http://monyeenblack.com/blog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:57:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I only send out a handful of newsletters a year, so don't worry about me mass emailing you tons of stuff.  It usually is to remind you of cut-off dates for holiday cards, graduation announcements, deadline on when you need to have portraits taken by to receive them back in ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/signing-up-for-newsletters-is-easy-and-it-doesnt-cost-you-anything/ Clients often ask for help in displaying images, some will have a certain wall they want to display some images on, some know they want a canvas, while others really have no idea what they want to do.  In your proofing gallery (since I do all on-line proofing/ordering) I try ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/wall-display-ideas/ This will be tacked to the top for the month of March.  Please scroll down to see new blog posts. Calling Class of 2011! Hey, Juniors - Class of 2011, I know you're already envisioning your senior portraits and where you're going to take them, what you're going to wear, how ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/sale-alert/ Went out driving on the backroads to see what I could find.  After recently viewing vintage photographs from my husband's late grandfather, it was very inspiring to shoot these. http://monyeenblack.com/blog/backroads-bitterwater-road/ This is the newest item for High School Grads - our new line of ECO Books!  These are printed on Green Press Paper at a local vendor in San Luis Obispo!  These books are printed on ECO Matte text paper; 100% PCW (Post Consumer Waste) 100% Wind-power manufactured.  Comes in ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/eco-friendly-book-for-senior-portraits/ I just love this, as many small business owners hear things like this. http://monyeenblack.com/blog/a-funny-video/ To my photographer friends: Lookie! Lookie! MCP just launched some new actions that are so super duper easy to use just for displaying images on your website or Facebook. They're the "Finish It" action set. It'll resize, add the borders, strokes, sharpen, and the final step is the choice to add your ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/new-actions-launched-by-mcp/ You've seen Tessa recently on my blog when I photographed the family Christmas portraits. I was really looking forward to this mini session with Tessa to celebrate her last birthday. This is about the only time of year I'll go hiking through a field (no snakes this time ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/field-portrait-session-templeton-child-photographer/ Meet Brigette & Steve. We actually met up at USC for their engagement photos. I love engagement photos; so much fun during engagement sessions, making them laugh - which Brigette is quite giggly, so I didn't have to do much.  It was so nice to hang out with you that ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/engagement-session-san-ramon-photographer/ It has been some time since I shot this session of these beautiful sisters, but it had to be kept a secret until Christmas, since this was their father's Christmas present.  I received a note from Mom after Christmas that Dad just loved his gift. When the girls stepped out of ... http://monyeenblack.com/blog/sisters-session-paso-robles-photographer/