Creating Marketing Materials with Photoshop
Marketing Materials for Photographers

Here are some ideas for making collages, story boards, thank you cards, business cards and marketing cards for your photography business.
While the images used in the samples below are copyrighted by Cindy Bracken, feel free to use the ideas along with your own images. I'll be adding new designs
weekly, so be sure to check back!

If you have a sample with some basic instructions that you'd like to share, please email me at mail@shuttermom.com. I'll include your sample here with a link to your website at no charge.

Shuttermom Photographer's Community Home - free blogging, photo discussion forums, photo contest and more!

Start your photography business today!

The above image was easily done using Photoshop 7. Here's how:

• File - new
• choose your size and background color
• custom shape tool - flower 5 (choose color first)
• drag your images onto the canvas and resize
• add your text using the text tool

This "Thank You" card was also done using Photohop 7.
I like to send these along to clients approximately one week or
so after they receive their orders. Notice it is good for one free
8x10 with their next session. You might even want to use an
image from their session.

• File - new
• choose size and background color
• color blocks done using the rectangle tool (choose colors first)
• image dragged onto new canvas and resized
• text added and placed

Here is a simple idea for a photography business card. Notice how the
website address and email address are in an easy-to-read font.

• File - new
• choose size and background color
• top color done using the rectangle tool (choose color first)
• image dragged onto new canvas and resized
• text added and placed

Here is a recent postcard I sent out for Shuttermom.com.

• File - new
• choose size and background color
• side colors done using the rectangle tool (choose color first)
• images dragged onto new canvas and resized
• text added and placed

More marketing material ideas for photographers - page 2

the shuttermom photographer's community home start your photography business portrait party photography business photojournalistic portrait business
photography discussion forum enter the free photo contest create a free photo gallery create a free photography blog photography tips subscribe to photography ezine
shuttermom testimonials the shuttermom diaries - Cindy's blog Cindy's gallery featured photographers photography links featured photography products
photography affiliate program Day in The Life Photography Picture Party People Pro Studio Lighting get a pro photography website about shuttermom / faq's
 contact shuttermom