Here’s a list of suppliers, resources, equipment, etc. that we use in our business. Most have been kind enough to extend discounts on their products to our workshops attendees.
Camera Store: SAMY’S CAMERA, Santa Ana, 714.557.9400. Barry in the Pro Camera department will take great care of you!
Lab: FOTOWORKS PRO, Irvine, 949.450.0059. Great customer service! They print our flush digital albums.
Websites: BLU DOMAIN, www.bludomain.com. Ready-made inexpensive website templates. Great tutorials and great prices.
Blogs: PROPHOTO BLOGS, www.prophotoblogs.com. Best blog value anywhere! Customizable, easy to use Wordpress on steroids blog.
Online Proofing: SMUGMUG PRO, www.smugmug.com/pro. Great slideshows, impressive online galleries, proofing, shopping cart and order fulfillment.
Albums: FINAO, www.finaoonline.com. Beautiful, quality albums with really cool cover choices. Competitive prices and unsurpassed customer service.
Albums: IMAGE BOOKS INC, www.imagebooksinc.com. Los Angeles album company. Excellent quality, unbeatable prices and great to work with.
Framing: MIRAGE FRAMES, Santa Ana, 714.979.2610. Awesome customer service and very reasonable prices. Talk to Paul.
Frames: EXCEL PICTURE FRAMES, www.excelpictureframes.com, 800.578.7252. Frames, flush albums, print delivery folders, and more.
Slideshows: TALAPHOTO, www.talasoft.com. This is a great program that saves your shows as QuickTime movies and it’s only around $30.00!
Slideshows: SHOWITWEB, www.showitweb.com. This is a flash based program designed especially for the web.
Workflow solutions, Photoshop actions & Lightroom presets : KEVIN KUBOTA WORKFLOW AND PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS, kubotaimagetools.com. Kevin’s products have reduced our production time dramatically while at the same time enhanced the quality of our work. They’re the best!
Online Education: THE I.C.E. SOCIETY, www.theicesociety.com. Great source of instruction and inspiration from the great Jerry Ghionis.
Credit Card Processing: MIDWEST TRANSACTION GROUP, 888.599.2209 (CST), Charlie Creamer. Incredibly low rates. Tell Charlie we sent you.
Business Resources: PHOTOGRAPHERS TOOK KIT, www.photographerstoolkit.com. Great business advice. Posing guides, contracts, newsletter, etc.
Social Media Marketing Consultant: THE CHIC GEEK, www.thechicgeek.com. Kelly helps you make the most of Facebook, Twitter and all social media.
Mac Computers: DI-NO COMPUTERS, Pasadena, 626.795.6674. Mac authorized dealer for sales & service. Contact Larry for your every Apple need.
Computer Genius: ARCANE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, 714.453.9069. For setting up or repairing your Mac. He’ll help you design the perfect system.
Computer Genius: JAMES CULVER, 714.717.9663. He makes computer house calls and fixes everything!
Save Your Feet!: IMAGE ORTHOPAEDIC LAB, Santa Ana, 877.967.8469. Makers of custom shoe inserts. We wouldn’t go to a wedding without them!
Insurance: PAM BURKET, STATE FARM INSURANCE, Huntington Beach, 714.373.2442. Specializing in the photography business.
Professional Organizations: WPPI (WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL), www.wppionline.com.
Professional Publications: RANGEFINDER MAGAZINE, www.rangefindermag.com. The voice of WPPI. A monthly trade journal and great resource.
When contacting these businesses, please let them know you heard about them at the Barnet Workshop to obtain your discount, if offered by that vendor. Or use the promotional code: Barnet Workshops, when applicable. We only refer the goods and service providers we use ourselves.