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The Memory Gate Portfolio 2010-2011

December 25, 2011 – 10:00 am |

 

This is our last ever Sunday Showcase and how nice it is that it just happens to fall on Christmas day! For this Sunday Showcase I have put together some of Memory Gate’s favourite hair and fashion images from the last couple of years.
Although I am primarily a baby and wedding photographer I do enjoy the odd [...]

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Photocrati acquires WordPress Gallery plugin NextGEN

June 20, 2012 – 9:02 am | One Comment

I just got an email from Scott at Photocrati WordPress Themes yesterday letting me know that my favorite WordPress themes has just purchased my favorite WordPress gallery plugin!

NextGEN Gallery has over 5 million total downloads, 3,600 daily downloads and 26,000 weekly downloads.
Photocrati know that with numbers like those, the plugin needs some major feature updates.  So here are some of their plans:
- improving the user interface
- adding capabilities to manage galleries from within posts and pages
- working with Automattic to integrate with WordPress VIP
- new slideshow, filmstrip and thumbnail displays
- caption and filmstrip styling
- eCommerce capabilities w/ print and price options, digital downloads, shopping cart and PayPal features
- bug fixes and security patches
- build a relationship with the NextGEN Gallery user community through blogging and social channels
Last, but not least – Photocrati plan on creating a full integration with the Photocrati theme.
Exciting stuff.

Articles for Photographers at The New Memory Gate Blog

June 4, 2012 – 10:57 am |

To begin with I have been dealing with mostly articles aimed at my target clients but this week we have introduced a brand new weekly section which is very much in the spirit of PhotoCreative365. For Photographers is the latest edition to the new Memory Gate blog and will be publishing every Saturday.

Life is a Bed of Roses – Book ready to order now!

January 6, 2012 – 4:55 pm |

I am excited and proud to announce that The 2010 Project book Life is a Bed of Roses is now ready to order via the BobBooks Bookshop
 
The book contains over 100 of the best images that were submitted to The 2010 Project photography competition over a 12 month period. Photographers with featured winning images include [...]

Episode 100 The Last PhotoCreative Podcast

January 1, 2012 – 10:00 am |

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Episode 100 The Last PhotoCreative Podcast
The last ever (maybe) recording of the PhotoCreative Podcast. Host Michael Shilling shares a few thoughts on the past two years and looks forward to 2012. There are three (unedited) behind the scenes videos to go with this podcast.
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Marketing Campaigns For Photographers – 2011
Favourite [...]

The top 189 most popular posts at PhotoCreative365 2010-2011

December 31, 2011 – 10:00 am |

Warning……. this is an exhaustive list of the most popular posts from the last two years here at PhotoCreative365. If it’s your first time here then it’s a great place to start and have a look around. If it’s your 100th time here then I’m sure they’ll still be something interesting you haven’t come across yet.

Marketing Campaigns For Photographers – 2011

December 30, 2011 – 2:00 pm | 2 Comments

For the past year I have be publishing weekly guest articles as part of a series at Current Photographer titled Marketing Campaigns for Photographers.
This is a list of each of those articles……enjoy….
 

The 1st Year Baby Promotion

This isn’t by any means a new type if promotion, in fact the MPA here in the UK have been running [...]

Favourite rants, ideas and thoughts on the business of photography

December 30, 2011 – 10:00 am |

Tomorrow I’ll be publishing a list of the most popular post from the past 2 years here at PhotoCreative365 but with over 1000 articles that still leaves out quite a few of my favourite rants, ideas and thoughts on the business of photography. There’s lots to read so get stuck in!

Episode 99 The PhotoCreative Podcast – The Penultimate Episode

December 29, 2011 – 2:00 pm |

The Penultimate Episode of the UK professional photography podcast looking at the business of photography specifically pricing and working out your client capacity.

Client Capacity

December 29, 2011 – 10:00 am |

In various articles I’ve referenced the ‘client capacity’ concept but I’m not sure if I’ve ever really sat down a written a dedicated article about it and why knowing what your client capacity is can be very important.
Client capacity is exactly what the name suggests it is.
It’s the most amount of clients your business can [...]

Marketing Kits, eBooks and Whitepapers from Hubspot

December 28, 2011 – 4:00 pm |

Hubspot, creators of the Inbound Internet Marketing Blog, Grader.com and many other useful resources have one of the best collections of free ebooks and whitepapers for anyone with an email address to download.

2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook

December 28, 2011 – 2:00 pm |
PhotoShelter: #1 Photo Business Website $1 Trial

The 2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook is the last of our ebook series from PhotoShelter. Build your business plan and stick to it! Dozens of smart photo business tips packed into a handy workbook.
The 2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook is a step-by-step guide to help you focus on your strategy and the large scale business plans that [...]