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February 17, 2010  _______________________________________________________

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BIG Print Sale
Win WPPI Tickets
BRIdge Contest
Tip of the Week
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We appreciate the opportunity to inform you of our ongoing launch of new products and services.  Please take a moment to look below at what is new this week at Black River Imaging.
 
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BIG Print Sale!!!
Print Sale

All photographic prints 16x20 and larger are 50% off until February 28th! Finishing Services not included. Get as many as you can before this BIG event ends.

Included Sizes:
10x30                      16x20                     20x30
12x30                      16x24                     24x24
12x36                      20x20                     24x30
15x30                      20x24                     24x36


The sale prices have been added to our ordering software to match the final billing amount.

Free shipping on all orders over $10.00!
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WIN WPPI TICKETS!


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We want to help make sure we see you at this year's WPPI convention in Las Vegas. By following us on Twitter you may just win a free registration. We will be holding several ongoing contests on Twitter over the next few weeks. Find us today @bripro.

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This year marks the 30th Anniversary of
WPPI and we're honored to help them celebrate many years of success. If you're already planning on going then make sure to stop by and see us. Black River Imaging is the main sponsor for this year's Party by the Pool. There will be lots of entertainment, dancing, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. The event is scheduled for Monday, March 8th from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the MGM Convention Center.

Black River Imaging has reserved poolside cabanas to meet and greet with our great clients and possibly have a few products on hand to touch and feel.

We hope to see you there. Please come early as the pool area only has room for the first 4,000 attendees.

WPPI 2010 CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW
MGM GRAND CONFERENCE CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
March 4th, 2010 - March 11th, 2010

TRADE SHOW DATES
March 8 - 10, 2010


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The BRIdge Contest is a weekly chance to win

Black River Imaging products.


This week - Enter for a chance to win:

A Free 8x12 Gallery Wrap

Gallery Wraps are perfect for displaying photos in a contemporary fine art format. Prints are stretched over a 1 �" wooden frame and include all the hardware for easy hanging.

All Gallery Wraps are coated to prevent scratches from normal handling and for UV protection.

This week's offer includes:
  • 1 8x12 Gallery Wrap
  • UV coating
  • Ready for hanging
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We Congratulate Our Previous Winner:

Previous winner:
24x36 Luster Print
was won by
Tabitha and Armando
of
Astra Creative
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
www.astracreative.com


Click the website link above if you'd like to send Tabitha and Armando a notice of congratulations!
Philip

Stop Cropping & Roll With It!

When it comes to shooting sports teams, one common area that can make or break a good photo is paying due care and attention to cropping and framing.  Here are a few pointers to help avoid some common snafus!

WELCOME TO ORIENTATION! - Always try to shoot your groups horizontal & your individuals vertically.  As well as being good composition, this format is necessary if ordering specialty items such as traders, magazine covers, etc.

HANG LOOSE! - Although many photographers like a nice tight image with little wasted space, it is important to remember that the 4x6 aspect ratio captured by most DSLR's is a lot wider than many of the products ordered.  For example, if ordering an 8x10, you will lose approximately 1/6 of the total length of the image - not fun for the person on the end of a group shot!

RACK 'EM & STACK 'EM! - Football teams can represent some of the largest group shots you may encounter on the sports field.  Where possible, take advantage of bleachers to "stack" the players higher, rather than spread the team out too wide.  While extra-wide composites are available for football, you may run into cropping difficulties on other group products such as Team Calendars or Team Graphics.

HEADS UP! - In addition to the aspect ratio of the product ordered, it is also important to consider the layout of the graphics being used.  One common issue when ordering Sports Composites is that on many of the designs, the individual inset overlaps the top right corner of the group picture.  Now, who tends to be stuck in the back row on the ends of most sports group pictures?  That's right - coaches!  One easy way to avoid this is to place the coaches in the middle of the back row, thus leaving more room in the top corners of the frame.

If you take care to consider these points when shooting, you will save a lot of post-production work or re-shoots!

GAME ON!


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