By Betsy Finn on March 10, 2010
As you know, I’m a fan of StudioPlus — it happened after I reviewed StudioPlus for Professional Photographer. It’s a great studio management program that will save you a ton of time throughout your entire process (from appointments to workflow and editing).
But, what I forgot to tell you, was that starting in January, at [...]
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By Betsy Finn on March 5, 2010
I put together a product round-up of some album design solutions you might find interesting. It’s in the March 2010 issue of Professional Photographer; make sure to check out “Layout the Easy Way!”
Designing albums from scratch can be a hassle. First you have to come up with a creative look, and then you have [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged design, Software
By Betsy Finn on February 23, 2010
I recently reviewed a neat piece of software for Professional Photographer — Album DS.
Album DS works within Photoshop, and allows you to get the best of both worlds — full use of Photoshop functions, yet automation of an external album design software. Album DS won a 2010 Hot One Award from PPA in the [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Article, design, Photoshop, Software
By Betsy Finn on November 10, 2009
I’ve graduated to print-edition articles for Professional Photographer (members + subscribers, view the digital edition)! This month (November 2009), you’ll find articles by yours truly on pages 46 and 56.
The larger article, Keep it reconciled: StudioPlus and QuickBooks (p. 56), discusses how to integrate StudioPlus and Intuit QuickBooks. It’s a follow-up article from [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Article, Business, QuickBooks, Studio Management, StudioPlus
By Betsy Finn on October 26, 2009
Well, I figured it was time to take another look at Animoto, especially since they’ve added a few new features! This time I put together an Animoto show featuring my cat, Jake. Why? Well, he was the only subject around when I had the video camera out… and the whole video concept isn’t something [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged music, video, website
By Betsy Finn on August 12, 2009
PPA’s Professional Photographer online (PPmag.com) just published an sneak peek article I wrote: First Look: StudioPlus Software. Keep your ears peeled for the upcoming articles, which discuss StudioPlus in more depth.
Integrating studio management software with your existing workflow and bookkeeping can be a daunting task. We’ve asked Betsy Finn, Cr.Photog., CPP, to go through [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Accounting, Article, Business, Studio Management
By Betsy Finn on August 11, 2009
Animoto enables photographers to create music video style movies — easily and efficiently. The movies can be embedded on your blog (see example below), downloaded to an iphone, or even burned to DVD. It’s the next generation version of your run-of-the-mill slideshow. Take a peek!
An Interview With Animoto
I recently asked “the guys” [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged computer, iPhone, music, video, website
By Betsy Finn on June 30, 2009
I wrote a review on Alien Skin’s Snap Art 2 last month for the Professional Photographer Online. I’m happy to say the review was published in the Web Exclusives section last week!
Alien Skin’s Snap Art 2 software is a plugin that works with Photoshop; it achieves some pretty neat effects. Head over to my article, [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Article, Photoshop, plugin, Software
By Betsy Finn on June 8, 2009
Anyone remember the good days, when computers were new and programs fit on floppy disks? I’m talking about real floppy disks, not the predecessor to the zip disk.
640K of memory should be enough for anybody.
The quote above is commonly attributed to Bill Gates, although while loooking up the specific quote I found several articles [...]
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By Betsy Finn on June 3, 2009
Earlier this month, I spent some time reviewing Bokeh, a plugin for Photoshop by Alien Skin. The review I put together went live on the Professional Photographer magazine’s “Web Exclusives” this afternoon!
Since I’ve already detailed my thoughts on the Bokeh plugin in the review, make sure to head over there and read “Pro Review: [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Article, Photoshop, plugin, PPA, Software
Betsy is a Michigan-based portrait photographer, and a contributing writer for Professional Photographer. In college, Betsy majored in Business Management and Studio Art, giving her a unique viewpoint of the industry.
