Wootness | the blog of christine walsh-newton
master photographer | photographic craftsman | certified professional photographer
LINK TO ORIGINAL AD WANTED : A wedding photographer willing to take photos for free (we’re broke college kids) and collaborate with the bride to let her edit them. Dual credit will be given in the event the photos are used for a portfolio. The wedding will be very small (less than 10 people) and …
Continue reading “Another Craigslist Tragedy in the Making…”
I’ve recently been working on some print competition images, so I thought this would be a good time to share my “12 Elements of Wootness.” These 12 elements are part of a lecture that I give to professional photographers on print competition. They are loosely inspired by the “12 Elements of a Merit Print,” as …
Watermarks are one of those high-emotion subjects that I don’t usually involve myself in. I just put a discreet (and I DO mean discreet) watermark on the sneak peeks I post on Facebook and my blog and go about my business. But…. The practice of copying these photographs, cutting off the logo and then using …
Continue reading “Dear Client: Please don’t crop off my logo…”
Ahem. I’m talking to you and you and you. Obviously not many people know what the hell branding is because their idea of branding is choosing Very Special Colors and designing a Shiny New Logo. Sometimes it’s also buying Cutsie Bags and Ribbons. Sometimes, ok, MOST of the time, it involves purchasing pre-made logos for …
Continue reading “Branding is not a Shiny New Logo & Very Special Colors”
I was asked by the creators of PhotoWoah.com to share this new site with my readers, and in the spirit of supporting new photographic endeavors, I will do so. PhotoWoah.com is a site that has daily “deals” created for photographers. Please check them out and enter your email address at the main screen to get …
Continue reading “A new Photographer “deal” website: PhotoWoah”
I am a firm believer in organizing by zones. I don’t know if this is a current philosophy that other people subscribe to. I kind of made it up, but it works well for me. I’ll be gradually sharing these zones with you until I’ve shared my whole office. We’ll start off with my shipping …
It’s that time of year! You’re either sending your files to the lab to have your cards printed or you’re printing them in-house. If you’re printing them yourself, here’s a set of tips that will make the process easier for you. These tips are courtesy Red River Paper. I am one of their Red River …
Continue reading “8 Tips for Printing Inkjet Greeting Cards”
True stories: 1. A bride made an appointment to meet with me to discuss doing her wedding photography. She brought a bridesmaid with her. Not an unusual arrangement. However, the bridesmaid commandeered the conversation and asked questions about WHERE I had my prints made (ie what lab) and what paper they were printed on and …
So, I’m happily humming along in my office, getting some orders retouched and generally happy with how much I’m getting done and how well I’m doing at staying caught up. I check the Wootness Facebook page and I see a post from a reader asking about their Wootness T-Shirt. Uh-oh… Yeah, I’m so organized that …
Continue reading “Some days I’m brilliant – this is not one of those days…”
I received an email from Becca. She asks a series of questions that have been asked by others and will probably garner some interest from the Wootness crew, so I told her I’d answer her email here. Put on your big girl panties, though, Becca, I’m going to say some things that might not be …
