Who needs a TWEAK?

What's a logo tweak?

Several people have contacted me to design a logo for them for full price, but in reality, they already have one or more ideas they liked from playing themselves - but the designs just weren't quite "there".

Some of my clients already have a logo that they love, but it needs to be "freshened up" a bit. Sometimes all that's needed is a fresh pair of eyes and a bit of tweaking to make the logo design perfect and so I've added the "logo tweak" to the services I offer.

logo tweak ~ $60

Need an example of what I'm talking about?

Kristin had her logo in mind, but wasn't sure it was "complete". She was thinking it needed something, just wasn't sure what.

What she had to begin with:Not bad and could have been used as is, but it needed some tweaking to make it perfect.

And with some minor adjustments:
That's a tweak, nothing major, just enough to give it some "pop"!

One Year Sweet...

In celebration of dear little Kaylee Jo's 1st birthday, I created this card for her mommy to use for a thank you card.

Front

Inside

Back

This template now available....watch for more non-holiday templates to come!

...and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sweet Kaylee Jo...love ya, sweetie!

It should be illegal...

to use such a snazzy looking logo! LOL Just kidding.

Stacey Steel contacted me about designing a logo for her business, Steel (a play on her last name, ha ha) the Moment Photography. After a few tries, we finally narrowed it down to this one.

If you're in California and looking for a photographer, don't forget to check out Stacey at www.steelthemomentphotography.com.

Good luck with your business, Stacey. Thanks for making me a part of your design process. I wish you the best!

a sleek, sophisticated logo

Last week I received this e-mail from Kia Hinz:

"I recently came across your work and love what I saw. I am starting a business in Chicago as a children's contemporary portrait photographer, and wonder if you would be able to help me create a logo? I have been looking forever for someone to create my vision of a sleek, sophisticated and timeless logo (to be used for website, business cards, stationary, etc) but have yet to find exactly what I am looking for."

So, after finding out a bit more of what she was looking for in a logo, we finalized her logo today and in her words, "...it is p e r f e c t!..."

Without further ado, here's the winning logo:

www.kiahinzphotography.com

If you're in the Chicago area and looking for a photographer for your kiddos, be sure to give Kia Hinz a call! 312.492.6777 or 773.510.0821

Thanks, Kia, for allowing me to work along-side of you to create this beautiful logo.
You were a pleasure to work with. I wish you the best!

The wait is over!!!

And the winner, drawn from a bowl by my daughter - she thought it was quite fun and drew everyone's name before it was all over, but since it doesn't work that way...the winner is

northpte@lighthouse.net

(Sorry, didn't have your name.) You need to let me know if you want the prize package or not by Sunday, September 16th at 6pm Central time.

For those who didn't win, keep checking out the blog, I will be posting a no-purchase-necessary contest in the next week, I'm just thinking of some fun guidelines.

ROYALTY FREE music at a great price

Looking for that perfect song for your website or slideshow?

Just thought I'd share a site with you that I've used in the past and been very happy with...Stock20.

They have a large assortment of music and their prices are great (all selections are $7) - best of all, it's free to join so you can look around and see if something catches your ear!

YAY for me...and you!

The site move/update/clean-up is DONE! Did you hear my huge sigh of relief?

The site is now up and running (hopefully smoothly!)

Thanks to all of you for your patience during all of this!

As a token of my appreciation, I've got a special offer (good for three days only) for everyone...

Sorry, this offer has ended. Please check back soon
to see any new discounts or contests.

...and for the cherry on top...

I will take the names of everyone who took part in this special offer and one person will win the entire kit and caboodle (and their money back)...yes, that's right, every action, all the storyboards, the border sets, and the holiday 2007 card templates! What more could you ask for???

This purchase is limited to one "complete" purchase per person - no signing up to buy each item separately to raise the number of buyers. Discount not valid on the purchase of printed items. This offer ends at 6pm central time on Friday, September 14th. (To make it easier to keep track of how many we have taking part in this offer, please enter your name in the comments below, even if you e-mail your request or purchase online.) Discount Code:OGD-YAY

Do I see a light???

I'm sure nobody is near as anxious as I am for the site to be up and running...completely done...well, it's getting close - all the links are working now, except my sample galleries for the business pieces and the ads, my border sample gallery and a few of the client proof galleries that need to be cleaned up and reposted. YAY! I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel!

In celebration of the update completion I will be offering a special deal on a few things, so check back soon for the details!

New web addy, same great designs...with style!

Sorry to anyone who is trying to visit my website right now - I'm switching my site from trisharobertson.com to orangegeckodesigns.com and since I have to reupload everything anyway, I'm reorganizing my files and stuff as I do it...all that to say - my site will be down for a couple days while I do the cleaning. I'm still available for design work, so don't hesitate to e-mail me with any questions. I will post on the blog when my new site is up and running!

Thanks!

Something to tide you over...

My website will be going down very shortly, as I'm in the process of changing my web address, but thought I'd post a few recent designs to tide you over until it's up and running again!

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Jaime specializes in children and family portraits and was looking for a fun logo that centered around a beach theme. Watch the blog for the rest of her design pieces.

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Lindsay needed an ad that featured various samples of her work and that could double as her business card. This ad was designed for use in a local school's yearbook.

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Andrea was looking for a simple, eye-catching logo with clean lines and simple fonts.

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This business needed something high-tech that had great contrast that made the
logo really pop. He was looking for something that would look sharp embroidered
on shirts as well as on stickers and business pieces.

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Family Picture Time!

A special thanks to Kimberly Smoot who made an almost 2 hour drive to come and take our family pictures. If anyone is in the Springfield area, this girl ROCKS! Check out her website and blog! www.kimberlysmoot.com and then give her a call! 217.793.2167...what are you waiting for?

Dog Days of Summer Sale!

The dog days of summer are officially here, with temps in the 90s, heat indexes in the 110s and super high humidity...all we can do is try to stay cool and come up with things to do indoors...so, here's something for ya! I'm having a

Dog Days of Summer Set Sale!

This sale has ended. Sorry! Check back soon for upcoming deals!

Just having fun!

It's Sunday...a day to relax, go to church, spend time with family and have fun before going back to work on Monday. So, that's what I did. Just thought I'd show a progression of this photo using some actions and borders that I've created. Please let me know what you think!

The final photo, shown larger below uses the enchantment action,
the vignette action and a swirly-grunge border.

A "Snappy" new postcard...

Sarah Ra'anan asked me to create a postcard for her to hand out in celebration of the Jewish New Year...and just to keep me on my toes, she asked me to add a few lines in Hebrew. The colors were chosen because one of the themes of the Jewish New Year is apples & honey - which would also explain the pictures.

www.sarahraanan.com

The lines in Hebrew read: "A quiet year, a beautiful year, a tranquil year. A year of peace, a year of dreams and love." The translation was so beautiful that I felt I had to share it...hmmmm...maybe I'll have make another card that says that in English as well.

One more template...

This one will replace the 4x8 that was in the embellished holiday set.


This is a 5x5 press-printed bi-fold card. It can also be easily printed as a 5x5 2-sided flat card.

Fun & Whimsical Logo

Angie was looking for a scrapbook style logo, something flourishy and textured, for a new forum that she was starting.

Angie - good luck with your new forum, I wish you much success!

I was framed!

Oh, wait...no...I guess my daughter was framed...in the borders below! I already have a grunge set of borders, but have been working on a grunge-flourish set as well. Well after much trial and error, here's my first few flourish borders...

Keep watching, I'll have more soon!

More templates and a slight change...

I just finished this card...
...which I will be adding to my Holiday 2007 collection. Several people have asked specifically for 4x8 cards, so I will be pulling all the 4x8 cards from the other sets and adding a couple more to it to create a new 4x8 holiday set. Keep your eyes out for it very soon!

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This card is the new Milano Grunge 07 that will replace the 4x8 in the grunge collection. It's a 5x7 press printed card, shown here with the special back for it and a sample text for the inside.

Are you making your list and checking it twice?

Action Group Buy

Sorry...This group buy has ended!

You can view the actions on my website by clicking here!
The group buy ends Friday, August 10th, so sign up today!!!

Thanks to Tiffany J. from 2peas for organizing this group buy - she will get 50% off
of her purchase if the minimum participants for one of the buys are met.

Do you belong to a different forum that you'd like to set up a group buy for?
Let me know and we get it worked out!

Actions are compatible with PS7+

Fingerprints of God...

Lindsay Vinson of Bell City, Missouri just had me design this logo for her business...

www.fingerprintsofgodstudios.com

Lindsay style is fun with a sophisticated edge to it, so we needed a logo to match. This logo incorporates a fun handwritten text with a clean cut font to give it just that touch of sophistication. The logo style also allows for easy customization of the colors for use on any type of print piece she would need.

If you're in the Bell City area and looking for a photographer,
call 573-733-4477 or e-mail fingerprintsofgodstudios@yahoo.com

Thanks Lindsay for letting me put my "fingerprint" on your logo design. You've been great to work with and I hope we can work together again in the future. Good luck with everything!

And the winners are...

1. Daphne J
2. tania (tai on 2 peas)
3. susan robichibaud
4. margie @ smiles forever photo and
5. catherine dillberg

Do you see your name in that list? If so, send me an e-mail to t.l.robertson(at)trisharobertson.com and let me know what template you'd like for free of if you want me to apply the amount to a set!

Not that you'll probably wait this long, but you have until Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 9pm Central time to send me your request.

Thanks to everyone who posted! Be sure to check back again for future contests and discounts or sign up with feedblitz to receive my blog updates by e-mail!

Did someone say free?

So, here's the deal, I'm seeing everyone else doing it (no, not jumping off of a bridge) and I have to try it myself . . . I'm having a contest!

When does it start? If you're reading this post, it has already started!

When does it end? 9:00pm CDT on Sunday, August 5, 2007

How do I enter? Post a comment about my 2007 Holiday card line-up...it's that easy!

How does it work? Shortly after 9pm on 8-5-07 I will be picking the names of 5 winning entries and posting them here on the blog.

What will I win? One Holiday 2007 template of your choice...(or you can choose to put the cost of the template towards the purchase of a complete group or the entire set.)

Ok, so the contest has started...tell your friends...get to posting!!!

BONUS...

If you're the "organizer" of a group buy, you get an added bonus...

The organizer of the group buys will receive a 50% discount on their purchase for any of the parts of the group buy that meet the minimum buyer quota!

Also, if people sign up and fill the minimum requirement for all sections of the group buy, you'll receive the entire group buy offered sets for FREE!

...just as a thank you from me.

MPix Group Buy #1

This group buy is closed...
Thanks!

(Cards and card sets as well as pricing can be viewed here: www.trisharobertson.com/holiday2007.htm)

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I accept payments via PayPal to t.l.robertson(at)trisharobertson.com.

Want to set up your own Group Buy, just e-mail me and we'll get it set up!

It's a WILD holiday!

Here's the latest, and last, set in the Holiday 2007 line-up.

Wild Holiday 2007

Another Holiday set

Here's set #5 - it includes 2 - 5x7 templates as well as 2 - 5x5 tri-fold templates.

Holiday Hodge Podge 2007

And a sneak peek from the final set (Wild Holiday) watch out for this one!

2006 favorites!

Here are a few of my best selling templates from 2006. All the same specs as the new templates - 5x7 layered .psd files.

Blessed & Bright Striped - Holiday 2006

peace, joy and love letters - Holiday 2006

peace, love & joy ornaments - Holiday 2006

All wrapped up...

and looking great under the tree! Santa's elves have been busy at work and there will be more than just coal in the stockings this year! I've bundled the templates into a handful of sets and they're ready to go!

Each set contains the layerd .psd file for each card shown as well as a layout for the inside and back of the 5x7 cards.

Set #1: Holiday Grunge 2007

Set #2: Embellished Holiday 2007

Set #3: Simple Holiday 2007

Set #4: Holiday Funk 2007

Please visit my website for pricing info and to select which grouping(s) you would like.
Want an extra discount, you can set up a Group Buy on your favorite forum or I can set one up on my blog, ask for details!

I will also be posting the few Christmas templates that I offered last year, as well as a few more that will be new for this year, just a little tweaking left on them. So check back, so you can put some more presents under the tree!

For templates that use special fonts, templates will include a rasterized layer for use as is and a regular layer for editing. (Most fonts can be found on the web for free, but you can change the fonts to use whatever you'd like, I've just picked the ones I used to show as samples.)

Let my elves help you out!

Like the look of the Christmas card templates but way too busy to take the time to do all the picture swapping and word changing yourself? Don't worry about buying the templates for yourself then, I have worked out agreements with several different photographers and would be willing to help you out too...for a small set fee, you can send me the pictures your client has picked for the front and back of the card and what the client has requested for wording on the inside of the card and I will make all the adjustments for you - and even send them to print if you need. Just ask for details!

Subscribe to the OG Blog!

Did you miss out on the last special offer?
Want to be notified of the next one?

There's a button to the bottom right of my blog under "Subscribe To" that will allow my "groupies" to subscribe and receive an e-mail whenever I post something new to the blog! How cool, eh. So subscribe, complete the verification process and you're done...You'll receive an e-mail whenever I post something new to the blog.

So, what are you waiting for, go subscribe so you can stay on top of things!

Are you gearing up yet?

I know many photographers that I've spoken to are starting to really push their book by dates for the Christmas sessions and have been posting sample cards to get people thinking.

Well, here's one more sneak peek from the 2007 Holiday line-up...


I hope you like what you've seen so far. I'll be posting the complete sets along with pricing info later this week, so check back or send me a post/e-mail and I'll let you know when it's up!

Have a . . .

holly jolly good time looking through the new line-up of Holiday templates!

Here's another one that will be available!

All cards will be sent as a layerd .psd file. You can easily customize each family's card by adjusting the colors or creating a personalized message for the inside of the card. A file with the layout for the inside and back of the card will be included with each template set.

Photo courtesy of Natalie Milano 951.850.5106

A Little Stocking Stuffer!

Another of the cards in the upcoming Holiday line-up. Enjoy!

Don't have the time to mess with putting your photos into the templates, adjusting the text on the inside of the card and printing them? Let me do it for you! For a set price, you can send me your photos for the card and what you want the inside to say and I'll do all the work for you - swap the photos, edit the text, put your logo and info on the back and upload them to print for you! What more could you ask for?

It's begining to look alot like...

Christmas!

Yes, you read correctly...It's Christmas in July! Keep checking back for the updates - holiday card templates will be posted here soon!

Each template will be a ayered, .psd PhotoShop file that you can tweak to fit your needs. You'll be able to adjust the colors or change the font or wording on the cards easily.

Get your templates ordered now so you can give your clients a sneak peek of what winter at your studio will look like!

(Not a photographer, but still want one of the cards to send out to your friends, families, or clients...let me know, I can add your picture and wording to the cards and send them out to print for you!)

No more boring blog headers!

http://www.milanophotography.blogspot.com/

Have a great logo or photo that you want to show off to everyone?

Are you tired of the plain text header on your blogger blog but don't have the time, patience, or know how to replace it with a photo header?

Not even sure about how to make a photo header for your blog?

http://photographybyheatherl.blogspot.com/

Let me know, I can help you out!

As a new service for blogger users, I can design a blog header for your blog and even upload it to your blog for you, if needed. Check the website for prices.

That's a horse of a different COLOR!

Is there anything harder than choosing the "perfect" colors for you design?

Adobe has designed an awesome tool to make this a bit easier. If you sign in you can download the color schemes you like as an .ase which can be imported to CS2 and CS3 applications via the Swatches palette. This should make finding the best color scheme for your design fun and easy!

A little more recognition...

for Sarah Ra'anan Photography. Not only did I design a logo for Sarah's business, we added a "brush" for her photos, a round sticker for her packaging, a business card and a postcard. What a great way to brand her business!

2x3.5 business card

and 4x6 postcard


http://www.sarahraanan.com/

What are you doing?

Are you still just thinking about taking advantage of the Lucky Day Deal!

If so, here's something to sweeten the deal...If we get all seven slots filled, the first three who pay will receive 100 business cards printed for free. So, tell your friends, neighbors, Mary Kay consultant, hair stylist, realtor...everyone you know, to sign up.
So far we have

1. Glenda Johns
   
2. Jaime P
   
3. Christopher Johnston
   
4. Sarah Watson
5. Becky Cauthen
   
6. ?
   
7. ?
   

Could you be next on the list?

Not ready to get in on this deal? Got a group of people who would be interested in a "Group Buy"? Send me an e-mail and we can set up a time and the details. (Minimum of 5 people.)