Not a whole lot to post today, but I wanted to throw up this short clip that’s part of a continuing long term project that I’m working on……..

With one more day to go before 2010 is history, I wanted to say “thanks” to some of the various business partners who help make my life easier throughout the year.  If you’re a photographer and looking for some new vendor options, definitely consider hooking up with one of these companies

Colorinc

There are lots of labs and printers out there, but I choose to work primarily with Colorinc out of Grandville, Mi.  I’ve never had a problem with a print, and they offer a large product lineup combined with a highly personal level of customer service.

Pixel 2 Canvas

I use Pixel 2 Canvas for all of my canvas printing. The great thing about P2C is the experience is similar to working with a custom printmaker for every piece that I send them.  It’s not uncommon for them to find a small irregularity in an image and take care of it for me, and every piece comes back printed and stretched perfectly.

Frame Destination

Frame Destination provides all of the mats and mount boards, along with some of the frames that I use for my portrait products.  Fast shipping and turnaround, along with the ability to custom cut a mat or frame to just about any conceivable size make them my first choice in this department.

TF Camera Repair

My boy Toshio at TF Camera Repair takes care of keeping my tools of the trade functioning perfectly.  I think he used to be an employee of Canon before setting out on his own, and it shows because I actually get better service from him than if I sent my stuff directly to Canon for service!

Radio Popper

I use Radio Popper for all of my off camera flash triggering.  You can search through some of the previous posts to see before/after examples of what you can accomplish by getting your flash off of the camera in order to create a more directional quality to the light.

Apple

With the exception of one Windows laptop that I need for Quickbooks, I’m pretty much an Apple shop when it comes to the IT infrastructure of my business.

Brown, Kaplan & Liss

The accounting firm that does my taxes.  If you’re a business owner looking for a new CPA to handle your books, give Jim Pepa a call.  They work with a lot of small, single shareholder corporations like myself, and completely remove the worry of having to file quarterly returns, or my annual business or personal returns.

Canon

Professionally, I’ve been a Canon user since 1995.  Enough said.

….and all through the house, a pixel was being processed, not even with the mouse……

While Santa is busy gassing up the sleigh for his annual road trip, this picture taking elf  can proudly say that all albums and portrait orders are out and delivered, which means I have a clean desk heading into the Christmas holiday weekend!