Ready for 7 days in Cuba ~ the bucket list for many photographers. This fantastic opportunity is for everyone, U.S. citizens included. We’ll fly to Jamaica and take a gorgeous cruise all around Cuba. Learn from the master of off camera flash, Scott Robert Lim and learn to shoot for the album and wall art with…
If you’re not blogging, you’re losing money. It’s been proven in a number of studies that more than half the businesses that actively blog get new customers directly from blog posts. Do you enjoy blogging? Most photographers hate it with a passion. It’s the marketing medicine that’s hard to take. Which is why so many…
With several decades of invaluable experience, Steve Saporito has become Australia’s most sought after Photographic Business training coach. Steve empowers transformation through the photographic experience. He believes changing the client experience enables transformation within the photographer to redefine their possibility and open up opportunities that have always existed, but rarely seen. Many people say that people just…
There are a lot of exciting events happening in October, and we want to make sure you know about them! Whether you’re looking to attend a workshop, or want to see what events we’ll be attending, it’s all here. Conferences • Showit UNITED – October 18-21 in Scottsdale, Arizona If you’re planning on attending Showit United,…
Jessica Hill is a super talented wedding and boudoir photographer located right here in Portland, OR. We love how she captures the playfulness, fun and love between her couples. She’ll be speaking at Mystic Seminars in January, so don’t miss her talk about how to thrive in a saturated market. More information here. How did you…
We’re excited that Bay Photo’s Pacific Albums are now live in Direct! The Pacific Album is a professional flush-mount book with lots of options for customization. Being in Direct means you can design and order a Pacific Album without leaving Designer. Pacific Albums offer a variety of photo cover types, ranging from full wrap photo…
A few years ago we asked past brides what they ever did with their wedding photographs. We weren’t selling many albums then, but were giving the high-resolution files away. Almost every single bride told us their photos were just sitting on the disc in a drawer because they were just too busy and overwhelmed to…
Creating custom covers for albums has always been an exercise in patience, taxing even the most seasoned photographers. The reason being, there are so many options available. It’s amazing what album companies can do (metal covers, photo wraps, plexi covers, die cuts). All these cover options come with a lot of custom requirements that can…
We’re very excited to share this week’s tip from Roy Ashen about music licensing and finding the perfect song for your video, slideshow and albums. Roy is an award-winning songwriter, musician and producer living in Los Angeles. He is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Triple Scoop Music, the leading music licensing site for creative professionals…
Our friends at ShootDotEdit are all about fast, so they asked our CEO, Andrew Funderburg, to share his top tips for super fast album design. In this webinar, we’ll be covering: Shooting for the story to make design a breeze Efficient pre-design and retouching workflow Quick designing and refining for the story Power tips and tricks…