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DWF Newsletter July 8th 2009
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July 8th, 2009
DWF Convention - 9 Days Left!
conventionThe time to save $100 off your DWF Convention sponsored by Simply Canvas registration is now, if you're on the fence--hop off and save yourself some money! With only 9 days left, chances to save cash on the convention are running thin!

Check out the awesome convention lineup in place so far, and don't say we didn't warn you--we've got more great things in the works to be announced! The extra savings could go towards your spending cash or hotel stay.

Beckstead on the Blog
blogLook for meatier articles on the DWF Wedding Photography Blog. We’re committed to providing you “how to..” articles and important opinions on our free blog. Plus, you get all the latest news affecting wedding photographers, updated every day!

Right now, you can read a major article just posted by DWF member David Beckstead about the rules of composition. There’s much more to come, so make the DWF Wedding Photography blog part of your daily surf!

DWF U - Studio Tour with Laura Novak
dwfuThis past week on DWF U, we posted an excellent studio tour of Laura Novak Photography. Just one of the three videos posted over the past week on DWFU, Laura takes the time show us her setup and even share some helpful sales, marketing and strategy tidbits!

There is more great content lined up for this week on DWF U so be sure to check-in throughout the week!

Featured Member: Bruce H. Dorn
bruceDWF PRO member Bruce H. Dorn, author of the the most read thread on the DWF has granted us an interview explaining how he has become a lighting legend.

Born of circus folk, Bruce details the career path that led him down the road to success: nude models over baseball, auto mechanics, winning a Conde Nast competition, working for Vogue, Seventeen, Glamour and Mademoiselle, hanging at Warhol's Factory and CBGBs, Time/Life and the list goes on and on!

Bruce also shares with us nearly 200 inspiring examples of his work.

Sexy Cover Shoot
chuckLongtime DWF member Chuck Arlund is an amazing wedding photographer who brings elements of fashion photography to his weddings. He also shoots some subjects who are definitely NOT brides.

Chuck – who does boudoir and dude-ior as part of his business, has just shared a sexy CD cover shoot in the DWF PRO Portrait Forums. Check out his work!

Skip's Summer School
skipThere’s no better deal this summer: Go to Vegas, see awesome speakers, and get 6 months of DWF PRO membership for free!

That’s the deal for THE event of the summer: Skip’s Summer School, to be held next month at the MGM in Las Vegas. Join more than a dozen top speakers August 16-19th at the MGM Grand at a hotel rate of only $69 per night! It’s an incredible value, and a great way to freshen up your game, midway through wedding season. Plus—when you register you automatically get free registration for WPPI 2010!

WedFog
wedfogYou may already know that the DWF has its very own bridal referral site called the Wedding Photographers Directory or WedFog for short.

What you may not know is that WedFog is opportunity to be published and help with your SEO. Any DWF member can write and submit and article for WedFog for FREE and in return you'll be given a valuable link back from your Article or FAQ.

WedFog Stat - Search Engine traffic for WedFog is up 33% over this same time last year.

Wife, Mother, Photographer
naomiBack in March of this year, 29-year-old DWF Member Naomi Williams of Ponte Vedra Beach was living a normal life, shooting her weddings, and raising a child. After an extended battle with melanoma, we’re sad to report Naomi died last Wednesday, surrounded by family.

Her life is celebrated, and donations for Pictures of Hope are being accepted at a special website. We hope you’ll visit.. as the DWF extends condolences to her husband and young son..

Great Threads
DWF Student:
Fireworks Display at Wedding
Culling vs. Editing
A Single Shot to Share

PRO Art:
How do you Remember Posing Ideas?
Ready Set Go! You Have 30 Minutes.
Better Black and Whites 

PRO Marketing & Business:
Facebook Help! Fan, business and/or personal page.
Winning a Photo Competition Can Help Build Your Image
Lost a CF card. What should I do?  

PRO Gear:
Keeping Sites and Pages Off Google
Lens Align or send it to Canon?
When do you Need a new Camera?

PRO Portraits & Boudoir:
Rainy Day Boudoir in NYC
Client Expects Free Photoshop
Pricing and Selling Portraits

DWF PRO Community:
DWFers Discuss Bands
The Self Portrait Thread is Back
DWFers Going to Burning Man 

 

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