I should be Working.....

Instead I'm uploading new things into the store...

A few requests for this freebie to be available again:

Artist Fave Brush Freebie

Need a jumpstart on grunge brushes, or don't want to spend the time to make your own?? Grab the ones that I PERSONALLY use on my own photos to create that Grunged up look:

phaunt Grunge Brushes

*shhhhhhh* If anyone asks, I've been working, not messing around on the store!

DoH!!

So what do you get when you combine the busy photography season with a scatterbrained photographer? Things get forgotten really easily... as in the post for yesterday. I swear I had it on my "TO DO" list, but that only works if I actually READ it, right?

Oh well, my mistake is your gain! As I promised a few weeks ago, if I miss Monday's post you get $5 off the action bundle. So if you've been holding out on getting the color/B&W actions, today is a good day to spring for them you get $5 off! (see the store).

Wanted to share this pic of Lilly I took over the weekend:

No particular reason to share, I just like the picture. The pose is so HER right now, all about the attitude.

THANK YOU to everyone for the AWESOME response to the new SIYH pak and the new store. After the launch at 3pm on Friday, I've had almost 7500 hits on the store!!  It's crazy.. I'm coming up on my 6 months mark for the launch of phaunt actions.. I had no idea things would take off like they have. I should plan something to celebrate.. Any ideas?

Oh.. the winner for this last week? I'm going to wait till the new extras set is released and I'm going to pick 2 winners then. So comment if you want to be in the running for one of the NEW extras set (over 50 actions!).

Thanks again everyone! :)

Very Cool Place for Bloggers

Just found this cool website last nite called Blog Rush. Look on the left sidebar at the Blog Rushed thing, you'll see what I'm talking about. You sign up and submit your blog and put what catagory of blog you have (I chose photography). Then you put the Blog Rush widget on your blog and it will put links to 5 different blogs that have the same catagory of posts as yours. Cool for your readers, but then it also will put YOUR BLOG onto other people's blogs so they can find you!

Then if people click on the blog rush thing and sign up from your blog you get referrals from them. Go to the link and watch their little video, it explains it much better. Be sure to sign up through my blog so I get the credit thingies :p

Just wanted to share my find.. back to your regularly scheduled programs :)

Linky Day

Today is Link day.... because I don't have time to do much else!

A list of great places to visit..

Photo Packaging for Photographers... Great blog with information and ideas regarding packaging your prints/services

Tara Whitney's Blog- Phenomenal Family photographer.. Very popular, and for good reason. How can you not want to hire her after reading her blog and website?

Pink Ink Studios- Great new Design resource.. Blog Mixer on Friday too!

Free Photoshop Brushes- Very great stuff!

That's it for today, sorry to post and run. We're going to try and finish the floor tonite, we'll see how that goes.

And so that you're not left without a picture (I know I always love pictures with every blog post).. Here's a random shot from a bit ago..

Fun New Stuff

Yesterday was a great day.. I finally got my Wacom Intuos3 Tablet that I ordered last week. I ripped open the box and immediately jumped into Photoshop, giddy with excitement.

I knew there would be a learning curve, but I was determined to make it work. I had visions of beautiful brushes I'd make, and the gorgeous fonts I'd create. I just knew that I'd be pumping out works of art in no time.

But my dreams were crushed when I realized that if you don't have any artistic/drawing ability IRL, you won't have any when using a tablet on the computer either. Uh yeah, really novel concept, right? But somehow that fact escaped me, and it was a bummer when I realized that since I have horrible handwriting and no drawing ability whatsoever, I probably won't be the next digital Picasso.

Just another dream shot down before it had time to fully blossom; much like my dream of becoming a famous ball dancer.. my husband keeps trying to convince me it's never going to happen, but I just know there's gotta be SOME dancing ability in me somewhere, I just need to coax it out somehow.

Anyway, after I got done crying over my lost drawing career, I'm really liking the tablet. A bit to get used to, but I can see how it will definitely be a plus when doing detailed edits.

Speaking of New and exciting things, phaunt actions is teaming up with Michele at Pinkle Toes for Photographers to be a grand opening sponsor in her new endeavor!



From the PT4P blog:

What exactly is PT4P?
PT4P (Pinkle Toes 4 Photographers) will be an ever-evolving marketing and resource website and forum for professional portrait photographers--those who are experienced and those just starting out. The ultimate goal is to become the one-stop shop where you can find tools, resources, and ideas to keep your business fresh, fun, and growing all the time.

I wanna shop! What can I get at PT4P?
PT4P will operate on a membership basis for one year from the date of the site launch. To start, this membership will get you:
- A business materials starter kit (too many to list them all, but examples include business card templates, invoices, pricing info, promo cards, etc.)
- Coordinating book, announcement, canvas, and card templates (some with matching brush sets). Design tools to help you create displays for clients.
- A set of basic proofing actions I use all the time.
- Membership to an online forum for mad marketing and photography brainstorming.

Then, throughout the year, you'll receive:
- Ideas and templates for seasonal promotions.
- Holiday promotion plans and card templates.
- Opportunities to request design materials to be distributed to the group.
- Any new action or template that I create during the year.
- And there are even more things in the works that I can't even tell you about yet!

I haven't been able to see all the goodies yet either, so I'm just as stoked as everyone else for Michele to unveil everything. Hope to see you there!

Early Morning Fun

So.. what do you do when your 9 month old decides to wake up at 4:30am?

You waste time making a Meez



That's pretty much me. No fashion sense to speak of, and not wearing any shoes. Sign up and make your own.. put my name (phaunt) on the referred space and you'll get a free 5 credits!

If you make one, post it on your blog and link me, I wanna see it!