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I will be in New York City tonight and tomorrow.  If you know of anything tonight photography oriented…let me know.

I will be speaking at B&H Tuesday afternoon on Successful Websites for Photographers:

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hosts: J Sandifer & Lou Manna
Location: B&H Event Space
420 9th Avenue
New York, NY

J Sandifer

J has been with liveBooks for 2.5 years this month! He has the pleasure of traveling the country speaking to photography groups of all types. He came to liveBooks as an expert in the wedding industry, and says he continues to learned a ton about the commercial world by sitting on panels with creative directors and art buyers, by speaking to many liveBooks clients on the phone and by swapping secrets with his counterparts who shoot commercially. He truly enjoys consulting photographers on how to grow their businesses. He and his fiancé run a wedding studio in Portland, ME. This past year, they raised their prices by 25% and shot 43 weddings (crazy!). They did this by developing a strong brand and have recently done something quite unique: video testimonials. In today’s market it is important to stand out from the crowd. J loves helping photographers grow their businesses and come up with great ideas to make you remarkable!

Lou Manna

Lou Manna is an award winning Olympus Visionary photographer whose work has appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines, and more than forty books. After shooting for the New York Times from 1975 to 1990, he went on to establish his own Fifth Avenue studio, where he works with corporate, advertising and public relations clients to create photos that can only be described as “exquisite”. He has a sense of style, color and composition with an inherent sense of beauty.

Lou recently authored his first book, Digital Food Photography, the only book on the art of food photography devoted exclusively to digital technology. He is currently writing another book and teaching digital food photography workshops and private hands on classes in his studio. View Lou’s work at

I will be on hand to answer any questions about websites, marketing or SEO at this event Tuesday evening:
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Host: Ian Summers
Location: Calumet Photographic
22 West 22nd St.
New York, NY
(between 5th & 6th Aves)

Ian Summers

Ian Summers has been a lot of things: art director, creative director, painter, poet, investigative journalist, think tank operator, teacher, and publisher, to name a few. Ian was Creative Director for The Black Book, Leber Katz Partners, and Random House and has taught at Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, and New School for Social Research. He has lectured on creativity at many colleges, including Syracuse University, UCLA, and The Portfolio Center. He has written 14 books and he has had three solo shows of his paintings in the last 2 years.

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Jonathan created this for his thesis project at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.  While there are certainly other contributing factors and much of that is the society we live in….this video does a good job of breaking down why we are in the credit crisis we are in today.  I would give him an A.

part TWO, this is probably the best part:

After returning from Vegas and WPPI, where it would be hard to recognize there is a recession, I find this is timely.  This will affect everyone…especially those of us in the service industry.  Yes, weddings are a bit insulated but when everyone around us is feeling the pinch…you can bet we will too!

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WPPI

Well another WPPI in the books and it was great as ussual!  MGM was a freshing change of pace.  It was great to see old friends and meet so many new ones!!  I really didn’t have time to take pictures or video, but of course Ron Dawson did…so check out his most recent video:

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Ok…not often that I will post something about an airline, but I love flying with Jet Blue.  Their planes are top notch and the crews are terrific!  It is easy to win award flights by flying cross country 4 times or by charging to the AmEx monthly.  With this promo you will be halfway to getting a free round trip…so if you need a new CC apply below.

Jet Blue Promo

Jet Blue Promo

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A colleague forwarded me this article and I thought I would pass it on.  Our industry is filled with photographers that come and go…Doug talks to the idea of longevity and how to have a successful career.  Check out the full post at EP Resources and his site here.

ON CHAOS, FEAR, SURVIVAL & LUCK: LONGEVITY IS THE ANSWER

To survive the creative, economic and emotional chaos of a life in photography your career must be designed for longevity. To achieve longevity, you must reconcile the conflict between what you shoot for money and what you love to shoot. Ideally, you get paid to shoot exactly what you love to shoot, every day. Reaching this nirvana requires making tough choices, a careful business strategy and attention to basic business practices. (Or be super talented/lucky, born wealthy or marry a brilliant business manager. Simple, right? Not exactly, and this idea assumes you will survive the current financial disaster we are traversing. Some details are in order… By Doug Menuez

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THE FREELANCE DILEMMA We are like swimmers lost on a vast, dark sea. Lightning streaks out from a distant storm to show us a direction and off we go, furiously slashing the waves toward the light and hopefully land. Too soon, darkness settles back down around us and we lose our way again. Occasionally, we lose our faith in ourselves. At least for me, that’s how it sometimes feels to be a photographer, as I struggle to find my true path. A few years ago I took a serious break to reflect on my goals and choices. This was tough; reflection involves actual thinking, as opposed to jumping on another flight to whereverland. Although blessed with outward success and a richly varied career over 30 years of non-stop travel, it slowly dawned on me that inwardly I was deeply unhappy. Soon I had three epiphanies that opened my eyes to obvious truths I had ignored in my chaotic life. Based on these revelations I developed a set of new principals by which to live and re-direct my career. Almost overnight I was free of fear and felt true happiness probably for the first time in my life. Not everything was perfect but I had a plan and a renewed sense of purpose and belief in myself.  READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE.

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I had a conversation today with Ann Bilowz of Bilowz Associates, who has a liveBooks site and wanted to pick my brain on Social Media.  She is a landscape architect and we discussed a variety of ways for her to engage an audience within the greeen movement of her industry.  I just came across this video and thought I would share…sometimes I forget that not everyone is as geeky as I am about this stuff!

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I will be on hand at this event to answer any questions you might have about websites, marketing and SEO!

APANY

APANY

For more INFO or to REGISTER.  No matter what industry you are in…we can all learn from Ian.  I am looking forward to hearing him speak for sure!

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February Newsletter

J's Feb Newsletter

J's Feb Newsletter

Click on the image to see the newsletter online.

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Vegas Baby

Looking forward to my 7th WPPI and liveBooks is kicking it off by sponsoring the welcome mock wedding ceremony!

Vegas Welcome for WPPI

Vegas Welcome for WPPI

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