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DWF Newsletter February 10th 2010
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sponsored by Bay Photo Lab
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sponsored by
Bay Photo Lab |
February
10th
2010
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Marketing Survey Results! |
 It's
here -- the results of the first survey in the industry to
answer the age old question: What is the most effective way to
market my services?
The DWF/Two Bright Lights Marketing Effectiveness Report
is available now exclusively to DWF members. For the first
time, you can have hard numbers on the effectiveness of a wide
array of marketing methods and these results are ONLY
available to our members Facebook? SEO? Wedding Planners?
Check it out now to find out where your marketing dollars,
time and effort are best spent!
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Portraits: Go Exotic! |
 Where
do YOU go when you want to take your portraiture
outside the studio? DWF Pro Scott
Robert Lim seeks exotic locations that help him stand out.
DWF Pro Allegra finds exotic in the kitchen, among
other places.Click on this thread in the DWF Pro Portrait
Forum to see how two great photographers use creative
locations and some cool Photoshop to do “exotic!”
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Flash is Soooo Last Year! |
 Photographers
take their web presence seriously! With the already Flash-free
iPhone and now the Flash lacking iPad on the horizon is
it time for photographers to abandon those flash sites in
droves? Our readers share their opinions on the DWF blog.
Also on the DWF blog this week. Hot chicks marry photographers
and the latest on the New Canon DSLR. It's cheap and it's
packed with both features and megapixels.
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Diffusing at Receptions |
 Okay,
so you bounce light off the ceiling at the reception, but
uh-oh! What happens when the ceiling’s 100 feet high?
In the Pro Art Forum, DWF members pitch in and offer their
favorite techniques for lighting and diffusing a reception.
Guaranteed you’ll find an approach you’ve never tried,
when you click on this thread..
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Cracklin' Discussion Alert! |
 It’s
true. There are thousands of amateur shooters turning pro
every week. Are Craig’s List photographers going to
depress prices for the rest of us? Are they going to drive
experienced shooters to close their doors?
In the DWF Pro Business Forum, scores of DWF Pros are
discussing the impact of the flood of photographers coming
into the business. As members discuss who will survive and
more important, how to survive, you’ll gain some amazing
insight- as one member said “I never thought of it that
way, before!.”
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DWF U-Hoo! We've Got Boudoir and More |
 We're
ramping back up our DWF U release schedule, with three lessons
going up this week!
Already up and running, we've got a studio tour from DWF
Pro Opie. She's one of the few boudoir photographers in
the conservative Salt Lake City, Utah market. If Opie can make
it work in her neck of the woods, you can definitely do it in
yours. Tune in to see some of her awesome work, her great
workspace and how she utilizes it to create beautiful images
for her clients.
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Pet Portraiture |
 Turns
out, a lot of DWF Pro Members are putting pets in the
viewfinder. Should you get into pet portraiture? Is
there money in shooting dogs? Are cats different from shooting
kids?
Here’s a surprisingly active Pro Portrait Forum discussion
of marketing, shooting, and the business of putting pets in
the viewfinder.
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Vulcan Mind Meld: Mitche Graf & Ken Sklute! |
 Yes,
it's nerdy as hell but it's definitely happening. DWF Pros
Mitche Graf and Ken Sklute are kicking off an
awesome tour starting February 28th! You can see these two
speak on the fusion of Art & Business for just $49! Also more
than $500 worth of products and gift cards for each attendee,
you can't afford not to attend!
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All Inclusive or Low $$$ Plus Upgrades? |
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DWF
Pro Mitch Miller is finalizing his 2010 wedding pricing,
and wanted to know the best way to sell albums. Do you charge
a flat fee and include everything, or do you offer a low-cost
book and encourage clients to upgrade it? DWF Members from all
over are chiming in with helpful advice and stories. If you're
in the process of updating your pricing, or are interesting in
some strategy from other pros definitely check this story out.
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Army! Navy! Air Force! Boudoir! |
 Boudoir
Expert Robert Alvarado calls in the troops for his latest
boudoir shoot. Robert has posted numerous boudoir shoots on
the DWF and always receives accolades from around the world.
This latest shoot in the Pro Boudoir Forum features the
always unique Alvarado posing a woman in uniform. Sort of.
Enjoy!
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