I’ve been developing this for a while now, but never got around to finishing it. There have been a few changes on Twitter since I first started this. Mainly the new addition to add a header image to your profile on twitter.
Just some notes.
Wedding Deliverable
In the past I’ve delivered my images to my brides on DVD/CDs. Not long ago I shot a wedding and delivered the images on a DVD, which resulted in some difficulties for the bride and myself. My optical drive went bad on me. Leaving me to figure out a solution in the middle of delivering my images to her. I borrowed a friend’s computer to burn the images, but when the bride received the images she was having trouble getting the images off the CD and having her computer read the CD. So I had to upload them all to my server and have her download all of them. This was a terrible situation for both of us.
PSD Freebie Pack 2
The PSD pack consists of 5 free PSDs that you may use however you want.
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PSD Freebie Pack 1
The PSD pack consists of 5 free PSDs that you may use however you want.
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Photography Wedding Contract
Anyone that makes profit from their photography knows to well the battle of figuring out contracts for their clients. I always see or hear about other photographers needing a contract, and not having any guidance in this area. This has prompted me to expand on my previous post about Devising Your Own Freelance Contracts, and I’ll be offering my wedding contract up for free.
Facebook Template
I’ve had to make numerous cover photo and profile image designs. It gets really annoying after awhile when you have to keep replicating your templates for facebook. So I’ve created a template for the facebook business pages (that can also be used for user pages) to help speed up my work flow, and maybe anyone else that wishes to use it.
Vintage/Retro Photo Post Processing Tutorial
After posting some of Emily’s photos, I was getting a lot of people asking me how I processed the photos. Although, not every one of her photos was processed like I will be explaining below. I will help illustrate how I did two of my favorite images from her session. I like to process a lot of my photos with a vintage/retro/old poloraid feel to them. I enjoy that style, and I feel it helps convey certain moods in photographs. Her images came out fine SOOC (straight out of camera), but the mood created by the final post-processing makes the image more engaging. Not every photo will come out like the end result in this tutorial. A lot of factors depend on how the end result will look. For example how well the original image was strobed, your scene, and original tones in the image.
How to Take Better Product Photos
One of the most important features of an e-Commerce site is the product photos. Having the ability for the customer to almost feel the item through the screen, and knowing how the product would be as if they had bought it. This could be the difference between you making a good conversion rate or not. Gaining customer trust is another aspect that can be acquired with good product photography.
Devise Your Own Freelance Contracts
Recently I read the article posted by the graphic designer Brian Hoff, “What to Include In Your Design Contracts”. He has some excellent information and I highly recommend you stop by for a visit and read through the article. I am going to expand on his article, and his will set the base for what I am about to touch on below.
