Friday, September 4, 2009
Kay got a new toy
Sometimes you just have to pull the plug and 'do it' . . . let's see if that holds true as I play with a new camera this weekend. Wish me luck and pray I don't drown. Yup . . . it's an underwater camera and I'll post some images once we work out the kinks.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Kay's headed to Dallas
Dallas here we come! The WPPI Road Trip is going to be amazing and I'm super thrilled to be able to present a new and exciting program. Check out the programing and information below. Texas may never be the same - yee haw!
Dallas Tour
September 28, 2009
Business & Marketing Lighting & Posing Portrait Workflow
Learn * Grow * Succeed
Kay Eskridge
Running a successful portrait studio requires innovation, adaptability and the drive to not only grow, but to succeed. Kay Eskridge has discovered the necessary steps to developing new programs within her portrait studio and is ready to share them all with you! You’ll learn about the programs Kay runs throughout the year to keep her clients coming back for more, how to reach new clients through partnership marketing programs and a few secret tips about customer care that will set you apart from your competition. Plus, she’ll show you a few tricks on how to market your programs for free by embracing the Internet and connecting with this new generation of social networkers. Get ready to be educated, entertained and empowered!
High Fashion, High Glamour Weddings with a Little Flow
Doug Gordon
Change the way you think and change your world forever. If you love speakers who are motivational and funny, come to this class—because, after all, people learn best when they are laughing; because they need a motivational message; because they need to have fun while they learn. Learn how to take immediate action and create momentum toward becoming the photographer you want to be as we pose, light and shoot every scenario possible. Learn how to make the ordinary extraordinary as he shoots and explains a wide variety of poses before your eyes. See how to work with limited time to create fashionable, glamorous photos at every wedding, optimize your workflow and make the most of your time.
Creating WOW in Any Market
Lori Nordstrom
You CAN have a successful studio—even in what the media has called “hard economic times.” Find out how Lori has profited in a tiny mid-western town of 5500. What does it take to create a successful studio in these times? She will share with you the steps to make your own portrait studio happy, busy, balanced and profitable.
Top 10 Workflow Tips
Eddie Tapp
Improve your style in Photoshop! Redefine your final image creations. Get motivated by a host of specialized Photoshop techniques that include blending, masking, channel and layer techniques, as well as advanced image enhancements for portrait, wedding, fine art and commercial images. Learn how easy it is to implement these techniques to achieve outstanding imaginative effects, superb print quality and break away from your normal process. Go ahead… join Eddie Tapp and create something different, impress your clients and enjoy a more productive enhancement workflow.
Registration for the Dallas WPPI Road Trip is just $149 and includes:
All Four Programs
Buffet Lunch
Mini trade show with access to huge savings
Free Registration to WPPI
(savings of $249 for members and $399 for non-members)
Date: September 28, 2009
Hours: 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: The CHG Cityplace
2711 N. Haskell Ave.
Suite 100, LB #34
Dallas, TX 75204
Dallas Tour
September 28, 2009
Business & Marketing Lighting & Posing Portrait Workflow
Learn * Grow * Succeed
Kay Eskridge
Running a successful portrait studio requires innovation, adaptability and the drive to not only grow, but to succeed. Kay Eskridge has discovered the necessary steps to developing new programs within her portrait studio and is ready to share them all with you! You’ll learn about the programs Kay runs throughout the year to keep her clients coming back for more, how to reach new clients through partnership marketing programs and a few secret tips about customer care that will set you apart from your competition. Plus, she’ll show you a few tricks on how to market your programs for free by embracing the Internet and connecting with this new generation of social networkers. Get ready to be educated, entertained and empowered!
High Fashion, High Glamour Weddings with a Little Flow
Doug Gordon
Change the way you think and change your world forever. If you love speakers who are motivational and funny, come to this class—because, after all, people learn best when they are laughing; because they need a motivational message; because they need to have fun while they learn. Learn how to take immediate action and create momentum toward becoming the photographer you want to be as we pose, light and shoot every scenario possible. Learn how to make the ordinary extraordinary as he shoots and explains a wide variety of poses before your eyes. See how to work with limited time to create fashionable, glamorous photos at every wedding, optimize your workflow and make the most of your time.
Creating WOW in Any Market
Lori Nordstrom
You CAN have a successful studio—even in what the media has called “hard economic times.” Find out how Lori has profited in a tiny mid-western town of 5500. What does it take to create a successful studio in these times? She will share with you the steps to make your own portrait studio happy, busy, balanced and profitable.
Top 10 Workflow Tips
Eddie Tapp
Improve your style in Photoshop! Redefine your final image creations. Get motivated by a host of specialized Photoshop techniques that include blending, masking, channel and layer techniques, as well as advanced image enhancements for portrait, wedding, fine art and commercial images. Learn how easy it is to implement these techniques to achieve outstanding imaginative effects, superb print quality and break away from your normal process. Go ahead… join Eddie Tapp and create something different, impress your clients and enjoy a more productive enhancement workflow.
Registration for the Dallas WPPI Road Trip is just $149 and includes:
All Four Programs
Buffet Lunch
Mini trade show with access to huge savings
Free Registration to WPPI
(savings of $249 for members and $399 for non-members)
Date: September 28, 2009
Hours: 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: The CHG Cityplace
2711 N. Haskell Ave.
Suite 100, LB #34
Dallas, TX 75204
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
See what others are blogging about us!
This recent post was from PhotoOne (we LOVE their studio management software!)
Labor Day 2009
by Doug on September 2, 2009 • 0 comments
in Announcement, Featured PhotoOne Photographer, Fun
Here we are again, coming up on Labor Day and it’s starting to feel a little like fall in New England with temperatures dropping into the 40’s at night. With a short holiday week coming up I thought I would share with you a couple of fun, new things our clients are doing.
As I discussed in my last blog post this is a great time of year to explore new avenues and ideas for your business. Kay Eskridge is clearly ahead of the curve and has several new business enhancements up and running. Kay has run a successful portrait studio business in Phoenix, Arizona since 1986 and during that time she has created lots of energy with events like Birthdays Rock, Girls Night In, When I was one, two, three . . . and Paws for a Cause. When I spoke with her the other day she said that she has recently introduced two new websites in addition to her current site: Images by Kay.
Kay has put together a new site called Learn Grow Succeed to promote and develop opportunities for speaking engagements. Kay has often been involved in educational and motivational programming to photography associations across the country and it’s a good time in her career to reengage in something she enjoys — so Learn Grow Succeed acts as a virtual resume and aids in generating ideas. Kay will be speaking at the WPPI Road Trip in Dallas on the 28th of this month.
Kay has also decided to leverage her great studio with her new site Celebrate Sexy. Kay and her staff have created a comfortable studio environment in which to capture images of a woman’s more private personality.
Here's their link if you'd like to see more ...
http://www.photoonesoftware.com/blog/2009/09/labor-day-2009/
Labor Day 2009
by Doug on September 2, 2009 • 0 comments
in Announcement, Featured PhotoOne Photographer, Fun
Here we are again, coming up on Labor Day and it’s starting to feel a little like fall in New England with temperatures dropping into the 40’s at night. With a short holiday week coming up I thought I would share with you a couple of fun, new things our clients are doing.
As I discussed in my last blog post this is a great time of year to explore new avenues and ideas for your business. Kay Eskridge is clearly ahead of the curve and has several new business enhancements up and running. Kay has run a successful portrait studio business in Phoenix, Arizona since 1986 and during that time she has created lots of energy with events like Birthdays Rock, Girls Night In, When I was one, two, three . . . and Paws for a Cause. When I spoke with her the other day she said that she has recently introduced two new websites in addition to her current site: Images by Kay.
Kay has put together a new site called Learn Grow Succeed to promote and develop opportunities for speaking engagements. Kay has often been involved in educational and motivational programming to photography associations across the country and it’s a good time in her career to reengage in something she enjoys — so Learn Grow Succeed acts as a virtual resume and aids in generating ideas. Kay will be speaking at the WPPI Road Trip in Dallas on the 28th of this month.
Kay has also decided to leverage her great studio with her new site Celebrate Sexy. Kay and her staff have created a comfortable studio environment in which to capture images of a woman’s more private personality.
Here's their link if you'd like to see more ...
http://www.photoonesoftware.com/blog/2009/09/labor-day-2009/
Monday, August 31, 2009
New Website Launches
For the past 15 years I've had the amazing opportunity to provide educational and motivational programming to photography associations across the country. I've made some great friends along the way and really enjoyed knowing that I could help other photographers succeed. I also knew that in order to focus on building the new studio I'd need to take a break from speaking. Well, now that the studio is up and running (and I couldn't be more proud of what we built!) it's time for me to recommit myself to something I have such a passion for.
In order to get the word out we developed a new website . . . kind of a virtual resume. And, even though we're still tweaking it, I'm super happy to share it with you.
Check it out by clicking on the link: www.learngrowsucceed.org
Just remember it's .org NOT .com or .net.
Let us know what you think?
In order to get the word out we developed a new website . . . kind of a virtual resume. And, even though we're still tweaking it, I'm super happy to share it with you.
Check it out by clicking on the link: www.learngrowsucceed.org
Just remember it's .org NOT .com or .net.
Let us know what you think?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Thar Be Whales
I just returned from the most amazing adventure! We went back east to spend time with friends on their boat and while we were about 30 miles off Nantucket we were surrounded by a pod of whales! They were so playful and curious . . . you can see how close they came to the boat. At one point it actually seemed like they were waiving to us!
It was awesome to see how powerful they could be while at the same time graceful. It was quite a day and one I still get goosebumps thinking about. We joke about getting alot of 'tail' in Nantucket :) Enjoy the beauty!
It was awesome to see how powerful they could be while at the same time graceful. It was quite a day and one I still get goosebumps thinking about. We joke about getting alot of 'tail' in Nantucket :) Enjoy the beauty!
Free Trip to Imaging USA 2010
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Registration is quick, easy and FREE! You don't have to be a PPA member to register. If you've ever thought about attending this amazing educational event and trade show, register now!! Registration is only open through the end of the month.
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• Grand Prize: All-inclusive Imaging USA trip
(Imaging USA Registration, Airfare--up to $400 and 4 nights at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center)
• Four First Prizes: Free Imaging USA registration
• Everyone who enters: Free Imaging EXPO pass
Registration is quick, easy and FREE! You don't have to be a PPA member to register. If you've ever thought about attending this amazing educational event and trade show, register now!! Registration is only open through the end of the month.
Come and join me in Nashville! Click HERE to register
OR copy and paste this address in your web browser : https://www.formspring.com/forms/?form=660963&viewkey=my5nhIDdgP&evangelist_id=Nordstrom
Forward this email to your friends and family - give them a chance to win a FREE trip. Everyone who enters will receive a FREE Imaging Expo pass. Bring your family and friends along to join the fun!
See you there!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Fun with my camera
I just spent a weekend up north relaxing at mom and dad's mountain home outside of Payson. We had alot of fun and sure enjoyed the cool moutain air!
Their yard backs-up to the forest and is constantly visited by animals of all types so I spent one morning getting a chance to just 'play' with my camera. The hummingbirds are so busy right now . . . mom spends much of the time just refilling feeders. I learned the hard way that wearing a red shirt is not a smart thing to do when photographing hummingbirds.
Their yard backs-up to the forest and is constantly visited by animals of all types so I spent one morning getting a chance to just 'play' with my camera. The hummingbirds are so busy right now . . . mom spends much of the time just refilling feeders. I learned the hard way that wearing a red shirt is not a smart thing to do when photographing hummingbirds.
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