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Cards

Matt Danner — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:36:52 +0000

So I just sent off for some new business cards. I designed them myself, and that was a little more nerve racking than I anticipated. I think I went through a total of about 20 designs before I settled on a very simple and clean look. I started with some super complex cards that contained several images and lots of typography. Those just weren’t me. I wanted it to be simple. I finally went with a two sided card with no pictures at all. The front is gloss black and MATT DANNER | PHOTOGRAPHY printed large across the center (the first time I did it it said MATT DANNER | PHOTOGRAPY… that was a close call). The back is a black to gray gradient (just like the website) and has a little logo and my basic information. It was pretty fun stuff. I used OvernightPrints.com to print them. They have great prices and a wide variety of quantities. I should have them next week sometime, so I will let you know what I think of the print job.

Wedding Site

Matt Danner — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:16:58 +0000

So I just put up a new site about my wedding! We are really excited, so I wanted to get a site up and running with pictures and details and such. If you visit, you might notice some similarities between the wedding site and the site you are on right now. That is because the are both using the same theme from Shutter Themes, just in a different (more wedding appropriate) color. Well hope you will have a look. I will be adding pictures as we get more. Right now it is kind of just a collection of photos of Jessica and I. Soon I want to change the front images to our engagement photos. But that hasn’t happened yet. Anyway, hope you enjoy.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MATT AND JESSICA’S WEDDING WEBSITE

Storefront

Matt Danner — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:31:23 +0000

I have been thinking recently about creating a virtual storefront for some of my work. I already have the hosting, all I really have to do is register a name and head over to iThemes and, SHABAM, I’m set up. I would really like to sell more of my prints online. I sell a few here and there in person, but I really feel that I could get my images out there a lot more if I sold them online and mailed out the prints.

This is not an original idea. I know a great deal of photographers that have a store set up just to sell prints. This seems like a relatively easy way to a) get my stuff on people’s walls and b) make a little extra money. Gotta remember, I’m going to need all the money I can get!!!!

Keep your eyes out for a my store. School is out now, so I have a couple of weeks “off” to get this off the ground. See you soon.

Life Changing?

Matt Danner — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:46:21 +0000

So I got an iPhone. Is it life changing? I submit that it is. Actually I am writing this post from my iPhone via the WordPress app. Wonderful. My beautiful fiancé Jessica got this for me for Christmas. Thanks Jessica.

Dead

Matt Danner — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:08:06 +0000

Dead week has taken on a whole new meaning. For those of you who may not know what dead week is, it is a tradition at most universities the week before finals. Normally, it gives students nothing due the week before finals so that they can adequately prepare themselves for the big tests. Well in the photography program we handle things a little differently.

All of the labs (darkroom, studio, and MacLabs) are monitored and cared for by student Lab Techs. The university has a policy that no lab techs can work the week of finals. This leaves us in a strange situation, because that means all the labs must be shut down for the last week of school. That leaves Dead Week to work on all final photography projects.

This week has lived up to its name. I wish I were dead. This is thursday, and I have been nearly sleepless since monday. Two VERY long nights in the darkroom, and one split between the MacLab and studio.

Well at 5:00pm today I am finished with this semester. It can’t get here fast enough.

Self Promotion

Matt Danner — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:12:18 +0000

I recently (today) made some promotional prints to send out. This will just keep everyone up to date with my work. There are 3 different ones, so here is a taste.