Album Exposure Integration

If you’re an AlbumExposure client, you can now upload to KISS -and- get the advantage of using our KISSup! system to preview your layout. When you upload from within AE, you will be asked for your KISS login, and then presented with a list of jobs you have that are waiting for upload. Just click the job/design you’re uploading and you’ll be off and running!

Design customers upload change

We’ve tweaked the KISSup! Loader to allow people to upload images for Simple and Custom Design. So, if you order a book you designed and one you want us to design in the same order, you can now upload both the spreads and individual images in the same place. Just another improvement to help keep things Simple!

Cruise with KISS! (USE THE CODE “KISS” for 10% OFF!)

Immediately after this year’s Partnercon, Kevin and Shaun (the KISS Boys) will be speaking/teaching on this year’s Camera Cruise, November 11th-November 15th, departing from Mobile, Alabama and stopping in Cozumel. This family-friendly (Shaun and Kevin are bringing their kids/wives) cruise is a perfect opportunity to blend a vacation with a write-off. You can learn from some awesome industry leaders like Frederick Van Johnson, who will teach you how to leverage social media and the web to market your business; Sara France, Apple’s featured photographer, will help you get the most out of your Apple products, showing you all the latest hardware, software, and services that will streamline your business; the world-traveller, David Beckstead, will give you an intensive workshop on framing and composition in wedding photography; the Bui Brothers will cover how video has impacted photography and how to use it in your business; and more speakers/classes/shoots!

If you’re attending Partnercon, it’s a quick drive to Mobile and you can do the cruise right after.

$1250 registration includes:

• chance to win prizes (Spider Holster, Drobo Storage, Apple iPad)
• 7 in-class workshops
• discounts on industry products/services
• 1 excursion/outdoor workshop
• cabin
• gratuities
• meals/drinks
• travel insurance

Cruise Questions?: Phone: 1 (888) 493-4459 — Email: info@cameracruise.com
Click here to find out the details or sign up. If you register 2 or more, you get a 20% discount.

Pictage PartnerCon 2010: New Orleans

November 9-11, 2010 – Astor Crowne Plaza

If you went last year, you know PartnerCon was an amazing event. If you’re a Pictage or ShootQ user, the signup is only $199 (non-members: $299). They sold out last year in record time, this year they have 500 spots available. The speaker list is solid: Joe Buissink, Bob Davis, J, Amber Holritz, Jared Platt, David Wittig, David Beckstead, Mike Colon, Carlos Baez, Sara France, Mike Larson, and many more. For a couple hundred bucks, it’s a no-brainer.

Compared to something like WPPI, the smaller size of this conference means you have great opportunities to talk with these industry giants, instead of being swallowed up by 12,000 attendees. Plus, you get to hang out with the KISS Crew! Shaun, Kevin, and the Helpful Hottie, Rachel, will all be there. If you have questions or want to inspect a book or two, feel free!

Click here to learn more or sign up.

Kevin, Shaun, Rachel.
The KISS Crew.

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Yes, you read that blog title correct! A three day cruise to the Bahamas while learning from top photographers Scarlett Lillian, The Bui Brothers, Stephen Knuth, Kylie Banks and more!

This workshop will give an emphasis on networking, building relationships, informative workshops, exotic photo shoots and so much more; this Photog Retreat will be one for the record books! Enjoy a much needed vacation; build your portfolio, network with top industry professionals and that’s not it! They will have over $10,000 in prizes to give away from sponsors! How much better can it get?!

Whether you are just starting out in the industry or have years of experience, the opportunity to network, learn and build relationships is constant and a very valuable tool for success. The concept of this retreat is to bring photographers together from every point of the industry (new & experienced) to encourage, teach and learn alongside and from one another as well as the featured speakers.

A few special rates have just been released to save you $200-$500!! Don’t  miss out on this great experience!

Fee: $850 Single Photog; $1500 for 2 Photogs! (Includes Workshops, Cruise and Photo Shoots)

Date: Jan. 7-10, 2010

Location: Departing from Port Canaveral, Florida

Cruise, Workshops and Shoots included

For more information and to register visit www.PhotogRetreat.com

Email: photogretreat@gmail.com

Blog: http://photogretreat.blogspot.com/

Website: www.photogretreat.com

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie 

You guys wanna hang out at the KISS plant? Let’s do it!

Kevin and Shaun are going to be in Utah on October 13-14 for some KISS biz, and we thought it would be great to have a plant tour for anyone interested! So, we’re going to do an abbreviated version of our Get Simple seminar (Just Shaun and I will Speak, so it will only be $100 instead of $225) and then we’ll give everyone a tour of the production facility. Should be awesome fun! Go to http://www.KissWeddingBooks.com/getsimple for more info and to sign up!

I’m shutting down the store part of New School of Photography ( http://www.newschoolphoto.com/ ), so I thought I’d move some of the videos to a place you can all enjoy them for free:

http://kevinswan.blip.tv/

You can catch the Intro to Lightroom, Building Albums with InDesign, and the vid with Bob and Dawn Davis (love it). More to come.

Enjoy!

Kev