IN THIS ISSUE Workshop Filling up Fast! The Latest in Photography Affordable Web Hosting Cool New Software Again Off to WPPI and NAPP

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Workshop Filling up Fast!

A lot of you have called about my upcoming seminar April 26 - 30, 2004. Many have reserved seating in the class as well. We have nearly half of the class filled. So if you can make it, please give Susan a call right away at 800.292.2994 to make your reservation and be part of a great learning experience with fellow professionals.

This workshop is for anyone really enthusiatic about digital photography. Whether you are 100% digital or just considering the switch, this workshop is for you. I truly feel this workshop will provide you with the quickest way to fine tune your digital expertise and get the best digital product possible for you and your clients.

Our albums and portraits are looking more beautiful than ever with our PhotoShop techniques. I will be featuring some of the best Adobe PhotoShop tips for the wedding/portrait photographer during this program. Salesflow is super important too. I'll show you how to really fine tune your digital presentation for maximum impact for your clients without spending needless hours at the computer.

This is the most information packed, best priced Digital Seminar on the planet. It is only $495. Also included, I want you to be my guest for a Wine and Cheese Party on Tuesday evening and dinner on Thursday evening. Give Susan a call at 800.292.2994 to register today!

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	The Latest in Photography
I really like researching and following all the trends in Digital Photography. One of the best sites on the Internet to stay abreast of all the information is Dpreview.com. PMA just wrapped last week and there were a lot of new announcements from many of the camera manufacturers - several introducing 8 meg cameras. Whew! They say the 8 meg point is where film vs. digital differences finally disappear. Read their PMA report - you will love the info. It's a terrific article give it a read.     Read the whole story... »

	Affordable Web Hosting
There sure are a lot of solutions out there for web hosting of your images, aren't there. The problem is that they are all pretty expensive. I show my clients about 600-800 images on line. Many of these sevices want to charge me $.10/image or more. That translates into about $60-$70/wedding. With the average internet sale hitting about $150 - most of those solutions are not cost effective for me. That's where eStudioresources.com comes in. I pay about $55/month to upload any number of jobs to their site. That fact alone cuts my hosting costs tremendously! John Wright, the creater of the site, is always working on ways to make it better too. His new "Favorites" category makes it easy for my clients to make their selection. We simply log on, enter their email ID click on their "Favorites", and print them off in the studio or review the images on-line with them. It's really cool how this feature works and you get the hosting services at a great price. You can see how it all works by going to www.ziser.com. Find your way to "Client Viewing" and check out Carla and Greg's Wedding. It's not password protected - so enjoy surfing the images and eStudioresources.com. How did I find out about John's site - from a student at one of my Studio Workshops about 2 years ago. One of the many benefits of my workshop and our profession is the fact that we have the opportunity to exchange great ideas and information when we come together. Get all their info here... »

	Cool New Software Again
This software was the big hit last issue. A bunch of you checked it out. As I said last issue, never have I seen a program that creates such a mesmerizing DVD product for our clients. We sell the DVD for $325 nearly 100% of the time. The additional copies sell for substantially less, of course. I told you I had a client buy 7 copies of her wedding. It wasn't 1 week later that another client bought 4 copies of her wedding too! If you do purchase the software, be sure to get the version with the MPEG2 plugin bundle. Otherwise you may have a problem. I learned the hard way. Also, I had the best luck downloading and using the the NERO drivers and using them when I burn my DVD's. Just download the DEMO version to get the drivers. Check out the FAQ's on MemoriesOnTV's web site for the NERO link. One last setup recomendation - when you are finally ready to burn, go to the Advanced settings under the "Burn" part of the program. Under DVD Audio, I checked the second choice - "Use Mpeg1 Layer2 encoding...". I got much better sound that way. This is a great product. Give it a try!   Get all their info here... »

	Off to WPPI and NAPP
WPPI is happening this week. It is without a doubt, the best convention for the Wedding/Portrait photographer anywhere - over 6000 people show up for the most infomation packed 4 days possible. The trade show is also awesome. Another show almost completely unknown to many of us Portrait/Wedding types is the NAPP Show - that's the National Association of PhotoShop Professionals convention happening next week in San Francisco. NAPP is a worldwide organization of over 30,000 strong nearly doubling membership every year - UNBELIEVABLE!!! They expect about about 6000 at this convention. I am planning to be one of them. I'll report on both shows and all the cool new goodies when I return.

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