Good Stuff

Tools I Love & Recommend

My desire for the right tool borders on obsession. From sketching first concepts with pen and ink to launching powerful software, I delight in what feels right in my hands; brings my ideas, objectives, creativity to life; works with graceful precision; or enlightens and connects me. Here's an ever-changing list in my quest for the best:

Measure Your Marketing

  • Get Clicky
    A prettier way to view your website stats and understand your visitors.
  • Kiss Metrics
    A great way to get to know your website visitors by asking questions and offering surveys.

Self Publish Your Book or Magazine

  • Blurb
    Easy peasy book publishing

Affordable Printing

  • Moo.com
    Affordable, high-quality print promotion and identity

Backup + Share Your Files

  • SugarSync
    File sharing and selective syncing between computers
  • Dropbox
    More than just file sharing and syncing

Browser Add-ons

  • Chrome SEO
    Check your keywords, backlinks, pagerank and more.
  • Tin Eye
    Find out where you images are being used or how to find images

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Design and Build a Website

  • Coda
    For elegant hand coding of HTML and CSS
  • Sustainable Web Hosting (Canvas Dreams)
    {Affiliate link} Excellent customer service and good for the planet.
  • Photography Blog Sites
    {Affiliate Link} Easy peasy Wordpress photography portfolio website creation.
  • Squarespace
    Easy, low-maintenance website creation platform. Beautiful straight out-of-the-box.
  • ExpressionEngine
    Robust content management system for those who require complex functionality and content relationships

My “Happy Snap” Cameras

  • Polaroid Cameras
    I've always loved “Instant.”
  • Fuji Finepix x10
    Years ago, photography worked its way into my soul, life, and work. Lightweight, unobstrusive, stylish.
  • Plastic Cameras
    I love their unpredictable nature and I still love film.

Publications I Love

  • More Magazine
    Makes me feel smart and beautiful even at “a certain age.”
  • Website Magazine
    Another magazine that helps me stay on top of industry tools, topics and trends.
  • Dot Net Magazine
    A must-read magazine all web design and development professionals.
  • Entrepreneur
    Stories of amazing people and their amazing businesses.
  • Photo District News (PDN)
    Keeping current on what is important to photographers is important to me.
  • Gourmet Magazine
    How I miss it! Delicious photography, delicious recipes, stories from around the world.

Tools for Teaching & Blogging

  • Screenflow
    For training my customers how to update and manage their new websites

Edit and Manage Your Photographs

To manage my photography archives

  • Photo Mechanic
    The fast and easy way to edit, pair and rate your images
  • Aperture
    To manage my photography archives

Sell Your Products

  • Photoshelter
    The best way to sell your images and share with your clients. Secure, stable and a great resource for photographers

  • EventBrite
    Sell tickets, classes, events and more. Easy to use and easy to brand and integrate with your website.

Build Your Discovery

  • HootSuite
    To manage my Twitter strategy while at the desktop, laptop, or iPhone; keep up-to-date with my community; and engage my customers

  • Flickr
    To share photos with my family, friends, and colleagues

  • 500px
    Another great place to share your images with a larger community

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