Wow….I am in shock. Professional Photographers of America just released the results of the 2009 International Print Competition held this week in Atlanta, GA. My entire case merited and two of my prints were accepted into the International Loan Collection. This is a tremendous honor and I am simply sitting here in awe. I can’t […]
Yep! Due to popular demand, I will be hosting another advanced training workshop on ProSelect here at the studio. Join us! Head to the ProSelect Workshop Registration page to sign up or to add yourself to our workshop mailing list at the bottom of the page. See you in July! Advanced ProSelect Workshop July 25-26th, […]
As one of the leading presentation platforms for photographers in the world, Proselect Software has a reputation for doubling, even tripling studio sales. User friendly right out of the box, it has given photographers the tools they need to create amazing in-person sales presentations to their clients. However, this software does SO MUCH MORE! Learn […]
Our recent awards have made news in the local media. Very exciting to be featured for my business accolades instead of the weather! LOL Thanks to salem-news.com for featuring my portrait work and its recognition on their site! Portrait Photography Awards Featured In Salem-News.com Thank you! —J
August 3-4, 2009 One of the BEST black and white children’s photographers has just announced a custom workshop in Portland. We will host her workshop at the studio and I am so excited about it! And you are invited!! Cheryl Jacobs Nicolai has been featured in B & W Magazine, Kodak’s ProPass Magazine, along with […]
Super Monday was such fun. Five Photographers form across the West Coast came to the studio two days ago for a full day of learning with myself and Anne Raker of Velvet Blue Portraits in Lake Stevens, WA. We covered Boutique Studio Portrait Sales, teaching students how to successfully sell their work to their clients. […]
I won lots. Again. How cool is that? It’s actually rather humbling. Western States Print competition was an amazing experience and soooo much bigger than PPO! There were almost 500 prints entered from 7 states, and I took home over a dozen awards including the highest aggregate case score of the event. I also helped […]
We are moving this week! I will be available by cell phone and e-mail for much of the week. If I don’t answer or take some time to get back to you, I’m sorry. Moving is an overwhelming task and we are drowning right now. You are very important to me and I WILL get […]
During an incredible awards dinner last night, we picked up 11 awards including 2009 Oregon State Professional Photographer of the Year. I am so honored and excited to say that, I can hardly stand it! The field of work competing this year was amazing. There is so much talent in the state, and to be […]
A big THANK YOU to all the attendees of this weekends in-person sales workshop. We had 12 photographers from all over the West Coast (even Texas!) who came to the Jewel Images studio to learn about one of our industries most amazing sales software programs-ProSelect. It was my first time teaching this workshop and what […]
I am new to Twitter-“land” and many people have been asking me-“Why is Twitter so great? I have Facebook. That’s all I need, right?” Sure that could be enough, but I wanted more. Twitter is fun, cute, and an amazing way to market to my clients, and allow them inside the “personality” of my business. […]
I’m back in the studio today and so excited to get started on the exciting things we have planned for 2009. There is nothing quite like a professional conference to get you motivated! We are planning several limited edition sessions for 2009, including a National Model Search! Details will be announced in the next couple […]