Mark Greenmantle Photography

There’s been a plugin available for WordPress that allows bookings to be made via the website and the advanced versions allow for Paypal payments and lots of customization.  The point of it is of course to make the call to action easier and safer for my photographic clients. I want to of course ensure that this process is done securely and with the greatest of ease.  Give the calendar a try, it’s currently only a form of easy contact that shows bookings and no payments are available. Should this version work securely, I will consider purchasing the version with Paypal integration and more suitable customization.

To kick this into gear, I’ll take 20% off regular bookings until the end of May. (Wedding photography prices and commercial photography are always calculated case by case depending on client needs or licencing)

Don’t hesitate to enjoy this discount, book a family portrait, model folio, pet photography or band shoot now!

I have seen a couple of different programs designed to cover all aspects of managing and marketing a photographic business. While sourcing a single program that could manage the entire day to day running of a photographic business I wonder how well these work in with Australian taxes, and the BAS requirements ect ect… I am keen on them for purposes of the follow up marketing call reminders, deadline management, late invoice reminder generators and other functionality that leads to better business management.

If anyone knows of a program/programs that suit these functions and is easily geared to Australian business standards I am keen to hear feedback.

In other news, I’m catching up on processing older shoots this week and will have the usual nightclub shots up on their usual locations by Friday night. I’ve been approached by a few different TAFE/UNI Photography students asking to interview me for part of their assessments. I’m open to this but still feel surprised they chose me to interview.

On Monday I will be able to catch up with Evil D of Morbid Angel, haven’t seen him since his tour with the Genitorturers. I bet their manager doesn’t think to arrange day trips around Brissy as they had with Richard and the Faith team. That man sure knows his reptiles. =)

Recent shots from the tour with Jeff Martin and The Armada are up already on www.thearmada.com