Category Archives: Good Stuff

There’s lots of tools out there to help you manage your studio – Google calendar, excel and Google docs, canned email responses, etc. And these are great tools, but it would be even better if they were combined into one intuitive program. That’s where we’d like to introduce you to ShootZilla. Shootzilla does all of […]

A common struggle among my photography friends, myself included, is finding and making the time to shoot for ourselves. One way I have found to stay inspired and create meaningful, personal work, is to commit to personal projects. It is always interesting to look inward and explore why we are drawn to certain things, what […]

Today’s Giveaway: 5 Copies of YouProof Knowing the in’s and out’s of your camera and taking breathtaking photos is undoubtedly the root of photography. But neither of those skills will do you any good if you can’t sell your images and run a profitable business. That’s where YouProof comes in to save the day. YouProof is […]

Did you know there’s an awesome event every year put on by the folks at Seniors Ignite that’s just about the business of senior portraits? No? You’re missing out. But that’s ok. We’re here to enlighten you and introduce you to some industry awesomeness. Before we give you the skinny on the Seniors Ignite Event, […]

We want YOU to submit your best senior portraits! In the spirit of busy season for Senior Portrait Photographers (and back to school!), Belovely You will be featuring senior portraits for the month of September! If you have a senior session you’ve done that you totally love, head on over to the submission page and send it […]

Skin smoothing is something that can really give your images a finished, polished look. But smoothing away skin perfections in every single deliverable image to your client can also be a pain in the butt. Thankfully, the geniuses at Imagenomics have created a plug-in to do all the work for you – in just the […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Really Easy Retouching Guide! Retouching images can really give your photos that finished look you’re going for. And you can learn how to do it two ways. First, you can learn by trial and error, and waste a lot of time (and money, really) in the process. Or, you can let someone […]

**Note: To get a better feel of some of the effects of the adjustments, click on each image to see an enlarged version.  What is it? According to their literature: Realgrain features versatile methods for simulating the grain patterns, the color and the tonal response of different films and different scan resolutions to convey a […]

Today’s Giveaway: Win a Free Spot in Marketog! There’s a lot of fantastic tips on this site about how to take better photos. But let’s face it – if you don’t have any clients (or need more), all the lighting tips in the world don’t really help much, do they?  And getting more clients comes from […]

Happy Independence Day from us at Belovely You!

*FOTOVELLA* is launching a new studio magazine template designed just for portrait photographers — and we’re giving one away PLUS a $75 FOTOVELLA shopping spree! FOTOVELLA‘s new CHERISH marketing brochure is a beautifully designed, studio magazine-style brochure just loaded with options. It’s perfectly designed for a client welcome guide or a promotional piece. With professionally pre-written text and a comprehensive […]

Did you know it was possible to make money while building your portfolio? No really, I’m being serious. Because guess what? You shouldn’t have to work for free – even if you’re still building your portfolio. You’re a business, and your talents and skills should be treated as such. Besides, doing it for free only […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Business Planning Cookbook for Photographers You know all those things you spend time thinking about? You should do them. The Business Planning Cookbook for Photographers is a method for planning out your ideas beyond your overburdened mental to-do list. …And let’s be honest here, we all have one of those. This guide […]

Today’s Giveaway: $100 Towards FOTOVELLA Templates + Coupon Code for 50% off! FOTOVELLA offers a growing line of professionally designed Photoshop templates created exclusively for professional photographers. Design concepts range from anything to Bohemian Chic to Clean and Minimalist, with touches of defining style that give your finished products a professional, custom look. FOTOVELLA templates are […]

Today’s Giveaway: A copy of Incredibly Important Composition Skills from Photography Concentrate! How would you feel if your favorite author suddenly decided to stop organizing the words in her books in the right order? Pretty darn confused, right?   You’d quickly give up on her impossible book, and probably on her too. Now think about […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Photocrati Theme! Photocrati makes ones of the most popular WordPress themes for photographers, and is trusted by over 18,000 photographers and visual artists, and is a powerful all-in-one solution for a website, blog, and online galleries.   With Photocrati you will also huge photography-loving functionality built on WordPress that includes: Numerous homepage […]

Today’s Giveaway: One Seat to the Biz Revamp Course If you need help with the legal and business side of photography, and you want to get organized and efficient to finally get your business to the next level, then this course is absolutely for you. Put together by the amazing photographer-lawyer-photo biz consultant (and CreativeLIVE […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Portrait Lighting Guide Be the versatile portrait photographer who isn’t afraid of flash photography. And get started today with flash photography, a crucial skill in a well-rounded portrait photographer. SimpleSLR Portrait Lighting is the anchor guide that covers the foundation skills for using speedlights effectively. In this guide, you’ll learn: Budget Pro […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Photographer’s Pricing Guide Workbook! Maybe you want money to pay for a car, or maybe you just want $1000 a year to pay for year-end vacations. Maybe you want to pay off student loans. Or maybe you want enough cash to make sure you’ll have everything covered when you leave your job […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Guide to In-Person Portrait Sales! In-person sales are not about being pushy or pressuring clients with the “hard sell”. In-person sales are also not about tricking people or emotionally manipulating them. You don’t have to be a sleazy salesperson with a bag of sales tricks. The Guide to In Person Sales by Matt and Katie […]

Today’s Giveaway: 1 Download of YouProof for 5 Different Winners! Yup, that’s right! We’ll be picking 5 winners for today’s giveaway. YouProof is a revolutionary new app for the portrait photography industry. With YouProof, you can create galleries of images on your portable device to show your clients. You can create image stacks, compare images side-by-side, […]

Today’s Giveaway: The Lightroom Workshop Collection by SLR Lounge! With hours of comprehensive education along with the most powerful Lightroom Presets available, the Lightroom Workshop Collection by SLR Lounge contains all of the education and tools needed for any photographer (of any experience level) to run a full studio using Lightroom. The Workshop Collection includes three separate DVDs, […]

Today’s Giveaway: Photographer’s Luxe Planner + $50 Store Credit for Colorvale Actions and Presets Imagine a luxury book that allows you to see your hopes and dreams come true. This professionally printed and bound planner will capture the things you are doing, what you want to be doing and give you the comfort of knowing […]