Author (#33)January 2007 Archives

03_12_sweepstakes Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Society of Sport & Event Photographers (SEP) announced a new program, the Sweepstakes Marketing Cooperative, at Imaging USA 2007. Available only to members of PPA and SEP, the marketing co-op offers photographers the opportunity to join one or all three national sweepstakes programs, and enables them to conduct marketing campaigns with prizes and a profit-building strategy that they couldn't offer on their own. View video here.

The three available sweepstakes include:

Escape to Paradise: Newlywed Cruise Sweepstakes

(for your wedding clients) One lucky couple gets a weeklong Caribbean adventure with Princess Cruise Lines to the Classic Southern Caribbean. Second and third-level prizes include AMEX gift cards. Contest start date is April 1, 2007 and awards will be made in January 2008.

Destination Disney: Family Vacation Sweepstakes
(for your family and children's portrait clients) One family receives a week-long vacation for four at  Premier Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida. Second-level prizes are Sony video cameras, and third-level prizes are AMEX gift cards. Contest start date is April 1, 2007 and awards will be made in January 2008.

Graduate in the Driver's Seat: Senior Portrait Jeep Sweepstakes
(for high school senior clients) One lucky winner claims a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Second-level prizes are Dell laptops, and third-level prizes are video iPods. Contest start date is April 1, 2007 and awards will be made in October 2007.

Visit www.ImageSweepstakes.com for more information on this new program.

Photoinfo Microsoft Photo Info is an add-in for Windows that allows photographers to add, change and delete common “metadata” properties for digital photographs. In addition, it provides enhanced “hover tips” and additional image file sort properties in Windows Explorer.

Microsoft Photo Info is designed to run on 32-bit versions of the Windows XP (with Service Pack 2 or later) or Windows Vista operating systems

Features
Microsoft Photo Info provides the following features:

  • View or edit photo metadata from inside Windows Explorer.
  • Edit images individually, or as a collection.
  • Quick recall of recent entries.
  • Generate copyright notice automatically.
  • Quick recall of location details.
  • Correct EXIF capture date / time information.
  • View EXIF properties.
  • Preview the image.
  • Enhanced hover tips.
  • Custom column properties.

"Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography" Wins Hot One Award

O'Reilly Media announced it has won The Professional Photographer 2007 Hot One Award for "Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography" ($39.99 US). In the award-winning book, Stephen Johnson, a master teacher and digital photography pioneer, shares how to use technology to develop and refine one's expression.

"The 2007 Hot One Award winners can be proud to call themselves the best the business has to offer," said Jeff Kent, Hot One Editor, Professional Photographer magazine.

An inspirational seminar brought to you by Marcus Bell and Joe Buissink, two of the industry's finest wedding and portrait photographers, is coming to a US city near you. 

This tour has been designed specifically for the wedding and portrait photographer, sharing Marcus'€™ and Joe€'s secrets for capturing unique imagery as well as teaching you how to turn your photographic talents into a profitable business. For locations and dates please visit:  www.photoconferences.com