Jess Got Married!

Everybody's favorite producer, Jess Dudley, was married last month to longtime girlfriend Allison Zimmerman. Jess and Allison met while attending Lehigh University and have been inseparable ever since. The wedding was held at the Old Mill in Media, PA and the happy newlyweds will be setting up house in King of Prussia, PA, only minutes away from the Wonderful Machine office! Congrats you two!

Food Network Magazine, Bon Appetit, Cline Davis & Mann

By Maria Luci

Wonderful Machine portfolio reviews happen once a month come blizzard or 100 degree heat wave. Jess and I braved the latter in July when we packed up portfolios and headed to New York for three reviews. Once in the city we made our way to one of my favorite New York high-rises, Hearst Tower, for our morning portfolio review at Food Network Magazine...

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Printmag.com & HOWdesign.com

By Peter Clark

Last month, we advertised on two of my favorite industry magazines' sites. Our web ads appeared on both Print and HOW's websites, two reputable design magazines...

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Spotlight Emailers

Last month we sent 24,101 emailers to art buyers at ad agencies, magazines, and corporations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. Click on the thumbnails below for a closer look.

A Class Act

By Peter Clark

July in the United States surely brings to mind images of Americana-backyard BBQ's, waving flags, hot weather, and wait, middle class suburbia? Printed by our friends at Modern Postcard, this month's promo showcases the work of San Diego-based photographer John Mireles...

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Magazine Article Reprints

by Jess Dudley

Most magazine assignments don't have big budgets on the front end, but if you play your cards right, you can help make up for it on the back end. One way to do that is to be savvy about article reprint licensing...

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Writing The Book On Social Media

By Craig Oppenheimer

The recent abundance of social media platforms has introduced a plethora of new outlets for photographers to market themselves. While the social media options may seem endless, you can count on us to help you navigate the social marketing terrain. Here at Wonderful Machine, we are always keeping an eye out for books and online resources that might be helpful for our photographers, and with the launch of the highly anticipated Google+, I can think of no better book than The Linked Photographers' Guide to Online Marketing and Social Media. I recently reconnected with my friend and co-author of the book, Lindsay Adler, and asked her to share her insight and expertise with me...

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• Why It's Not About You: The Secrets of Soft Selling http://www.adbase.com/Blog/Building-Your-Business/WhyItsNotAboutYou
• 20 Important Things To Know About Social Media And The Photography Industry http://elderrep.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/the-20-most-important-things-to-know-about-social-media-and-the-photography-industry/
• 11 Content Ideas For Your Photo Blog http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/07/11-content-ideas-for-your-photo-blog.html
• How To Break Through Bureaucracy To Keep Projects Moving http://the99percent.com/tips/7054/How-To-Break-Through-Bureaucracy-To-Keep-Projects-Moving

• Santa Fe Photographic Workshops: Date: Ongoing
• PDN HDSLR Video Workshops: Date: July-November
• Photo & Film Expo 2011: Date: October 13-16

• Conscientious Portfolio Competition Deadline: August 21
• PDN World In Focus Photo Contest | Deadline: August 22
• Creative Review Photography Annual 2011 | Deadline: August 22
• PDN DSLR Video Contest | Deadline: August 31
• Corbis & Creative Review Silver Iris Competition | Deadline: Sept 4

We are constantly striving to improve all the ways we help our photographers. Your feedback is crucial to that effort. Please contact our CEO Bill Cramer with your comments, compliments, criticisms, ideas, or suggestions.