Our Fall Album Promotion was well received to say the least! We know that you may have more albums in the pipeline that didn’t make our November 15th cutoff. So we are extending our Fall Promotion!
For every Custom Album design submitted until the end of November, you’ll receive 15% off!
And remember- our designers craft each album from scratch. No cheesy templates or template software.
Someone special tipped me off on this little conversation that took place over the weekend. Thanks, Jeff and Heather for your kind words about Colorati!
We pride ourselves in our hyper-efficient workflow and have an incredible team of editors that share your vision for beautiful processing!
• We had a name but no branding. Here’s an early comp from our designer:
• I had a desk but no chair and was temporarily working off of my wife’s iBook just to get us started. (Yet we had no internet or phone service!)
• We had a domain, but not our namesake. Colorati.com was previously a link farm and when it expired, you better believe we wanted to win thatauction.
• I was beyond excited and just HAD to capture the opening moments of that day one year ago.
Many thanks to my business partners who have believed in Colorati from the beginning! You guys have pushed me to levels I never new were possible. I’m grateful for the tireless hours you’ve poured into this to see us succeed.
The year ahead is just off-the-charts exciting for us and we are so thankful for our awesome clients!
Cheers!
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PS: Apparently the folks at Adobe were paying attention and released CS4 today. Talk about icing on the cake!
This behind the scenes look at a photo shoot for the Fall/Winter clothing preview is beautiful! Photographer Steve Casimiro takes a crew to some of the most beautiful places in New Zealand.
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Take a 4 minute break and escape into the beauty of this New Zealand adventure!
Needless to say, we have many Colorati fans these days and we’ve been growing like crazy. Not only have our existing clients been running at full throttle, we’ve welcomed many more to the fold.
We’re committed to meeting our demand and we have added more top-notch editors to our team as well as our new Office Manager, Melissa.
Recently we had a little welcome party for three of our newest members. Here are some shots of our shenanigans…
Here’s our buddy Zack. This guy kicks butt!
Next up: Mr. Smooth himself. Chris! (Beautifully framed by Melissa.)
Finally, Melissa having WAY too much fun with cellophane.
Here’s a sneak peek at a company tradition!
We recognize that when we add new people to our company, we evolve and change as an organization. To celebrate that, we’ve tweaked the old ribbon cutting ceremony. We do a ribbon cutting ceremony for every new person who joins our team to recognize them as a valuable member. We’re recognizing that today starts a new chapter in our story. We become empowered and better equipped as we grow.
So it’s a bit silly with the goofy scissors and all, but it’s a fun way to initiate our new friends!
Surely by now you’ve experienced the seamless motion of sending and receiving files with Colorati when using a USB hard drive. For those of you thinking about using our service (or those that do, but use DVDs) here’s a look at some great hard drive options.
Here’s my checklist for these drives to win an official stamp of approval:
• Built well enough to travel.
• MUST be Mac & PC compatible and in a seamless kind of way. No anomalous unmounting allowed!
• At least USB 2.0. (If you’re still using a USB 1.0 drive, it’s time to join the new millennium!)
First up, our old favorite: Western Digital Passport drives. These drives are ready to rock out of the box and we rarely have any issues.
This one kind of takes the cake for me… SmartDisk Firelite. It comes in both USB 2.0 and FW models! Rock solid transfers, sturdy construction, gotta love it!
Here’s one that I’ve got mixed emotions about. We’ve had great success with this drive, but dodgy experience with certain LaCie drives in the past. So I mention it only because it’s specifically marketed as a “rugged” option: the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive. Also available in USB & FW (including FW 800!).
The d-sessions podcast is by Jason Domingues of Trash The Dress, Don’t Box Us In, and Domingues Photography fame. He’s put together a top-notch podcast for professional photographers that you must add to your subscriptions.
Listen in on a conversation where Jason asked me about our roots, what sets us apart and family time. Enjoy!
(You can stream directly below, from his website or subscribe via iTunes.)
If you don’t then perhaps you’ve heard about a tiny little movement called Trash The Dress? Jason is one of the trailblazers of this movement and is blazing a new trail with his podcast for professional photographers. He’s featured the ridiculously talented JohnMichaelCooper on his latest podcast and you really need to check it out!
If you know Jason, you know that he does everything with style, precision and uncompromising quality. Go listen to his podcast right now… Seriously! Stop reading this post… go get inspired!
In case you haven’t, here’s a quick peek. And if you’re wondering… the only thing that has changed is our Custom Album Design price is now $10 per page! (Because we love you that much!)
Enjoy our new design with kick-butt with images by:
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