Well photo shoots and website design as normal of course, but in the background we’ve been busy getting to grips with the new iPhone (new to the company anyway).

Anyway I got thinking about how many smart phones are out there and that our site isn’t really ‘phone friendly’ due to hover menus. Therefore we present…

http://mobile.danieljamesphotography.net

very much in its infancy this is set to make it easier to get in touch with us and to know where and when your photo shoot is.

Pages currently active:-

About Us – self explanatory

Bookings Calendar – tied to Google Calendar you will soon receive a unique shoot number when you book, this will be added to the Google Calendar event i.e. ‘4530 Photo Shoot’ so that you can check when your shoot is (date and time)

Shop Opening Times – self explanatory

Shop & Studio Locations – Google maps linked in to help you to find us

Blog – linked to this very blog, keep up on the latest developments and posts

(out of site in the image) Contact Details – All contact details including direct links to text, e-mail and call us

Those that frequent our main site will notice the lack of updates there, firstly apologies for this it is due to a busy workload and also the fact that a whole new Drupal based website is currently under construction which should finally give customers a place to interact with us (aside from phone/e-mail etc) and stay updated with the progress of their shoot (editing, website gallery link etc).

Although similar in appearance it should run quicker, be easier to navigate and a lot quicker for me to update.

No release date for this update is scheduled yet (some 50+ pages to re-write first)

We’ve created a persona for our readers from our photograph of a flower petal, called ‘Sunrise’.

You can get the ‘Sunrise’ persona from here

bview is a way for people to search for businesses and review/rate them according to the service they received. We are asking that aside from the lovely comments we receive in person, if people could spare 5 mnutes to just write around 50 words on the site on Daniel James Photography we would really appreicate it and as a thank you for doing so we’ll give you a free 6″x4″ print with your photo shoot order. Simply e-mail us when you’ve reviewed us and we’ll then credit you accordingly.

One review per studio session please and we reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time.

many thanks!

Daniel James Photography | Online Shop

How to add a photograph to your order – if you add a photograph to your order it will be printed and placed inside the frame/album/gift and packaged together so that your item is ready from pride of place as soon as it arrives!

www.danieljamesphotography.net/shop

Daniel James Photography | Online Shop

Whilst the site is still being added to we felt it time to show off a few of the features the site has to offer. This video briefly highlights the following (please note no audio is in this video, it will be re-recorded with audio soon).

The site is now live with over 50 products already active at www.danieljamesphotography.net/shop

- RSS Feeds

- Sharing

- Google Translate

- Facebook Connect

- Tags

- Reviews

Taken traditionally against a black or white backdrop, this is your choice and we are happy to come to your house if you prefer for some home shots.

As a gift to you both and perfect present for the new arrival our package includes a photo teddy bear. This little bear is 100% polyester and washable at 30°. The t-shirt he wears can have any photograph of your choice placed on it to make it extra special.

Included in this package is:-

- around 1 hour of photography
- 5 FREE 6″x4″ prints
- CD of watermarked images for proofing in colour, black & white and sepia
- Online password protected photo gallery

- PLUS EXCLUSIVE TO THIS PACKAGE – 1 FREE PHOTO TEDDY BEAR

Visit our Bump-to-Baby page for more information and when your baby arrives our First Steps package captures their first year in photographs perfectly.

Don’t panic if you need a passport photograph, come to us at 4 Chenevare Mews, Kinver where we’ll photograph, process and print it in 5 minutes (typically), using an online checking system to validate it.

“Surely it’s easier to pop to my local photo booth?”

It may well be but wouldn’t you rather a person talk to you rather than a machine automate orders at you? Wouldn’t you rather save 50p (on average compared to booths)? *our photos are just £3.50) and wouldn’t you rather get 7 prints rather than 4 (can be used for driving licence applications, disabled badges, bus passes and more)? (compared to booths)

Save yourself some money in the credit crunch and get your passport photographs taken by us!

We also print international visas and passport photographs, for further information please visit our main page here:- West Midlands Passport Photographs

* please check details as they vary per location

Photobox is one of the leading printing companies, dealing with hundreds of orders daily and providing a quick, high quality and reliable service.

We have chosen to join the Pro Gallery section of the site that allows for direct orders for customers, speeding up service to you.

The gallery has been divided into the following sections of photographs:-

Abstract | Landscapes | Nature | Digital Art | Black & White

and can be accessed here:- Daniel James Photography Gallery

Please note our retail shop is now closed until the 5th of January when we will re-open.

thank you once again,

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Daniel