New Business Cards Are In!

I was happy to receive my new business cards in the mail yesterday.
Anyone who's been in business for more than, say, 20 years will remember what an ordeal and expense getting business cards printed could be back then. Typesetters, PMS color matching, mechanicals, halftones, rubber cement, xacto blades and stats. Full color business cards with photos were almost unheard of except for the very, very successful.

I have no problem telling everyone mine were $28 for 500 cards from Vistaprint.
Stop apologizing for your current card and make a new one-it's amazingly easy and inexpensive.

Friday Video: Moonage Daydream

Freak out...Far out...
A great live version of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" from a concert in 1997 at Madison Square Garden celebrating his 50th birthday.

New Book Cover

I just finished a new book cover.
This was done using seven different stock photo images provided by the publisher plus lots of Photoshop textures, paint brushes and lighting techniques.
I got a real movie poster vibe from this one.
Click image for a larger view or download to your desktop for an even better view.

Friday Video: Perfect Facebook Picture

New Year New Card

Finally after 5 years I decided it was time to update my photography business card.
Vistaprint had a great deal going so I've ordered 500 new ones with the design and photo shown here.
The new card better reflects my style of photography as it is today.
I would highly recommend trying out a new business card if you are in a rut with your creative career. It's an easy, fast and cheap way to motivate yourself and simply seems to refresh the mind to move forward with new ideas in your self promotion. I know that's a lot to expect from a little piece of paper, but it really does seem to work.
Now I definitely need to update my website next...

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Friday Video: Fiat Abarth

The Super Bowl was great this year.
The Super Bowl commercials were forgettable.
Except for this one.

Hey Illustration Fans

Check out Heritage Auction's Illustration Art Auction sale.
All the top names in the genre are represented with iconic images from Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Norman Rockwell, Earl Monroe, J.C. Leyendecker, Amos Sewell, H. J. Ward and many more. Highlights continue with the ongoing release of the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Even if you don't have tens of thousands of dollars to spend, the website offers really large scans of the paintings for viewing.
Here's a tip-click "view larger image" but also click OFF the "pan and zoom" feature to see the whole image at once-down to the wispiest of hair brushstrokes.
Click here to see the auction.