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DWF Newsletter February 17th 2010
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sponsored by Bay Photo Lab
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sponsored by
Bay Photo Lab |
February
17th
2010
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Venue Charges Bride Extra for Non-Preferred Tog |
 Yep,
it's bull#&$%! DWF Pro Seth Mondragon recently
discovered that a local venue wanted to charge his bride $495
since he wasn't on their preferred vendor list. Seth provides
a detailed account of the exchange between himself and the
venue.
DWF Pros weighed in with another possible scenario, the
preferred vendors are providing kickbacks. As it turns out,
this practice is far more common than you might think.
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Hot Jammin' Photo Edit |
 DWF
Pro Jeff Dietz has discovered a fun little marketing tool.
Once a week, he picks a “model of the week,” and as he edits
one of the images in Photoshop, he creates a time lapse movie
of the editing process for a local magazine.
Jeff is kind enough to share one of these rockin’ little
editing sessions on the DWF. Click and see the movie that Jeff
calls “Finishing the Image.”
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Peek-A-Boo I See You and Your Images Too |
 Do
you post images in private galleries for your clients?
Do you have a photocart? How about a BluDomain
site? If so you'll want to read the DWF blog this week. In
part II of our special series "Peek-A-Boo I See You and Your
Images Too" we discover a glitch that left at least one
BluDomain client's password protected boudoir proofing
galleries exposed to anyone with access to Google.
Also on the DWF blog: FREE Adobe Lightroom presets,
those "Other" moments, A super sweet 5D MKII video and the
best damn bridal show booth you've ever seen!
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Crackdown on Facebook Photo Posting? |
 So
your client has decided to crop out your watermark and
post your work on Facebook. Do you explain copyright
law and protect your work? Do you let it slide?
One suggestion in this discussion is to make sure your
watermark survives the Facebook crop tool. Others say “bad
move". You’d better check this discussion, because you know
that you’ll “Face” this question..
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Portraits: What to Show Clients |
 DWF
Portrait Expert Tina Wilson admits she shoots a lot of
frames in a session. The hard part is paring down the proofset
to a size that doesn’t make the clients’ head explode!
In this very informative thread, Tina explains her criteria
for selecting photos to show the client, and maximizing sales.
Click and Tina will help you avoid mistakes that will cut into
your sales!
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Hi-Res Files: 2010 |
 The
discussion’s been going on for 10 years on the DWF: Should I
offer my clients the hi-rez files?
Judging from the responses of DWF Pros, and the competitive
environment, it looks like times are a changin’. Should you
offer your hi-rez files as part of the package? Click for
the 2010 answer..
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DWF U: Tools Of The Twade |
 Ever
wondered if you're tweeting too much? What people are saying
about you on Twitter? How the quality of your tweeting scores
compared to other users? Now that Twitter is getting more
mature, there are a whole host of applications and web sites
to give you a glimpse into your own Twitter habits, and into
your audience of followers as well. You can figure how much
time you spend tweeting, and even use tools to automatically
publish to your blog without lifting a finger.
DWF Marketing Director Timothy John has provided a detailed
list of excellent tools and resources to give you insights
into your Twittering habits.
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The DWF Events Twitter Stream |
 Attending
WPPI 2010? Then you'll definitely want to follow @DWF_Events
on Twitter.
It's going to be the place to get live, to the minute info
on where fellow DWF members are partying and hanging out.
We'll also be using it for future conventions, and other DWF
events to help followers connect and network.
When there's no event happening, there won't be any
tweets. So, that makes it pretty easy to follow if you've
already got a crowded list and can't keep up.
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DWF Chat - It's Fun, It's Easy! Make Friends.. |
 DWF
LIVE Chat! Did you know you can chat one-on-one with other
members of the DWF? Get help, plan a GTG or just say whasssup!
Getting started is easy, all you'll need is a few friends in
your contact list. Just click on a member's name (you know
right by their avatar photo) and in the dropdown menu select
add to contacts! It's that simple..
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