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Save 10% On Dane Creek Folio Covers


Get 10% off all Dane Creek products with this code is INSIGHTS.
Looking for a simple, affordable, yet elegant solution to presenting a set of your loose prints? Neil Enns of Dane Creek has a solution.
“Dane Creek Folio Covers provide an elegant and inexpensive way to package your favorite images. They are great for fine art photographs, wedding packages, and gifts for friends and family.
Dane Creek Folios began in the spring of 2009 when we couldn’t find an existing source for folio covers after seeing Brooks Jensen talk about them in LensWork magazine. We started out with a single color: charcoal. As our customer base grew we listened to their requests to expand the range of color options. Eclipse Black, Haute Red, Chocolate Truffle, Natural White, and Midnight Blue joined the original Charcoal line. Our covers are designed to hold 10 sheets of high-quality 8.5×11″ photo paper. Each cover comes with a piece of matboard to add stiffness and finish the inside, as well as a clear plastic bag to protect your completed folio.”  –  Neil Enns
Find out more about Dane Creek here.
Learn more about Neil here.
(Neil is also a member of my Next Step Alumni.)

Printing 101 Notebook – Ron Martinsen


“Ron Martinsen is an internationally renowned commercial photographer who has educated over 800,000 visitors on his popular Photography and Photoshop blog. His printing series last year was a huge hit, but there was so much great information to share that his loyal readers asked for a book. Printing 101 Notebook: An Introduction to Fine Art Photography Printing is an eBook that is designed to help frustrated ink jet printer users get the most out of their investment by educating them on everything they will need to make great prints.”
Ron Martinsen’s ebook Printing 101 is packed with digital printing tips and tricks, peppered with links to more resources. In a casual personal tone he offers advice based on his real world experience. While the book is applicable to photographers using any inkjet printer, it offers more information on Canon printers than any other source I’ve encountered. The supporting interviews with industry leaders in printing offer even more information from a diverse group of individuals.
Find out more about Ron Martinsen here.
Get your copy of the Printing 101 Notebook at Flatbooks.
Learn more with my free digital printing ebooks.
Learn more in my digital printing workshops.

Only 2 Spaces Left In My Point Lobos Boutique Workshop


Just days ago I offered a new really intimate workshop format for only 4 people – semi-private. For 3 intense days, we’ll move as one – staying in the same location, sharing all meals, traveling, photographing, and making images together. I’m centering the location at Point Lobos, California (and the nearby coastline down to Big Sur), an area made famous by so many photographers (including Ansel Adams and Edward Weston), which I’ve know very well since I was a child. Great local accommodations, photography galleries, photographers, food and wine will make the experience even richer. (The price is all inclusive.)
The first session sold out in 2 hours, so I scheduled a second, in which there are only 2 spaces left.
Find out more about this special digital photography workshop here.

The Essential Lightroom 4 Video Collection – Julianne Kost


For many years, Adobe Evangelist Julianne Kost has had a well-earned reputation as one of the finest presenters in the industry. Her online videos series on Adobe TV will get you up to speed on Lightroom 4 in short order.
I’ve selected her videos, which offer essential information every user should know. This is the content I recommend my workshop participants know before they arrive.
View this collection now.
View more Lightroom videos by Julianne Kost here.
Plus, you can find more tips on Julianne’s blog and Twitter.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.
 

Seth Resnick's 19 Favorite Quotes


Seth Resnick shares his favorite quotes.
This one’s my favorite from his selection.

“When two dogs fight for a bone , a third dog runs away with it.” – My Father 

Which one is your favorite?

Read all of his selected quotes here.
Find out more about Seth Resnick here.
Learn more in Seth’s D-65 Lightroom Workflow workshops.
Join Seth and I on a Digital Photo Destination here.

The Common Structure Of The Greatest Communicators – Nancy Duarte


“In this fascinating talk Nancy Duarte explains the model that she developed for designing transformative presentations. She explains the essential qualities of an excellent presentation by analyzing the speeches of Martin Luther King and Steve Jobs. She reminds us that the only way to spread important ideas is to make sure that one is communicating his or her ideas effectively using strong presentation skills.”
I highly recommend Nancy Duarte’s books Slideology and Resonate.
Find more creativity videos here.