Giveaway: Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer | Photography Business Management Tools

Here is your chance to receive a FREE copy of The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer!!!

Photographers love the creative side of what they do.  They don’t however usually like the “business side” of their business. Photographers often comment that they wish there was a way to make it easier for them to take care of their accounting.  Keeping track of how much your company makes (income from customers) is not the only thing you must keep track of.  You must keep detailed records of your expenses too; this is especially important come tax time.  If you have kept detailed records all year, tax-time is SO much less stressful!  However, it can be difficult to know what to keep track of, and how to categorize it.

The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer has come up with the solution!  The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer is an easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that was designed specifically for photographers.  There is no prior bookkeeping or Excel knowledge needed.  You get not only the Excel spreadsheet, but also a detailed Word write-up which not only tells you how to use the spreadsheet, but what items to track and how to track them.

The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer is not only an accounting tool.  It also allows you to keep a customer database (good for marketing) and a job tracking tab.  One product to keep track of customers, jobs, invoicing, income, expenses, tax deductions, and more!

To win you must come back and comment for each of these:

  1. Go to The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer Facebook page and click “Like” at the top of the page.
  2. “Like” Beyond the Shot on Facebook
  3. Leave a comment letting us know why you think this would be a great product for you and your business.
  4. Tweet about this giveaway (sample Tweet: “Giveaway of the Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer from @LeManiak and Beyond the Shot http://www.beyondtheshot.net”)
  5. Post about this giveaway on a forum or blog
A winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday, September 7th
Discount Code: All others may use discount code BTS15  to purchase a copy of The Easy Accounting Solution for the Photographer at a 15% discount.  The discount code expires September 9th

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Everyday Elements Winner!

We’ve chosen our winner of the Everyday Elements Photoshop Elements Workshop spot or Deep Clean and Creative Action sets!  With over 70 entries, we randomly chose our winner, Comment #9, Stephanie Newbold!  Stephanie, we will be in touch soon with how to claim your prize!

Thanks to all of you that entered into the giveaway.  We have another fabulous giveaway coming tomorrow, so keep an eye out on the website for it!

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Everyday Elements Giveaway | Photoshop Elements Workshops for Photographers

New Everyday Elements Button Are you a photographer that uses Photoshop Elements?  Do you struggle with how to best utilize all that PSE has to offer when it comes to editing?  Don’t even know where to begin and are completely overwhelmed?  Do you hear of all this talk about “actions” but not know how to use them in PSE and want to learn? Well, then we have the giveaway for you!

Everyday Elements, one of our fabulous sponsors, offers online workshops designed to help you learn how to use PSE for portrait editing. There are three different levels of classes, and also a class based solely on using actions, so you will definitely find one that meets your needs! Your workshop registration includes a two hour online workshop plus you also receive access to 15+ video tutorials for your level, five custom actions, and access to Amanda for continued assistance after the workshop.

As someone who started out by using Photoshop Elements, I wish I would’ve known about these fabulous workshops last year!  You CAN edit beautiful images in PSE and Amanda will teach you how!

Here are some great before and afters of edits that are taught in the Everyday Elements workshops:

how to edit photos in photoshop elements

The Giveaway: Everyday Elements is giving away a seat in one of their upcoming workshops!  Not a PSE user?  No worries!  If you win, you will receive Amanda’s awesome Deep Clean and Creative Action sets ($30 value)!

How to Enter: Please leave a comment on this post for each of the FIVE ways you can enter.

  1. Post a comment about what element of editing you struggle with
  2. “Like” Everyday Elements on Facebook
  3. “Like” Beyond the Shot on Facebook
  4. Tweet about this giveaway (sample tweet: “PSE Workshop Giveaway from Everyday Elements and @LeManiak at Beyond the Shot http://www.beyondtheshot.net”)
  5. Post on a photography forum about this giveaway

We will announce our winner on Monday, August 30th!  Good luck to all that enter!

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Trifold Holiday Thank You Card | Press Printed Card Templates for Photographers

I LOVE this card template and am so excited to have it now available!  I used this card as a way of saying Thank You to all of my clients last holiday season.  I chose a photo from each of my sessions, in black & white, and added them to the various circles on the template and it turned out SO fun!  I had a great time going back through all of my sessions over the past year and choosing my favorite image from each session to include in the card.  My clients also loved seeing their photo on the card as well!

Trifold Card templates for photographers

This template comes in a PSD (photoshop) format and is compatible with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.   Each Cirlce is on it’s own layer and you can apply either a color of your choice or a client photo.  A list of fonts used and instructions are also included.  This trifold template is designed to print at WHCC, but could also be adjusted to print at other labs.

Purchase here for $15
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WIN, Beautify & Customize your Blog with PhotoBlog 101!

If you haven’t checked out photoblog101 yet, you are truly missing out!  The photoblog101 class is for people new to hosting their own blogs via wordpress.org or for those wanting to learn to customize their existing wordpress blog on their own.  You can be brand new to setting up, currently with typepad or blogger, or just wanting to get started on blogging for the family.  This class is for just about everyone!

Blog customization for photographers

The class is 4-weeks long and includes unlimited access to the photoblog101 class forums which cover all sorts of blog topics like purchasing hosting & domains, installing and maintaining wordpress, plug-ins, back-ups,  SEO tips, theme tips, code instructions to make changes to your blog in plain English, and more.  The workshop has a private forum area where you can get one-on-one attention from Nancy and Rachel to get your blog pimped. 

They start at the beginning and take you all the way through advanced customization!  When the class is over, you’ll have a downloadable workbook to refer to as you continue to personalize your blog!

Their latest class is underway NOW and here’s your chance to get in on it!!  They are giving away TWO prizes to photoblog101!  The first prize is be $100 off registration for the current class and the second prize is $50 off registration. 

To enter: Hop on over to their blog and leave a comment on the blog post.  GOOD LUCK!!

Also, don’t forget to like photoblog101 on Facebook too!

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New Product: Price & Product Guide and Bundled Forms Deal! | Forms for Photographers

This product has been in the works for quite some time now and I’m super excited to share it with you all!  This a comprehensive Price & Product Guide which beautifully displays all the fine details about your sessions, products and services you have to offer your clients.

This is one of the first things that I send to any new client inquiries that I have and it sets the tone for my brand and what type of boutique custom photography prints and products I offer.  It also is a great tool for them to reference as they place their order through my online ordering cart.  It gives a visual reference of the various products I offer which has resulted in higher sales.

Our Price & Product Guide can be purchased at the introductory rate of $39 (regularly $49)!

The Guide features sections for:

  • Session fees & descriptions
  • Baby Plans
  • Print Collections
  • Digital Collections
  • A la carte Gift & Wall Prints
  • A la carte boutique products

You will also receive links to the various vendors that I use for the products listed in the Guide along with comprehensive descriptions and verbiage for each of them.  This Guide is ready to have your prices added into the pre-populated list of popular sizes and is completely customizable to include all your product offerings beyond what we have included.

Customizable photography product catalog

As always, this form comes in Microsoft Word format. Click below to purchase!

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We also now have the option available to purchase all of our products as a bundle at over 30% in savings.  This includes:

You can now purchase the bundle of all of these products for $105.  This price will be good until August 7th at midnight.  Click below to buy!

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Winner of Second Skin Cocoon Giveaway!

Congratulations to comment #16, Melissa M., for winning our Secon Skin Cocoon Giveaway from Custom Photo Props!  We’ll be emailing you today to let you know how to claim your prize!

Thanks to everyone that entered!  Keep an eye out on the site for future giveaways.  We’ll also be releasing our Price & Product Guide this week, which I cannot wait to share with you all!

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Second Skin Cocoon Giveaway from Custom Photo Props!

We have a great prop giveaway for you this week! Custom Photo Props has some beautiful and unique newborn and maternity photo props. I personally own two of her Second Skin Cocoons and use them at just about every newborn session. Here’s the Pink Petal Cocoon in action!
pink newborn photography prop

I also have the brown one which is great for both boys and girls.  I love how stretchy her cocoons are and so do the babies, makes them feel all nice and cozy.

brown newborn cocoon

In addition to these, she also has some amazing maternity props, fringes, hammocks, slings, baby wraps, hair accessories, and more!  You can visit her site here: http://www.customphotoprops.com/

Custom Photo Props has been awesome enough to give away one of her Second Skin Cocoons!  There are lots of ways to enter to win.  After you do each of these, come back here and post a comment for each entry separately.

Ways to enter:

  • Visit her shop at: http://www.customphotoprops.com/ and leave a comment here telling us what item is your favorite from the shop
  • Post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to our site (example: Check out this great newborn prop giveaway on http://www.beyondtheshot.net )
  • Post on Twitter about this giveaway with a link to our site (sample tweet: Win a Second Skin Cocoon from @LeManiak and http://www.beyondtheshot.net)
  • Post on a forum about this giveaway with a link to our site

Contest ends Monday, July 19th at 8:00 am Central Time.  Our randomly drawn winner will be announced then as well.  Good luck!

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New Product: Portrait Agreement | Contracts and Forms for Photographers

Our Portrait Agreement is now available for purchase!  This Agreement has been fine tuned and tweaked over the last year or so as I’ve built my portrait photography business.  This comprehensive Agreement covers just about anything and everything you can think of to include in a Portrait Agreement. 

Our Portrait Agreement can be purchased at the introductory rate of $24 (regularly $34)!

Here’s a sampling of what is covered:

  • Payment Terms and Session Details and Requests (when payment is due, requests for no other cameras)
  • Postponement & Cancellations (adresses illness, weather, and rescheduling)
  • Print & Product Ordering (addresses gallery live time and length of ordering window, limits of pricing guarantee and sneak peek images)
  • Print & Referral Credits (addresses expiration of print credits and referral credit policy)
  • Copyright Information (most importantly addresses copyright and image alteration)

This document also comes with signature language for both hard copy delivery format as well as electronic delivery format so you can easily customize based on how you typically present your forms to your clients.

Here’s a preview of what you will receive in MS Word format, which you will be able to completely customized to match your business and branding:

Portrait Agreement for Photographers

Click below to purchase, will be up in our Shop soon!
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Giveaway of Client Ordering Planner!

4 the Love of Focus is giving away a copy of our Client Ordering Planner over on their blog!  Click here to visit their blog for your chance to win a copy of it!

Hope everyone in the US had a safe and enjoyable 4th of July holiday!

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