Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Personal Testimonials and Gift:)

Have the Gallery Collection templates been especially helpful for you? Fast , easy, pretty, great sales? Let me know how purchasing these templates has helped your business and I'd love to send you a bonus template!

If anyone would like to submit a personal testimonial email it to Taslim@bringtolightphotography.com with your Name and State and "Template Testimonial" in the subject line. Even better, send it along with a sample of what you've created! Please note, your name and state will be visible on the blog. If you'd like me to link to your website, inlcude your URL.

Thanks!

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Clipping Masks

Just a quick tidbit- I've gotten several emails and I want to clarify. These templates use clipping masks. You DO NOT have to crop your photos before hand, you merely drag them onto the template layer you want to fill, create the clipping mask (detailed instructions with screenshots are provided for those that haven't done this yet), and can free-transform+shift so that the portion of the photo you want showing is visible.

Think of clipping masks as two parts. The background (comes white) is like a big blanket covering everything. The colored boxes are holes that allow your photos to show through. So if you use an 8x10 ratio photo in an 5x7 box you DO NOT have to crop it to the correct ratio beforehand, just know that the other part of the photo will be "hidden"

Thank you!

Thank you to all the photographers that are interested in the Gallery Collection Templates. I am so excited that others will be able to implement these templates into their sales practices. If the few client responses I have received since utilizing these collections during my sales process are any indication of how it will grow future sales, I think we've tapped into a whole new market here!

As part of an introductory offer I was happy to make available the complete collection of Gallery Templates for the introductory price of $50. The introductory period will end on Sunday, June 4th and after that date the collection will be $75.

If you want to get in on this and see for yourself how these templates will help you easily create beautiful wall galleries for your clients, make sure to send your payment of $50 in before Sunday, June 4th at Midnight (Eastern Standard Time). You won't see an offer this great again!

I want to thank all the photographers that have purchased the templates this week- keep your ideas coming. I would love to feature any creations you have made (Email Me) or any collection marketing strategies you plan to implement here on the blog.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Q&A

Q: If I needed a smaller collection and the template I wanted to use had too many images, am I able to remove some for a lighter look?

A: Yup! Just click on the eye icon next to the layer in PS so you can instantly preview it without a box. Also another thing you can do to customize it- select all the layers and rotate them 90 or 180 degrees for another look. Just be sure to hold down shift at the same time so everything stays straight

Making these small quick changes easily quadrupals your design options! See how Gallery 7 is tranformed easy into 4 distinct looks. The first is the original. Then the next three are flipped and "lighter" versions of it. Once you know what you want to do takes 30 seconds- literally you just click the button off or rotate. (or both!)


Saturday, May 27, 2006

Completely Custom!



Look what photographer Michelle Pinheiro created for her clients online galleries with the Gallery Collection templates! By simply coloring the walls and customizing the styling Michelle has created a personal look for her clients. You can see the styles look great framed or unframed- like Gallery Wrapped Canvas. These templates are easy to customize also by rotating prints. A whole new look!

you see visit her site at http://www.michellepinheiro.com

Thanks Michelle for sharing your ideas. I'd LOVE to see what others have been creating!




Friday, May 26, 2006

Dress them up to Sell


The best part about these templates is that the possibilites are endless.... Frame them in black, white, mat them, leave them plain...and change the wall colors to match your client's decor!

Be sure to give make up a print with their order of their gallery so they re-create the exact same look on their own walls.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

The Templates


Here are the 18 template thumbnails

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Create Your Own Gallery





















Each of the templates is a fully editable layered PSD file.

The template is color coded and a legend is included to detirmine the corresponding print size. (See Legend below)

The templates are at 72 DPI- perfect for online and screen viewing. I have found 5x7 or 8x10 photos at 300DPI work best in the templates. That way, even the biggest print template (20x24) is ready to use without having to resize any images from your proofing size.




Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Brand New!

Presenting Gallery Templates! The simple way to showcase your work in a well coordinated design. Use this template to create a display wall in your studio, to plan your next display at a local OB/GYN office or mall, and use these to upsell to clients.

Unsure about offering collections? Now the Gallery Template Collection gives you an easy way to create packages of various sizes that fit together perfectly. Offer to help clients design their very own Home Gallery out of your photographs! Keep them coming back to you as they expand their collection. The best part about these designs is that they are entirely customizable. Its easy for you to simply drop photos into each box to view a customized to scale sample.

Each template is color coded by size so you know exactly what print dimensions will fit where. Comes with a thumbnail page of all the templates so you can easy browse each style. 18 unique collections just $50 until June 4th.

Also included is a 5 page PDF guide with screenshots showing how to utlize the templates- perfect for those that have never worked with a template before.

Within 24-48 hours I will email you download information to a zipped file with 18 templates, the PDF guide, and a thumbnail sheet.


*Please be sure you are able to use layered PSD files with your photo editing software. Because of the electronic nature of this item, there are absolutely no refunds.*