Here are today’s finds:

Do you ever wonder about selling gift cards and the rules that you need to be aware of?  If so this is the site for you. It lists each states requirements for a business that sells a gift card.

Do you have a polaroid? Did you stock up on film when they stopped production?  Did you miss out and worry that you will never be able to find one?  If so worry no more they are coming out with a new polaroid camera and it is going to use the same film, the 600.  This means you can dust off your old one or head out and get a new one.  Check out the new polaroid

Shannon

Recently I had the privilege of attending a workshop run by TriCoast.

The amount of learning that happens amazing. It starts from the first minute you arrive and does not end until you walk out the door. Mike, Cody and Suzy,   team, answer your questions and patiently wait for you to “get” it when teaching you OCF. 

The workshop is completely hands on and allows you to try two different methods of OCF, using Master units and Slaves along with Radio Poppers (more on those another day because honestly they truly changed how I think about using OCF). 

The best part is that if you are not able to attend one of thier workshops you can still learn their technique by reading their new  TTL Flash Book.   Tri coast has said that the book is literally their class in a book.  I am so excited.  I am a visual learner and need those diagrams to help me remember what to do — so I signed up for their pre-sale~~~ Can’t wait to get my book in the next couple of weeks an read it!~

So for today my motivation is waiting for my book to arrive — but for a Monday that’s a pretty good motivator~!~

Till next time

Shannon

Along with being busy means that you need to maximize your work-flow and streamline things.   One of the biggest complaints I have about our client gallery is that there are not file names on the images.  I know that this is one thing we are looking to fix, but in the mean time I want to have them there NOW. 

Fast forward to a few weeks ago, while I was talking to a friend, she mentioned that she used ProofMaker to get her images ready for online galleries.  I shelved that until a few weeks ago when I had three client galleries to get online, and pack up our family for a trip to Michigan.  My head was spinning.

So I went online to check out Mike D’s  products.  I was very impressed.  Mike is not only great at answering your questions, but he provides detailed documentation on how to load the scripts and use them.  Each time I had a questions or issue, he was there and responded within hours, which for a one man show is pretty impressive.

These two programs have really helped me to speed up my workflow.  In addtion to Proof Maker he also has another program called Autoloader.  At this point I don’t know what has helped my workflow more, the proof maker or the autoloader.  Next week I will go into more detail about each of these products!

Mike Fulton, Dave Junion and the entire gang at the After Dark Workshop recently sent me the link to their website.  I love how they have tailored the site to work for something other then a standard photography business.  It shows just how versatile our websites can be.

I was looking through their list of mentors and the list is AMAZING.   These are industry leaders from all over the country and they are putting together an affordable and amazing event.  The list of mentors is being updated constantly, so check the site for the latest list.  They have over forty mentors. Here is just a sample of the photographers you will get a chance to work with at this event:

 - Dave Junion - Schofield, WI – Junion Portraits

 - Kevin Jordan- Saint Pauls, North Carolina – Jordan Portraits

- Jen Hillenga- Savage, Minnesota – Momento Images

- Mike Fulton & Cody Clinton- – Lake Jackson, Texas – TriCoast Photography

 - Mike Ridinger “Dinger”- Lewiston, Idaho – Ridinger Photography

 - David Schwartz - Richmond, Virgina – David Schwartz Photography

 - Jordan Chan- Saint Pauls, North Carolina – Jordan Seniors

 - Travis Gugelman- Rexburg, Idaho – Gugelman Portraits

 - Mark Fitzgibbons – Duluth, Minnesota – Fitz Photography

 - Clark & Rachel Marten – Columbus, Montana – Clark Marten

Many new changes have taken place here at FP in the last few months.  I am happy to introduce myself as the new Marketing/Creative Director for FlashPalette.  My name is Jodi Bell, and I have (combined) 12 years of marketing and design experience that I am thrilled to bring to FlashPalette.  Many of you may already know me from having logos, etc. designed by me, so hello to all of you!  Aside from overseeing all designs of new sites for FlashPalette, anything marketing related will come to me whether it’s tradeshow info, sponsorship info, advertising, etc.  You can reach me at jodi@flashpalette.com.   

We are working our fingers to the bone on some new sites as well, so keep your eyes peeled!  Can I just say that there is some GREAT stuff to come?  You will love them! 

Our support team is one of the best out there, so anytime you have a question, feel free to email Shannon at shannon@flashpalette.com, or Frances at support@flashpalette.com. They can get you taken care of, and quickly!  All of our contact info is also on our “Contact the Team” page.  

So set your bookmarks, and stay a while.  We love having you!

The tour schedule will be posted as soon as it’s completed.  We may be coming to a city near you!  If we do, come on out – we’d love to meet you!

http://www.lisajuliaphotography.com/index.html#

Its gorgeous and we love it! The Mini01A is similar to Team Steve but without the shopping cart etc.

Great job Lisa!

http://www.danellamiller.com/

Danella, we love it! 

Check it out!