YOU DIDN’T KNOW I WAS A LIFE COACH TOO!
Hope the summer is treating you all well; especially in these times it is most important to not lose focus on L-I-F-E ! Yes thats right – even when things look down and adversity sets in, I always have to take some steps backward and realize that it is the decisions you make during these times where you can make the biggest changes and differences in your well being and the well being of others all over the world. Don’t lose that focus and take things “out of range” as us fellow photographers always boast. The same holds true to your values, family, career, mind, muscles and body, etc. I can talk about this for hours so if this is your thing, feel free to contact me directly! To close, if I can recommend one book, it would be The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer. You will quickly puts things right back into perspective and be excited to what the future holds.

BWAC ART GALLERY UPDATE
OK on to the updates. The BWAC Summer Gallery Show is going well and continues until Sunday, August 16th. If you come on the last day towards the end of the day (around 3:30PM), the auction wall will start closing and each piece hanging will go to final bids. If you are the lucky winner, the art will ship that day. I have sold many pieces this way. These are more of a donation to the greater BWAC organization and in turn, people walk away with many afforable pieces of art that would normally cost 50 – 200% more. This week I will post my art in a private online gallery so you can see what I am showing at BWAC if you cannot make it down – this will all be for sale if you or a friend is interested.

BACK TO THE D.U.M.B.O. BROOKLYN STREETS
I have been invited back to DUMBO! I would have snuck my way in anyway! The last time I told you about DUMBO I was displaying some landmark and historical NYC photographs on the 11th floor of a building that boasted sweepinig views of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, NYC Skyline and a famous clock tower (which is someone’s apartment!) – you can literally reach out and touch it! This time I will be on the 1st floor of a full glass space that will invite the public in naturally. Next Thursday evening, August 5 is the date. The 1 day showing is brought to you by the guys at General Particular and the gallery is called Collective Art. As an added benefit, the showing coordinates with the regular DUMBO Art Walk that occurs the 1st Thursday or every month. This is a gallery invite you do not want to miss out on! And if you “don’t travel to Brooklyn – lol”; let it be known that you are literally closer than you think from NYC and they may as well just deem DUMBO NYC already. So come on down! More information to follow later in the week.

ADVERTISING, MARKETING & ALL THAT JAZZ….
I have officially started by merketing campaigns online and as a result my portrait and event services are starting to boom. It is great to hear that when someone finds me they tell me they went to google and simply typed in “headshots” or “baby portraits” and poof – danmarinophoto.com pops up! OK – maybe I am too excited about that, but I do think this is the next step to success.

BECOME A TOPSTAR TODAY!
Another project I have been building which is now a reality and ready to rock n roll is TopStar Images – http://www.topstarimages.com- this is Marino Photography’s bid to offer stock images, video, paintings, sculptures, etc. to the world! Like traditional stock agencies, you can come to TopStar, do a search for a specific keyword (go now and type in “Brooklyn Bridge”), and find images for your print, web, marketing project for a relatively low cost. Unlike the traditional agencies…if you are an art lover, collector, looking to decorate your house, etc., TopStar provides the means to make professional high quality archival prints that will ship straight to your home for immediate “wall appeal”. In addition, TopStar will showcase incredible exposure to the artists of the world and allow you to work our arrangements to get that art into your living quarters! Check out www.topstarimages.com to see what I am talkng about. By the end of August there will be a substantial collection of items that will allow you to find what you are looking for. 5 new members just signed up so I am overly anxious to see what work will be donning the website in a month or less.

AUGUST SPECIAL DEALS FROM MOI TO YOU – “FREE PHOTO SHOOT MONTH!”
As always, I am looking for you referrals! There is no better way to take on a special assignment than to be referred from my friends, family, clients and colleagues. It keeps the extended family growing and provides lasting emotional nostalgic memories for years to come. So please refer me out and if your lead becomes a sale, you will immediately qualify for a free photo shoot! If a free shoot does not float your boat, then we can discuss a free professionally print 11 x 14 landscape print! How cool is that? When you refer your contacts, tell them to mention that it was you that referred them! Or just tell me yourself! I want to make sure you “get yours

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Lots of text today- phew! Next blog post will be pictures and 20 words tops! Now that will be a challenge but you all deserve it!

Speak with you soon,
Dan

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Hello my friends, family and supporters (and by supporters I mean friends and family!),

Just a quick note to keep you up to date and to let you know that I am extremely busy these days shooting anything and everything in regard to landscapes, fine art and stock; as well as getting really busy on the portrait side of the business - namely children portraits these days as we are nearing holiday season (and Fall is an amazing time to do outdoor foilage shoots - many many colors to incorporate into true photojournalistic and even studio shots).

So as the nature of this work (at least for sure in my business), the fall time closes out the major fine art gallery focus (although stay tuned for some of my Winter gallery appearances!), and opens up many more phone calls for portraiture, environmental portraiture, and even some commerical work I am starting to get into. Give me a holler (aka pick up the phone!), or send me an email and I can fill you in - I would love to hear from you as well!

My blog lines will be starting up again - October was a busy busy month for shooting but also personally as my 6 month old daughter had a minor surgery to recover from and then the whole family got sick and kept passing the buck onto each other! I am sure you have all experienced that in your life at one point - not fun, but at the same time it was an interesting experience to share (to say the least) - this is one thing I did not phtograph! (although I did shooting Ava's before and after photos from surgery - dang camera phones!).

To give you a preview, here is some Sept, Oct and Nov shots. For fine art, I have been endlessly searching for "Dare to be Different" shots (that John Dewey HS motto never left me / Also, this should be the themes for all you fellow Gemini's out there!)

Stay tuned for my next blog dubbed "Addison" - a photo shoot I recently completed of a 1 1/2 year old girl in the park.

I look forward to hearing from you!

- Dan
dan@danmarinophoto.com

(917) 207-2091

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Marino Photography
Daniel J. Marino
www.danmarinophoto.com
dan@danmarinophoto.com
(917) 207-2091

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