Archive for February, 2010

love notes

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

We know how busy our clients are, so when they take the time out of their busy schedules to write us a “happy” email, we really appreciate it. Kind of like our daily espresso dependency — these love notes in our email boxes keep us chugging right along.

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The whole experience I’ve had with Bigfolio so far has been nothing short of amazing. Everything works as advertised (I found that to be rather spectacular to be honest – since it seems “everyone is lying on their resumé these days”). The setup was fast, the site’s transfer-speed is great – it loads fast and smooth, and the backend is very intuitive, so you can actually start updating your site instantly without having to read through a long boring pdf user manual just to find out where the various functionality is located. I used to design my own sites in flash and html, but found I spent more and more time keeping my sites up to date. I spent ALOT of time checking out almost every single similar service out there to make sure I made the right choice – and at this point, I’m pretty sure I did :) I’m actually considering moving my two other business and artist sites to you once I get this one ready!

Kind regards,

Espen Alexander Andersen

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BIG Folio & the Kelby Seminar | Portland, come see us!

Monday, February 15th, 2010
HURRY! ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER! SEATING IS LIMITED!

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 for Photographers

Coming to Portland, OR | Thursday, February 18, 2010

Join Ben Willmore as he shows you how to master your digital photography and apply the hottest and most cutting-edge Photoshop techniques to take your photography skills to a whole new level!

You’ll learn extremely powerful Photoshop techniques such as adjustment essentials by exploring Photoshop CS4’s new adjustments and masks panels and see how they can solve even the most challenging adjustment issues.

You’ll also learn how to control the viewer’s experience by directing your viewer’s eye through your photographs by adjusting tone, color, and sharpness. Learn how to produce images that would be impossible in a traditional darkroom, such as, how to slow down water without slow shutter speeds, reduce or eliminate environmental mist, changing background colors by filtering the subject’s light, creative light painting and streak photos with a difference, shooting techniques that ensure accurate color and skin tones, how to combine two less-than-ideal shots to produce an acceptable result, hand-held extreme panoramas that will blow your mind, a two-shot process for making flash look natural, simulating sunrise or sunset light, and much, much more!

2 spots left….

Friday, February 12th, 2010

… for our Lifetime special.

Seriously. If you plan to be in business for longer than a year… there’s no reason not to do this. Except maybe if you prefer to spend lots and lots of extra money.

ONLY 2!

Take a quick peek here to get info!

Hurry, hurry!

Happy clients make us…

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

well …

really, HAPPY!

From Danny Flynn of Flynn Photography

“Just wanted to take a moment and say Thank You! I can’t believe I put off changing my site for a year in fear of possible complications in getting it done. Putting the site together using your admin pages was a pleasure, and the two times I ran into a snag either the help section took care of it, or the tech folks took care of it amazingly quick. And now the best part, I now have control. And I have already made changes in areas that I have missed, linked other wedding vendors in my area. None of which I could have done before. So again, thank you. You have done more than a great job in helping me.” –Danny  http://www.flynnphotography.com

Need a fresh new WordPress theme?

Friday, February 5th, 2010

At BIG Folio, we feel blogging is an essential tool for photographers–providing SEO benefits, a way to publish your latest work, and a way to connect with current and future clients. Thanks to its flexibility, plugin selection and community, WordPress is currently the best blogging platform for photographers today.

We’re experts in WordPress and are currently rolling out a number of products and services. Keep your peepers peeled, new designs are coming soon!

But for now, we have  just released a funky new theme just for you! It’s vintage, it’s rough and it’s just different enough to inspire more blogging!

Nutmeg WordPress Theme

Our new friends at ProPhoto Apps …

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

While spending some time on the tradeshow floor at Imaging USA in Nashville, we bumped into our friends at ProPhoto Apps.

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As a studio owner, you know exactly what it takes to make your portraits and your business stand above the rest. Your very own iPhone app will help you stand out and promote the uniqueness of your studio and help you grow your client base.

With an extremely affordable price of just $249 which includes complete initial set-up, year one hosting, client support, all iPhone app upgrades and new features in your first year, your very own custom branded iPhone app with your studio name on it will help build your business and your brand for years to come. Check out all the features and functionality of your own custom iPhone app built specifically for professional photography studios.

Use our promo code ‘bigfolio’ and get $30 off if purchased by March 31, 2010!