Ok, I just had to share this very funny web site.
If you’re one of those guys who regularly forgets birthdays, Valentine’s Day or anniversaries, I think you MUST know about this site.
Check it out.
I had to take a set of prints back to Adorama (they were defective for the third time! – but I must say they handled it as well as could be expected) and had to go to City Bakery for a cappuccino and one of their amazing peanut butter cookies.
When the cashier told me the total, I said, “No, that can’t be right.”
I’m not that great at math, but I knew my stuff cost more.
The cashier then told me that City Bakery offers 20% off (YES!!! 20%!!!) to bikers! I ride my folding Brompton bike everywhere, so you can’t imaging my excitement!
Tell the world! This is cool.
This is my beautiful bike:
If you’re visiting New York, you’ve got a new destination that is an absolute must-see.
The new High Line is exquisite in every regard. This new park gets you up just high enough above the city streets to see things you never would at street level. The woodwork is exotic, polished, elegant and beautifully designed with a million little details. Even the drinking fountains are beautifully designed!
Enter at 20th Street just off 10th Avenue, walk all the way down and then exit in the Meatpacking District for happy hour. If you bring a good book, there is a series of “lounge chairs” designed into the wooden structure that face the sunset.
When I finally got an identity I liked, I agonized over the packaging.
What do I need?
What would my clients love?
How should I package my albums, prints and boxes?
What do people expect?
A hundred hours later, I created a collection of support materials that any new photographer could use.
While you could go to Marathon Press for beautiful, custom materials, I promise you’ll spend five or six times as much. This collateral set lets you customize your core components and, of course, the hang tags and business cards are distinctly yours.
One of the big money-savers in this package is the self-printing stickers.
All you need is a high quality inkjet printer. And what photographer doesn’t have two or three of these?
How it works
Send us your logo.
My designer picks your primary and supporting colors.
We design your hang tags.
Give us your approval for the above and we’ll invoice you.
No hidden charges, no hidden ANYTHING
There are no hidden charges, no secret charges, no hidden billing and nothing else that you’ll get sucked into that you didn’t expect.
In fact, after the first time you order, you are welcome to re-order from the manufacturers directly.
Cost for all the materials, four hours of design and shipping: $1,395
Cost just for the sources of all these wonderful item: $95
For more information, get packaging for photographers.
My friend and client, Helen, is training for the Boston Marathon! It’s her first and it’s a biggie, so please consider helping her get to the $10,000 mark!
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=283893&supid=231091013
If you’re interested in creative writing, check out what my friend is offering in Asheville!
I have three online creative writing workshops that start February 23 and continue through March 30. I’m also offering the Writing From Life workshop in Asheville on Monday afternoons 3:00-4:30pm. These are 6-week workshops. I’m offering a special introductory rate of $175 (regularly $225) for new students who have not previously taken a workshop with me. All workshops are limited to 10 participants.
Writing From Life (online and in Asheville–Mondays 3-4:30pm)
Writing as Pilgrimage (online)
Creative Writing as Reflective Practice for Psychotherapists (online)
Online participants will be sent weekly writing lessons and assignments. Participants will then post writing each week to a closed online group forum for feedback and discussion. My style is to teach writing craft in an educational, encouraging and supportive manner. All participants are encouraged to keep their feedback focused within specific guidelines in order to facilitate an atmosphere of mutual respect and support for one another.
Writing From Life explores the richness of our stories from everyday life and works toward shaping them into narrative. The course investigates creative methods for exploring memory, finding one’s authentic writing voice, and creating narrative from life experience. The course is designed for those who are interested in writing for publication, writing for personal enjoyment, writing stories to leave as legacy for family, writing for publication, or writing toward self-discovery or healing. Writers in this course may work with material from life to create memoir or fiction. The course is for beginning to experienced writers.
Writing as Pilgrimage explores writing as a journey inward toward listening to the stories that live within us. The sacred journey of writing our inner thoughts can teach us about deep listening. It can lead us on an inward spiritual journey toward understanding the very nature of our souls. Our spirits are hungry for meaning. Writing our inner thoughts makes meaning of what we experience, and this can utterly transform us.
Creative Writing as Reflective Practice for Psychotherapists and Healthcare Professionals allows the professional to reflect upon his/her own experience in applying knowledge to the practice of providing care for another. It can facilitate deep listening, empathy, and burnout prevention. Through writing, we bear witness to ourselves, and in sharing our writing with others, we bear witness to one another. This workshop provides opportunity to engage in creative writing as a tool for facilitating deep listening, empathy, self-awareness, and self-care. It affords professionals a new perspective on providing care for others, which may result in a renewed sense of passion for healthcare practice and may therefore prevent burnout. Participants will increase their narrative competence by learning to identify the narrative themes in the stories of the patient.
Jennifer Johnson, MS, MFA, LPC is a writing teacher and coach, photographer, and psychotherapist in Asheville, NC. She is an adjunct English instructor at Mars Hill College and AB Technical Community College. She teaches private writing students individually and in workshops online and in face-to-face sessions. For more information, see Jennifer’s website at www.jenniferjohnsoncreative.com, see her writing blog at http://writingaspilgrimage.blogspot.com, or contact her directly. jennifer@jenniferjohnsoncreative.com 828-252-5116.
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Jennifer Johnson
writing instructor | writing coach
828-252-5116
www.jenniferjohnsoncreative.com
http://writingaspilgrimage.blogspot.com
Watch my professional dog shoot of Jilli Dog on YouTube filmed for the Animal Planet.
We had a long, fun day in the studio. Jilli Dog played poker, played dead, played basketball and then put up with multiple costume changes for a photo shoot. What an angel of a little dog. I LOVE her!!!
Maternity with children or older children is a great idea.
Look at our portfolio and book yours today!
I shoot clean, uncluttered studio portraits of families in the NYC area. Come to me for really simple backgrounds, clean light, great expressions and holiday cards.
Enjoy the moment forever.
New fine art maternity and pregnancy work in New York City.
This beautiful nude has been highly stylized into a unique black and white format digital image.
No, she’s not actually pregnant. It’s just fine art for fine art’s sake.