Use photoDUDS! A commercially-licensed series of DVD volumes containing products designed to Òdress upÓ your photos. Helps in the creation of albums, announcements, gallery wraps, press products, marketing pieces and countless other items a professional photographer may wish to produce.

Beth Forester is owner and operator of Forester Photography, a studio in the small coal-mining town of Madison, West Virginia. A West Virginia native, born in Logan in 1969, Beth Forester did not develop an interest in photography until 1990 when her daughter, Katherine, was born. In 1995 she turned her hobby into a business and opened a studio in her hometown. Currently in the 11th year of her career, BethÕs studio specializes in portrait photography and operates 100% digitally. She states, ÒI love the control I have over the final look of the portrait. The ability to put that little something extra into each image is a very rewarding experience. I feel digital photography enables me to give my clients more quality, originality, and creativity.Ó She has three times been named West Virginia Photographer of the Year (2004, 2006 and 2007). She has also received the prestigious honor of being twice named Mid-East States Photographer of the Year in 2006 and 2007. Along the way to achieving these titles, Beth has earned 3 PPA National Photographer of the Year awards (2 gold and 1 platinum), 10 Kodak gallery awards, 4 Fuji Masterpiece awards and 9 Loan Collection images.

Diane "dinny", is the design force behind Dinny's Designs, a Delaware-based company specializing in professional graphic design for small businesses. Dinny has been designing since the early 80's, after graduating from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She concentrated mostly on environmental graphics (signage), but in 2000 learned about the exciting possibilites of designing for the web. Dinny's Designs opened for business and the fun began! With the birth of her children came a renewed interest in photography. While searching for creative ways to display her memories, she came across the fledgling world of digital scrapbooking, and was soon waist-deep in albums for every occasion. Dinny now offers her concepts to the professional photography world, and is responsible for all of the photoDUD designs.

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SENIORS WEDDINGS BABIES MINI
Themed DVD volumes of coordinated design elements. Use these logically organized digital files (TIF, PNG, ABR) to enhance your photos. No actions or plug-ins: just drag and drop elements into applications like Photoshop, giving you complete control over your designs. Each Collection is color coordinated, but colors can easily be changed with Hue/Saturation Blending Mode.

Collections contain:
Patterned Backgrounds
Solid Texture Backgrounds
Transparent Overlays
Graphic & Word Art Brushes
Layered Templates
Embellishments
Frames

Storyboards

Digital versions of what kids are putting on their walls today!
Select a pre-designed foundation to build personalized stories for your clients. All Storyboard DVDs contain organized TIF files with everything layered, so you can easily turn layers on and off or drag-and-drop between files. Files are created with realistic drop shadows on separate layers to keep it authentic. Mix and match from backgrounds, photo layouts and lots of extras to customize folios, albums and other press products specific to your client’s interests.You can also incorporate elements from photoDUDS Booster Packs to further enhance your Storyboards.

Storyboards contain:
Foundations
Backgrounds
Photo Layouts
Overlays
Frames
Embellishments

Booster Packs

Storyboard and Collection Add-Ons!
Downloadable ZIP files containing single-themed graphics packs (i.e., sports, dancing, music...) of embellishments, frames, backgrounds, and overlays. Each Booster Pack is uniquely different, and are add-ons for all photoDUDS Storyboards and Collections. Use these Booster Packs to personalize folios, albums and press products with elements that help your photos tell their story.

Booster Packs contain:
Embellishments
Backgrounds *
Overlays
Frames

* not in all Booster Packs

Brushes

Photoshop Brushes for High Resolution Prints
Big, big, big (to 2500 px), high resolution (300 ppi) Photoshop Brushes.  Why? So you don't have to worry about enlarging them and sacrificing quality (they are so big, you may be reducing them all the time, but that's ok!) Each set contains an ABR file for use in Photoshop (CS versions), as well as individual PNG files for use in other software applications. BONUS designs are included that were created from the brushes in each volume. Downloadable versions are available if you want to get started immediately (downloadable and CD versions include the same files)!

Brushes contain:
ABR brush file (for Photoshop CS versions)
Individual PNGs (for other applications)

BONUSES!
(created with the brushes)

Albums

Album Design to highlight your photographs
Easy-to-use templates for creating 20-page 10x10 albums. Pages are designed in spreads with clipping masks included, so all you have to do is add photos! Also included is a swatch file with inspirationally-creative colors, to use throughout your album for a very professional appearance.

Albums contain:
Templates (for a complete album)
ASE & ACO Color Swatch Files

BONUS!
alternate spread

What are photoDUDS?
High-resolution files of brushes, embellishments, background papers, frames, word art, overlays and templates.


What are they for?
Creation of albums, announcements, gallery wraps, press products, marketing pieces and more!


Who are they for?
Professional and inspired photographers who want to offer their clients enhanced designs.


Are they hard to use?
They require a wee bit of Photoshop knowledge, and the ability to sit through our tutorials!


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