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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.
Feel free to visit our website for more information about these and other products. If you are new to Black River Imaging, don't forget to create a login to get started.
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Spring Gallery Wrap Sale
30% off - all sizes
Photography courtesy of Loree Alayne Photography.
Black River Imaging is committed to helping you make more money this season and we are showing it by bringing back this incredible deal. Most companies run special deals when business is down. We like to offer great deals when business is good!
You'll find Gallery Wraps in the 'Fine Art Products' catalog. Please visit our website for details and pricing.
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Bonded Sports Magnets have returned!
Back in February we announced that we were switching our Sports Magnets to a thinner printable magnet material to avoid the rising production costs. That change has been going over very well.
At the request of a few photographers that would like to see the old bonded style magnets return as an option you, we are bringing those back. Beginning today you have the option of choosing between the old photographic bonded magnets and new printable magnet versions. Please review the following descriptions to assure that you order the correct style.
Bonded Magnets - The images are printed onto photographic paper. Production then hand cuts and bonds the print to a thick magnet. The end result is a thicker and stronger magnet.
Standard Magnets - These magnets are directly printed onto a flexible magnetic substrate resulting in a thinner finished product.
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Rumors are flying!
Someone has been saying that BRI might be offering fabric covered Photo Books soon. For the record, I'm going to be looking into that and will share my findings in next weeks newsletter.
It's amazing what people will ask for. Next thing you know we'll be getting requests for Photo Boxes or better yet...(to be continued)
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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:
1 Standard and 1 Modern
Calendar
This offer includes two of our popular calendars. If you are looking for
a basic calendar with blank days your clients can write on then a Standard
calendar may be a good option. You can enter any image in the top portion of
each month while the bottom half of this 8.5x11 calendar is not
adjustable.The Modern Calendar is a great way to show off your images in a
contemporary format. Since this calendar is designed to place a strong emphasis
on your images the dates and days of the week are in simple form across the
bottom. This calendar is 11x17 when displayed.This week's offer includes:
- $49.90 value
- 1 Standard Calendar
- 1 Modern Calendar
- Choose from five different paper
options
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We Congratulate Our Previous Winner:
Previous winner:
3 Jewel Case Calendars
was won by Greg Owens
of Greg Owens Photography
in El Dorado, Arkansas.
www.gowensphotography.com
Click the website link above if you'd like to send Greg a notice of congratulations!
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Work doesn't have to be work
As with any business, there are multiple parts or departments of a successful photography studio. However, most photographers are handling all departments alone. I started that way for the first two years, and now have two people that are instrumental in keeping my business going. You may be thinking that I am talking about a second shooter or someone that can help with editing (that would be nice, but I can't afford it). I had to evaluate what part or parts of my business were keeping me so busy that I couldn't enjoy life.
First, I had my wife quit her job and gave her control of the office as an office manager. She is great with customers and she looks at my photos from a client's point of view, which is a priceless tool when you need an honest critique of what your customers will like. She does all of my consultations and setting up timelines for the weddings, and even handles late payments. Since having her as my partner, I have been paid 100% for all accounts.
The other important department for me was accounting. I think we all hate it or else we would have chosen accounting as our profession. I found someone that has his own reputable accounting business with reasonable rates. He has opened up a lot of time for me by taking all receipts and deposits from me every month and itemizing everything to include in figuring out estimated sales tax. I personally will never do that stuff again because life is too short! My taxes are already done for this year, my wife is downstairs meeting with Saturday's bride, and I am upstairs writing this article with my dog in my lap watching the Today Show. If it was wedding season, I would be editing, but that's the point. I have relinquished control over things that I know others can do better and more efficiently than me and I am rewarded for it by getting some extra time to do what I want with. Everyone is different, so I would recommend everyone evaluate your work-flow and reevaluate it every year to see what is making you crazy and then find a possible solution.
I'm not trying to write a novel, so I will try and wrap this up with one more point and maybe I can add to this in the future. Do not overbook yourself to the point that you are getting burnt out. I know this from my own experience, because I was getting burnt out early last year even with two people helping me. I have taken the last six months and learned how to turn down business because even though I could find time to fit another shoot in, it was going to add a lot of stress to my life. If you have looked at your camera or computer with a sad face like a kid looking at a pile of dishes in the sink they have to wash, you need to release some control and maybe turn down a client or two so as to not loose the passion that prompted you to start the business in the first place. With that said, I will leave you with a tip from me about editing work-flow which most of you may already know but may not want to take the initial time to set it up. Create a start to finish, step-by-step way to handle every wedding and portrait session and repeat it for all your clients until you need to adjust for new products or styles. This will make every event or session you edit easier and faster as you go until you are like a fine tuned machine.
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What's Going On at the Landing Forum?
Here are some HOT THREADS going on at our professional photographers forum. Come join the FUN!!!
Album Forum
Using Photo Junction for Album Pages
Children & Family Photography
Ballerina
You'll need to be logged in to view these threads. Black River Landing requires a user name that is separate from your BRI account. Click here to register for the Landing.
Black River Landing is open to all professional photographers so encourage any of your fellow photography friends to join in and learn and/or contribute to making us all better at our craft.
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