted #1 by photographers!. CAPIC members receive a discount of %25 off the first year of their Zenfolio plan. Contact us for your coupon code.
Image Salon
Online
Based in Montreal and proud of it, IMAGE SALON is one of the largest photo editing studios in Canada that hires 100% locally and works with photographers, brands, and production studios around the world. Known for working with high volume and high quality, they cumulated over 31,000,000 images edited to date. Image Salon stands out with their expert editors and their new application called PHAiTO; an application compatible with Adobe Lightroom that uses artificial intelligence to colour correct your images and that is powered by Image Salon.
Get 50% OFF your first order, as well as 5% OFF all Image Salon orders. Forever. Contact us for your promo code.
Phaito
Online
Based in Montreal, PHAiTO is a leading artificial intelligence application in photo editing. Powered by one of the biggest Canadian outsourcing companies called Image Salon and sourced from hundreds of thousands of images, PHAiTO brings out the best out of your Lightroom Catalogue, in one second per image. Counting more than 31M images edited to date, PHAiTO is helping photographers, brands and production studios around the world gain their time back with beautiful, consistent and expert results.
Get 50% OFF your first order, as well as 15% OFF all PHAiTO orders. Forever. Please contact us for your promo code.
Duuo
Online
Duuo was created by Co-operators, a proudly Canadian insurance company founded in 1945 by a small group of farmers and social pioneers who felt traditional insurance didn’t meet their unique needs. That’s why they invented a different kind of company designed especially for them.
Get 15% OFF on your event insurance! Please contact us for your promo code.
Legal Services with Paul Sanderson
Toronto, ON
Paul Sanderson has been exclusively serving clients in arts and entertainment for over 35 years. Consistently named “Repeatedly Recommended” as an entertainment lawyer in the Canadian legal directory, he is the leading writer on legal aspects of Canadian visual arts.
Get 15% OFF on legal services! Please contact us for more info.