We LOVE technology!  In pretty much all of it’s forms.  We’re both extremely attached to our iPhones and computers.  A week without internet access is like a week without air to us.  I would log onto my computer and type an email LONG before I’d pick up a pencil and write a letter – even if it actually took LONGER.   (Those of you who have ever seen my handwriting are probably really thankful for this fact!)  For a long time we’ve been managing our buisness in a rather traditional format . . . you know, file folders and spreadsheets and things like that, but recently, we’ve been introduced to an AMAZING new tool that has revolutionized the way we do things and how keep ourselves organized.  It’s a fabulous little service called ShootQ.

ShootQ is an online studio management service that allows us to have all our contacts, client and booking information, calendars and everything else in one super convienent place.  Since it’s based online we can access all of this information anytime and from anywhere.  AND we can do all kinds of other fun things like send out surveys and do online booking.  It’s awesome!  We’ve been using the service and transitioning things over since early November, but now we I think we can officially say, “ShootQ ROCKS!”

Another super fun feature that all of our couples will enjoy, is that each client has their own special “client site” with all the details for their wedding day or photo shoot.  They can visit it any time they want, update information, view their contract or billing information, fill out surveys and keep in touch with us.  YAY!!!

To all of our photographer friends out there – if you haven’t seen it all ready, go take a tour of this amazing tool and feel free to drop us a line if you have any questions!

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Whew!  It’s been a very busy and very HOT few weeks for us.  We’ve been neglecting our blog a bit – not because there hasn’t been anything to say, but mostly because there’s hardly been time to say it!  Between the fourth of July holiday, Ryan’s birthday festivities, living out of suitcases for days while our AC was out (yuck!) , and everything else, it’s just been a super crazy time for us.  So much for having the summer off!  Our shooting schedule may be a little bit lighter (cause no one wants the theme of their Arizona wedding to be “sweat”), but we’re sure keeping oursleves busy.

We’ve got all kinds of fun stuff in the works that we can’t wait to share with all of you!  In the coming weeks we’ll be introducing a whole different look and feel for Simply Knot Photography.  Ryan and I have been talking a lot lately about who we are as photographers and what our buisness is really all about and we’ve kinda come to the conclusion that we’ve outgrown a few things that we put in place when we first launched out buisness.  The first thing to go: our logo and color scheme.  It’s time to kiss the old black and white ”SK” goodbye and say hello to this this cute little number:

So much more FUN and FRIENDLY, right?  When it comes to working with our clients, we’re ALL ABOUT the fun and friendly so we thought that it was time for the look of our buisness to reflect that too!  We also wanted to get away from the more tradtional look of our old stuff and emphasize the modern look you see in our photographs.  No stuffy traditional stuff here!  There’s a lot more changes to come, inlcuding a brand new AMAZING website so I hope this little taste will hold you off for a while ;-)

Wanna hear a little secret about our new logo?  The four dots are not only a cool graphic element, but they represent the letter “G” in the braille alphabet . . . “G” for Gotcher :-)  I’m probably the only one who cares, but I think it’s really fun that it has another meaning.  Don’t forget to leave us lots of comments below to tell us what you think!

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As you can pretty much tell by looking at it, our blog page has undergone a major overhaul this past week.  We’re super excited about the new look and features!  Here are some of the highlights:

• BIG BIG BIG photos!  Our previous blog only allowed us to post photos at 600 pixels wide, but now we get to post at 900 pixels wide!  YAY!  We like big photos :-)
• At the top left hand side of the blog you’ll see a Twitter Updates box where you can always see what we’re up to via the social messaging utility Twitter.  If you’re a Twitter user, feel free to follow both of our feeds by clicking on the menu links under “Simply Knot”.
• On top of the comment box at the end of each post you’ll see a few little icons with ways you can interact with our blog content.  My favorite is the Facebook post icon that lets you automatically post the entry on your Facebook or send it in a message to your Facebook friends!

Exciting stuff :-)  Let us know what you think of our new blog by leaving us lots of comment love below!  Thanks for reading.