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DWF Convention 09 Seminars! |
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 We’ve
already told you about Denis Reggie, Kevin Kubota,
Keynoter David A. Williams, and AltF. Now
we’re proud to announce the following seminars for DWF
Convention 2009:
The Power of Light: Tony Corbell
Tony will discuss and demonstrate all types of lighting and
its tools in depth. Lighting tools include portable flash,
studio strobes, sunlight and ambient light. Lighting
applications include additive, subtractive, reflective and
transmission.
Boudoir is Back: The Boudoir Divas
Join the Boudoir Divas as they discuss how to capture edgy
boudoir images by using easy lighting set-ups and flattering
posing. They will show you how to reach potential clients
in your market area, and how to get started in implementing
this service that is fast becoming a very lucrative niche in
the industry.
Dynamic Album Design: Christa Hoffarth
Back by popular demand from ’08! Christa will give you the
inside scoop on how she creates her one of-a-kind look books
for her clients. There will be plenty of nail biting
quick-n-easy tips to creating truly unique albums.
Build your Business with Facebook: Chris Meyer
You’ll get a crash course on constructing a Facebook profile
along with the basic functions of the site. Once the
fundamentals are completed, Chris will present insights of
how to use multiple facets of Facebook to enhance your
business.
Wireless Flash Tips and Tricks: Mike Fulton
Learn simple – fast – effective methods of capturing images
using wireless flash without all techno-geeky talk. Straight
forward technique developed for the fast paced, action world
of wedding photography that can also be used in many other
situations.
The Business of Wedding Photography: Rosalind Van Tuyl
Learn the basic framework of developing marketing strategy
so that you learn how to think and analyze your business
like a savvy marketer. Once you understand the big picture,
we will look at specific places to gather data and some
basic analysis you can do to understand how your business is
doing relative to your marketing plan. You will understand
how to not only set meaningful marketing goals for your
business, but also how to use hard data to analyze and
correct your business plan as you go.
The Power of Storytelling and Wedding Day Photography:
Storey Wilkins
Telling a great wedding story with photographs that feel
natural and thoughtful, yet professional and powerful is
visual communication at its best. Documenting your client’s
thoughts and feelings as their wedding day races by is a
skill. Translating that into a wonderful family history
book is an art.
Show Big, Sell Big: Justine Ungaro
Learn how to price your products to be profitable, find the
right kinds of clients, collect money before you've taken a
single photograph and how to use projection to help guide
your clients to spend more money on larger prints. This is
all about helping your clients to purchase what they want
without the hard sell.
More seminars in next week’s newsletter!
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Lower Your Business Expenses! |
It’s a new membership benefit: DWF PRO members can now
take advantage of DWF Group Buys offered by some of our
sponsoring vendors. If enough members take advantage, prices
tumble on Flashpalette websites (top of Pro Business
Forum) and Deco Albums (top of Pro Art forum).
This is in addition to the numerous DWF Pro Discounts,
now featured on the left side of the DWF Home Page!
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WedFog - Growing Faster Than a Teenager |
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 WedFog
had yet another growth spurt this past month showing a
24% increase in overall traffic. Google traffic is up as
well with a 39% increase.
GET PUBLISHED: Remember, any DWF
member can submit an Article or FAQ to be in included in the
WedFog library and in return you'll be given a FREE
valuable link back directly to your website from your
article.
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Mindy's Top Ten |
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 A
couple of weeks ago, Mindy Sonshine posted a “Top Ten
Ways to Make More Money” list and it got a great response
from DWF members. Last week, she started taking the list
apart task by task and talked about how she’d achieve each
goal. Mindy and other members offer great examples. It’s
easier to reach a goal when you’re part of a group, so how
about you?
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The Bride Parade, Parts I and II |
 Arthur
Conty, a Moscow wedding photographer, was generous enough
to share his photos from the Moscow Bride Parade with DWF
members.
At the request of members, he’s provided more photos
and background on the invention and organization of the Bride
Parade.
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The Angels Want to Wear.. These |
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 Either
you love shoes, or you just don’t get the obsession. For those
of you who do, here’s a little shoe porn in Pro Art:
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DWF People in Focus |
 Tim
Schooler’s grandson Cooper continues to grow stronger
after surgery to repair a heart defect. Teri Murikami’s
friend Jayne, who is a children’s photographer, has a three
year old daughter named Emma in for brain surgery and asks for
prayers. Shay Raybourn’s father in law passed away, as
did Scott Hogg’s gran. Carrie McCluskey broke
her foot and keeps on going, like the energizer bunny! And now
for the good news: Sean McClellan and his wife are
having a baby, and a contest, with the proceeds going to St.
Judes, so vote!If you
have a bit of news you'd like to share in People in Focus,
please send info to
gina@digitalweddingforum.com
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