Month: February 2009
SEO: Understanding Using Google Analytics by Guest Blogger Shannon Steffens
This is part 2 of Shannon Steffen’s series on SEO. Part 1 is here. I am excited to be back on Jodi’s blog this week. We are again tackling the nebulous topic of SEO and what we can do to improve our website rankings. Today I am going to talk about Google Analytics. This is…
New Workshop Added – COLOR CRAZY: Enhancing Color In Photoshop
I just added a few new times and dates for CURVES and COLOR FIXING workshops but the BIG NEWS is the Brand New COLOR CRAZY WORKSHOP! Learn how to pop your colors and enhance your photos without just relying on actions. CLICK HERE to learn the details on this fantastic new workshop. I will add more…
Snaps from San Diego – photos from our family trip out west…
I am slowly recovering from the flu and now am left with a cough (those of you attending my trainings this week – I apologize in advance for the unwanted coug noises)… Anyway, I promised to share some photos from our trip last week to San Diego. These are snap shots for sure – none…
Fan Share – Another Customer Playing with “All in the Details”
Photographers are LOVING the results from the new “All in the Details” action set. Since I am away I thought I would show you another “fan share.” My customer wrote: Jodi, I haven’t ever shared a before and after with you….because I guess I have always been a little apprehensive since I am still such an…
5 Silly Photos ~ Thank You All for Sharing ~ Plus Live From San Diego
We are on vacation this week in San Diego. It has been kinda crazy. Those of you who follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter may have already heard. On Friday I went to my twins’ school for their Valentine’s Party. In Ellie’s class, 7 kids were sent home sick with the stomach flu, and others had…
Your Newborn Questions Answered from Alisha
Alisha is headed to WPPI so there will not be a Newborn series post this week but she has answered the questions you left from the part 1 of her newborn series. Thank you to everyone who left comments on my post. I am so happy to hear that it helped some of you refine…
Happy Valentine’s Day – Enjoy Some Candy Hearts from MCP
Ok – so maybe you were looking for something sweet like “candy” – but I had to share my favorite sweet things with you. My twins! Last fall they were playing with these heart stickers and I took a few photos. I have been saving them for this post… I hope everyone has a yummy day…
Shortcut Keys in Lightroom (Edit Faster and Smarter)
Thank you again to Nathan Holritz from Photographer’s Edit. Here is a follow up to his video – a list of shortcut keys that you can use in Lightroom.
Silly Pictures – They Make Me Smile
This week’s contest at I Heart Faces is using the theme “SILLY.” For some reason I knew right away what photo I would want to share. I am a contributor and judge there so I am not eligible to win. But they said I can enter for fun anyway. If you have a silly picture,…
The Importance of Web Presence by Guest Blogger Shannon Steffens
*** IF YOU DID NOT GET TO DO THE POLL FROM THE WEEKEND, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Something happened and it got deleted from the post, but it is back now and I would appreciate your responses. *** The Importance of Web Presence by Shannon Steffens Today I am going to talk about…
SEO? Google? Getting Your Website Found… Series Starting Next Week by Shannon Steffens
Starting this week Shannon Steffens will be doing a 6+ part series on how to help your website get noticed on search engines and how to draw traffic to your site. Here is a little bit about Shannon: I am a photographer and a mother to two young children. I started taking photographs at age…
Quick Fan Share
One of my customers, Tricia of Hayden Burns Photography, just sent me her play with the new MCP All in the Details action set. I loved it so much, that I did a few more plays and made an example for my site from them. Just wanted to share with all of you on the…
POLL: What future online group photoshop workshops would you like?
Thank you to all those who have attended the “curves” and “color correcting” group workshops. I have added a few more dates, so if you still want to take one of these classes, go under the workshop tab to see the new dates and times. I will be out of town (heading to California) with…
The Newborn Session – How to work with a newborn – tips, tricks and ideas to make your session a success
If you want better newborn images, take our Online Newborn Photography Workshop. First of all, I want to say Thank You to Jodi for inviting me to be a guest speaker on her blog. When she asked me if I would like to talk about Newborn Photography, my answer was “of course!”Newborns have long been…
MCP All in the Details Photoshop Action Set – NOW AVAILABLE
Everyone wants to know – how do I achieve that “look”? The one that creates rich deep conversions, high contrast, details and color and gives you a high dynamic range that is all the rage. Well, it is all in the details – MCP’s It’s “All in the Details” action set – that is. This…
MCP Series on Newborn Photography – By Guest Blogger Alisha Robertson (Starting Friday)
I am proud to announce that Alisha Robertson of AGR Photography will be doing a 5+ part series on newborn photography here on MCP Actions Blog. Alisha Robertson is an on-site, natural location photographer and mother of three. Since the inception of AGR photography in 2004, Alisha has made it her goal to capture the…
What to Look for in a LOGO and LOGO Designer? by Guest Blogger Jayme Montoya
Today I have the pleasure of having Jayme Montoya of Lucid Graphic Design guest blog – and teach all of us what we should look for in a logo and logo designer. I’m a graphic designer who loves portrait photography, cookie dough ice cream, the color pink, my family, the fall season, long earrings, cozy…
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