The start of a new year is a time of renewal. It’s a time of reflection and a time of goals. Running a business is all about creating an environment where everything is pointed toward long-term success. Since completing my MBA and fumbling through my first business, one of my personal hobbies has become “the…
We receive a lot of support questions regarding how to center images on pages. While Album Builder can center images on the page of the design, it is impossible for an Album Company to guarantee images will be centered on the page after the album is made. Why? It’s due to how albums are built…
Looking for some great print packaging for your studio? Look no further than Rice Studio Supply. A couple of months back we reviewed this very packaging on our blog. And we’re happy to say, that it’s won the Hot One Award 2012 for best new packaging. Check out the video here. Want to learn more?…
One of the keys to running a successful wedding studio (and portrait studio for that matter) is designing albums that sell. Here are four spreads that brides just can’t say no to. The best thing? They are extremely simple to design in any layout program. In Album Builder v4, they take a matter of seconds….
We are very excited to showcase Jack Alexander as our latest featured photographer. He is a self-taught portrait, fashion and conceptual photographer based out of the UK. Jack describes his style as very bright, high contrast and colorful with a powerful underlying meaning or concept. Photography is his true passion and he enjoys working with…
This is a quick article with four solid tips to help you sell more albums. 1. Keep Selections Limited With so many vendors, materials, cover sizes and design types, it’s never been easier to give your clients endless options. Which is exactly what you don’t want to do. When people are overwhelmed with options, the…
Since doing this shoot, I’ve been asked a number of times who did the processing. Well the answer was “me” with a little help. :) I used my most favorite action, Lemonade Stand from MCP Actions coolest new action set. You can learn more about it here. Jodi, over at MCP Actions, is…
Join us at Mystic this year for “Business and Brews.” What is it? A free business roundtable discussion. When? At Mystic 2011 When? Thursday 5 pm-7 pm Bonus? First round is on Fundy Software Space is limited to 15 people. You must have already signed up for Mystic Seminars. Leave a comment below with your…
Melanie Nashan has been shooting weddings for almost two decades and her passion for photography is what drives and motivates her. Melanie is really great at capturing emotion and portraying beauty in her work as you can see by the photos below. Her style is elegant and fresh and you can tell she wants each…
I’ve long been an advocate of portrait albums for many reasons. When I first started shooting professionally on my own, I would only do album shoots. My fixed fee would include the shoot, an album and then all prints came later. That’s all I did. It was a ton of fun and I always got…