Showing posts with label Beyond Red and Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beyond Red and Green. Show all posts

Friday, November 20, 2009

{vendor week...day 5}






Firefly Frames and Design was created in 2007 with a touch of whimsy, beautiful materials, and attention to detail. We are Steve and Emily Formsma. We are blessed to be able to combine our skills in the creation of gorgeous frames for your studios, homes, and customers. Firefly Frames are now available in three collections; Straight, Curved, and Round. Firefly Frames are created with beautiful pine carefully selected for character and quality. No two frames are ever alike as the knots and grain pattern of each piece of wood is enhanced to display its unique character. The finishes created for our frames range from a distressed shabby chic to metallic glazes elegant enough for the finest of homes. We believe frames shouldn't distract from the artwork it surrounds but should rather be an accent that enhances it's beauty. We have worked hard to create unique and timeless frames to help you do just that with your artwork whether it be photographs or paintings. Firefly Frames are also used to frame mirrors for interior design use. We are confident that you will enjoy our frames as much as we do.

We are offering all Savvy followers 20% off with the following discount code: savvy
This discount code will be good through November 25.

Firefly Frames and Design

{I hear they have found a lab ProLabExpress that is now offering round prints to fit their frames...how cool is that!}




503 online Workshops

As if any of us have extra time we need to do the things we want to. Ahhhhh .... the internet. It opens doors far and wide! Click here, stretch your creative wings and do it all on your own schedule. No set classes, no dress code. All you need is a beating heart, a camera (preferably a DSLR!) and a desire to no longer be a wannabe. It's a photography workshop at it's finest (and funnest)!

503 online Workshops



Beyond Red and Green

Order 10 Christams templates...and get them for only $55.00! You choose your favorite 10 from 2008 or 2009.
Mix and match if you please! This sale won't last long!
Check out the site for the all the templates to choose from.




http://www.martalocklear.com/

The next WS is Jan 10-24 (only a couple of spots left) $500
Opening soon will be March (dates TBA) $500

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"What is included in this e-course anyway (and what is not)?
For starters...me!

Ha. Really...what I mean by that is just straight up me. I am not stuffy, I am not all "business", I will be straight forward and honest, and just tell it the way I do things. I do not pretend to know it all...at all! I am still learning too...as is every artist and business person out there. For example, I am not a technical shooter...so if you are looking for that and are looking to crunch numbers...this is not the place. I do shoot manual and I do know what I am doing, but I break a lot of rules (as I have been told). I consider myself a feel shooter. I know what I want, what I like, and I do whatever I have to do to my camera to get the results I like. Its kinda liberating.

So...back on track. The workshop. It is a creative one...and a touch of a business one.
It will be a very "real" e-course.
-video tutorials
-live streaming video chat
-7 creative lessons to get you to push your boundaries, see the ordinary, not so ordinary.
-forum based center for questions, lesson plans, postings, critique, and just sharing
- me online daily to join in chat discussions and answer forum questions
-my personal vendor lists and discounts

Topics to be taught
-Finding the light (indoors & out)
-Backlighting
-Composition
-Perspectives
-Creativity (pushing your own boundaries)
-Posing
-Processing
-Growing your business as boutique or couture

I will touch a bit on my business and how I market myself. This is not a business workshop though, I will only touch on business bit.
Since it has been asked by many...how I handle being a busy mom of 3, run several businesses, and still sleep (a little). I want to push others to see this as more of an art than just a job...it will not only push your creative eye, but help your business, and separate you from the growing number of photographers out there.
And once we are in the forums and live chats...you ask...I will tell."





These images were taken on a day that we normally would have rescheduled the session. With the clients blessing and upcoming arrival we decided not to hide from Hurricane Ida but to face her head on. This just goes to show, with a little creativity and determination to step outside the norm...you can achieve awesome images in even the most unlikely of situations. We had winds of 10-15 mph, constant rain (even in the umbrellaless images) and a natural light studio with cloudy day lighting.

I will guide you on how to achieve this for yourself, your clients and your business. But you have to want it and work for it!



How to win the online workshop giveaway...

Spread the word about the Savvy Photographer to enter! One lucky winner {really lucky winner} will win. You may enter until midnight pacific time on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

The winner will be announced Monday morning {November 23, 2009}

You must leave a comment here for every shout out...


{1} follow us on twitter and tweet about us!!


{2} become a fan on facebook and tell all of your friends about the Savvy Photographer {who cares if they think you're wierd...it's only everyone you've ever known...including all ex-boyfriends...right?}


{3} subscribe to our RSS feed


{4} write a post about us on your blog...an actual post about the wonderful things you can find on the Savvy Photographer {or anything nice you want to say about us!}...put a working link...and come back here and leave three comments...yep three...but I will check to see if you made a post...please put your website info in the comment.


{5} if you are a member in any forums~ tell all your photographer friends to check us out {let us know which forum you posted and post a working link to us}


{6} do a random act of kindness for someone...anyone...and come back here and tell about it! {make someone happy...we could all use a little happiness in our lives!}

Good luck!!! I hear this is a fabulous, life changing online workshop!

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Guess what...I'm announcing the speakers for the Savvy Sisterhood Workshop on the Waterfront tomorrow!!! I love the group of women we are bringing together to teach and inspire us! {i have hand picked these photographers that i adore and want to learn more from} This workshop is going to be an incredible three days of learning but will also be a place where lifetime friendships are formed. I want everyone to come together as photographers...and leave as sisters...sisters who share a mutual love for photography and who will continue to inspire each other long after the workshop has ended. I hope you join us!

{only 10 more days until registration opens! Due to the large response we have gotten, we anticipate the spots to fill quickly! Mark your calendars! I will answer the questions i have received this weekend on the blog...stay tuned!}

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

{did you enter yet??}

Today is the last day to enter for the Friday giveaway from Beyond Red and Green templates...click here to leave your comment to be entered to win. {the contest closes at midnight}

here's another peek at the wonderful card templates you can win...and you will win the whole set~ 20 card templates!


Here's some info from fellow photographer Melissa Koehler...she is hosting a workshop that sounds wonderful...and it's in Coronado {that's where I just moved from...we lived there for seven years and it was best little place around! you will fall in love~}

Make sure you let Melissa know The Savvy Photographer sent you!

Click here to learn more about The Basic Workshop
For everyone that registers for the workshop and says you saw it on The Savvy Photographer blog, you will be entered to win a 20 minute One on One mentorship session with Melissa at the workshop.

Have you registered yet for the marketing telesummit...{ I heard the server crashed due to so many people registering!} ...register...it's free and the speakers are amazing...16 of the top photographers who will share a wealth of information with us! {register here}


And here's some more images from our new rock star favorite photographer of the week...Mika Beth Edwards.
Someone requested to see more images of her home...I agree...send us more Mika Beth!





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Monday, September 14, 2009

{our Friday giveaway}





I think we have the best sponsors here at The Savvy Photographer!

Each week the giveaways are just great.

{I think we are getting spoiled}

This weeks giveaway is from Beyond Red and Green. They are giving away the entire set of 2009 Holiday Cards!

{that's 20 templates... the retail value is $140}

They are also giving all Savvy readers $10.00 off any order of $50.00 or more!

The cards from Beyond Red and Green are sized to whcc specifications. Her designs are so popular due to the simplicity and beauty...they are just lovely!

The contest ends Thursday, September 17th at midnight...the winner will be announced Friday, September 18th.
How to enter...
Spread the word about The Savvy Photographer...

~follow us on twitter and tweet about us
~ become a fan on Facebook and tell the world {ok...just your friends} to become a fan
~brag about us on your blog {if you put a link to us...that's working~please check your links~ then you have earned three entries}
~tell your forum buddies about us and the great giveaway {make sure you put our link}

For everyone who is new~ you must leave a comment here...this blog post {for all the subscriber readers~ you must go to the blog to enter}...for every shout out {and three comments for blog links}...email me if you have any questions.

For the $10 off, mention The Savvy Photographer when *purchasing from Beyond Red and Green...
*purchase over $50

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