Elvis still lives (in my heart) and DARKROOM training

Photography news that fit to blog (this week)
by Kerry Raminiak

Aaaa… aaaah… chooo! I assure you it’s not H1N1, but it’s pesky nonetheless. I hope you are staying healthy and to help you continue to do so, I have a link to this article with simple diet tricks designed to ward off the cold. Let’s keep you on track to kicking off 2010 with tons of new business and a lot more great shots.

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This week’s spotlight is on: imageTech Marketing
Long-time friends of ExpressDigital are digging into their own pockets and imagination to put on a comprehensive DARKROOM training event

To coincide with the Antique & Amusement Photography International Convention and Tradeshow in Las Vegas, imageTech Marketing is reserving space the day before the show, on February 1st to conduct a full-day and formal DARKROOM training event. They have hired Warren Baum of See It Now Photography (whom also used to work for us as a corporate trainer) to serve as your personal tutor on all things DARKROOM.

To sweeten the deal, they have included a special offer that would allow you to put most or all of the entry fees toward the purchase of a new DARKROOM Pro edition or the brand-spanking new (as of November 2009) Core 9.0 edition. But wait! There’s more! To help imageTech and Warren, we will also offer a mail-in rebate for $50 off a Core edition and $150 off a Pro edition purchase, which means if you attend, get well trained and buy at this event you’ll see around 20% in savings. Totally sweet! To learn more, we have put up a lot of these details and more online at our website, click here and enjoy!

(ps. Book your trip now! This event is two weeks away!)

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Fun fun fun photography stuffs

In case you are new to our little blog. My colleagues, tweeps, newsletters and industry buddies send me cool articles, links and other goodies and if I find myself reading the entire article, laughing out loud and/or think the five minutes of reading through would help you take better pictures or market your photography business better, I list them here. And so without further ado…

*** Are you using the video feature in your pro camera? If yes, Canon and Vimeo present a contest for you. Called, The Story Behind the Still, all photogs are solicited to upload a video taken from your DSLR while following some pretty easy-to-follow rules found here. Good luck. ***

*** The story behind that great picture of Elvis and Nixon in the Oval Office has been unearthed by the Los Angeles Times. Ah yes, the man in his purple velour cape and twenty-pound gold belt shaking hands with the most powerful man on the planet is a vision that lingers. Read the story to learn how the two most significant icons of the seventies got the chance to meet-up and how close we were to never even seeing this snap shot. ***

*** Annie Leibovitz is keeping busy at Vanity Fair. This article is actually about the sequel to Wall Street, but if you scroll down there is a short video of Ms. Leibovitz directing the photography shoot and the stunning results. ***

*** Marketing Tips! You can never have enough, especially in January. Although this article is written for “freelancers” you, you photography warrior, may consider yourself a freelancer already or at the very least find this short and sweet article useful in getting your cold gears going. ***

*** News from my desk; next week Tuesday and Thursday we will be holding online selling webinars for those new to the concept and an advanced session, respectively. Click here to find the best time for you. ***

*** In addition, we are still giving away WPPI expo badges to anyone who is interested. ***

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See ya’ next week!