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Customer Spotlight: Georgi Anastasov Photography

June 1st, 2010

Our Customer Spotlight for the month of June is Georgi Anastasov Photography located in the city of brotherly love and home of the Philly Cheesesteak – Philadelphia, PA.

Georgi is a new customer of Zookbinders, we found him while our marketing department was doing the routine hunt for great images that we can use for samples and in our artwork for promotion materials. Here we found a horizontal album for a wedding of a young couple named John and Maria – we saw great photography and clean design. We gave Georgi a call and he was gracious enough to let us use his files.

A couple days later, we see a post on Georgi’s blog calling us one of the ‘best album companies in the world’! We thought to ourselves, “How awesome is he!? Let’s have him be our Customer Spotlight and Feature Photographer.” So here it is – read a little a bit about Georgi and view a slide show of his work below.

Studio: Georgi Anastasov Photography
Name: Georgi Anastasov
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: http://www.georgianastasov.com/
Blog: http://georgianastasov.com/blog/

Where is your favorite location to photograph?

I don’t really care about locations. With interesting light and composition every location would work.

What excites you about being a photographer?

Shooting hot chicks (I’m not joking)

What turns you off about being a photographer?

The post-production…..agghrrrr!!!

What is your favorite marketing tool?

The happy bride

What or who has inspired you?

Did I mention The Hot Chick (now, I’m joking)

What’s your favorite f-stop?

All over the place.

What is your favorite book?

Facebook

What is the #1 reason that client’s hire you?

It’s still an enigma.

What do you do when you’re not photographing?

Drawing and painting (at least trying)

If heaven exists, which photographer would you like to hang out with?

Terry Richardson, no doubt we’ll both go to heaven!

Thank you Georgi for sharing with us! We love that you love hot chicks! Keep up the great work! To see a sample of Georgi’s great photography, check out the slide show below of John and Maria’s Wedding.

All images provided to Zookbinders by Georgi Anastasov Photography
All Rights Reserved
For image permissions, please e-mail: gdanastasov@gmail.com

Tags: Customer Spotlight, Georgi Anastasov Photography, John and Maria's Wedding, Philadelphia PA, Photographer Connection
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Take an Old School Challenge

June 1st, 2010

As someone who’s been in this industry for over 25 years, and has fully adapted himself to the digital age, I do find it very refreshing to occasionally go old school and shoot film every now and then. A couple years ago I had a client request an all film, B&W package for their wedding. After the first few minutes of looking at the back of my Canon F-1 wondering where my images were, I got into the groove and really focused on what I was doing in the moment and began seeing the shot in my mind rather than always checking the screen.

Many of us know Scott Kelby as Editor of Photoshop User magazine and President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. In a recent blog post he set out a challenge to go “old school” for a weekend. Take a look and give it a try. I find that when I shoot film, I actually put more thought into what I am doing before I click the shutter rather than react to what I see on screen after I click the shutter.

Tags: film photography, photography tips
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50% off Samples for the New Matte Finish

May 28th, 2010

We know you’ve been waiting…Now the wait is over. Starting June 1, 2010, Zookbinders’ new matte finish will be available for all PhotoBook and PhotoBook Plus orders.

This new paper has a rich, smooth, luxurious texture. There is no additional cost for this surface which is the perfect compliment to our glossy finish. You can begin ordering books with the new surface Memorial Day Weekend, May 29. If you’d like a sample copy of a page, contact sales@zookbinders.com.

We are also making available additional discounts on studio samples of our PhotoBook Plus and PhotoBook packages for your studio. If you’d like to order some sample matte PhotoBooks please use the following code and you’ll get 50% off your entire order – that’s twice our normal studio sample discount.

SLS-MATTE-50SMPL

This special 50% off sample order is limited to one order per studio and only on PhotoBook and PhotoBook Plus products with the new matte finish. Different sized PhotoBooks of the same layout can be ordered in this one order but only the matte PhotoBook products will get the 50% discount, all other products will be billed at the normal price. This offer expires August 31, 2010.

Tags: PhotoBook matte finish, What's New at Zookbinders
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Feature Photo of The Week: Spherical Wedding

May 27th, 2010

Our Feature Photo of The Week is from Georgi Anastasov Photography, located in Philadelphia, PA. This is a fun, warped, spherical image of the bridal party standing on the beach with the water in the background. We also like the fresh light colors in the image and the way the bridal bouquet’s bright colors stand out.

To see more great photography from Georgi Anastasov, visit his website at http://www.georgianastasov.com/

Tags: Featured Photo of The Week, Georgi Anastasov Photography, Photographer Connection
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Thanks for the Feedback

May 26th, 2010

Like most of you, we love it when we get positive feedback and like to share what our clients are saying about us.

“Rather than my usual stuffy and formal way of saying how exceptional your Customer Service is; how about we just say ‘YOU GUYS ROCK!’.

Being between the bride and the producer of albums that represent so much work and such demanding standards, I can’t tell you how much your exceptional service means to my business. It is so great to know that I can rely on Zookbinders for the best in care and attention to my work.

Your CS Rep Jennifer Dougherty routinely goes the extra mile in every way; and takes all of my questions and needs in stride when I have problems and deadlines. With her help, I was able to accommodate my typically discriminating bride in the production of my latest ZookBook and, as usual, she made me look like the hero to my customer. Moreover, I have to say that the longer I deal with Zookbinders, the more I find Jennifer’s performance to be typical of your staff in general. It’s tough to keep my business thriving these days, and the attitude of service Jennifer and Zookbinders bring to the process is one of my greatest resources.

Thank you!”

We thank you Steve Eykamp. Thank you for the comment and your continued business.

Steve Eykamp Digital Imaging, http://www.steveeykamp.com

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