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How Photographers Can Protect Themselves with a Digital Model Release
In 2014, a New York state judge allowed model Avril Nolan to pursue her $450,000 lawsuit against Getty Images. Nolan, a healthy young woman, experienced extreme distress after being depicted as HIV-positive in an ad run by the New York State Division of Human Rights. While Getty motioned to have the case dismissed under the First Amendment,…
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The F22 WordPress Theme: A New Take on the Modern Portfolio Website
A lot of websites look alike these days. That’s why we’re constantly challenging the status quo and creating unique designs for your blog, portfolio, store, or better yet, all three. Meet our new F22 WordPress theme, a mold-breaking visual showcase of your work. Main Benefits 2 column grid – Showcase portrait and landscape images without the cropping…
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Streamlined Photo Proofing For Photographers
Photo proofing is now easier for you and your clients thanks to our new “Access Control” extension for Sell Media. WordPress is the Swiss Army Knife of web publishing. With our themes and plugins, you can run your entire photography business on one WordPress website, from your portfolio and image galleries to your blog, photo cart and back-end e-commerce management.…
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How to upload photos from Lightroom into WordPress
Sell Media 2.0 introduced a laundry list of new features, including the ability to import photos that were exported from Adobe Lightroom. In this tutorial, I’ll show you just how easy it is to integrate these two powerful photography platforms. Overview For those who don’t know, Sell Media is our free WordPress plugin that allows…
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Featured User: Photographer Harriet Roberts
It’s no doubt that building WordPress themes is a passion for us here at Graph Paper Press. The only thing we love more is seeing creatives use our themes to showcase their beautiful and inspiring work. Take for instance Harriet Roberts. Harriet is an England-born, Brooklyn-based photographer who uses our new Expo WordPress theme as a…
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Nepal Earthquake
UPDATE: I spoke with Chandra on Tuesday of this week and he, his wife and daughter are okay. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Chandra! On Saturday morning I awoke to the terrible news that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake had struck Nepal. The news is both shocking and deeply personal for us here at Graph…
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Sell Media 2.0
Sell Media, our free e-commerce photo cart for WordPress, just received a major overhaul with a huge list of new features. Here is a brief overview of what’s new in version 2.0: New Feature: Galleries. Upload multiple files. See example. New Feature: Importing options (import from Lightroom, etc.). New Feature: Sales stats for each product. New…
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Introducing the Expo WordPress theme
If you’re looking for a website that includes the focus of a splash screen with horizontal side-scrolling effects, check out our new Expo WordPress theme. Main Benefits A blank canvas – Showcase your photos from edge to edge. Make a big impact. Focused messaging – The splash screen helps you communicate effectively by minimizing distractions. Increase engagement – Horizontal and infinite…
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13 Free Web Apps to Supercharge Your Photography Business
When running a photography business you will often have to take on jobs that you aren’t immediately familiar with. Yes, you may know exactly how to create sharp focus at night, but what about completing accounting tasks or managing your own client list? Fortunately, there are myriad web apps available that can help you supercharge your photography business…
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Twenty Free WordPress Plugins Every Photographer Needs to Know About
Making your website stand out online is hard work. However, a poorly designed or functioning website can be the difference between making a sale or losing a client. Fortunately, WordPress is our savior. We have thousands of themes to choose from and even more plugins to provide additional functionality. If you’re a photographer, you need plugins that can highlight your work, boost your audience…
