Surely by now you’ve experienced the seamless motion of sending and receiving files with Colorati when using a USB hard drive. For those of you thinking about using our service (or those that do, but use DVDs) here’s a look at some great hard drive options.

Here’s my checklist for these drives to win an official stamp of approval:

• Built well enough to travel.

• MUST be Mac & PC compatible and in a seamless kind of way. No anomalous unmounting allowed!

• At least USB 2.0. (If you’re still using a USB 1.0 drive, it’s time to join the new millennium!)

First up, our old favorite: Western Digital Passport drives. These drives are ready to rock out of the box and we rarely have any issues.

This one kind of takes the cake for me… SmartDisk Firelite. It comes in both USB 2.0 and FW models! Rock solid transfers, sturdy construction, gotta love it!

Here’s one that I’ve got mixed emotions about. We’ve had great success with this drive, but dodgy experience with certain LaCie drives in the past. So I mention it only because it’s specifically marketed as a “rugged” option: the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive. Also available in USB & FW (including FW 800!).

Hope that helps!

I told you to stay tuned to the d-sessions podcast!

The d-sessions podcast is by Jason Domingues of Trash The Dress, Don’t Box Us In, and Domingues Photography fame. He’s put together a top-notch podcast for professional photographers that you must add to your subscriptions.

Listen in on a conversation where Jason asked me about our roots, what sets us apart and family time. Enjoy!

(You can stream directly below, from his website or subscribe via iTunes.)

Check it out! When you’re ready to send in your next order, just pull up this form and let us know how we can serve you.

Yes, you can use (and bookmark) the form embedded in this post or you can use this alternate link:

Colorati Order Form

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Everyone knows Jason Domingues, right?

If you don’t then perhaps you’ve heard about a tiny little movement called Trash The Dress? Jason is one of the trailblazers of this movement and is blazing a new trail with his podcast for professional photographers. He’s featured the ridiculously talented John Michael Cooper on his latest podcast and you really need to check it out!

The d-sessions podcast!

If you know Jason, you know that he does everything with style, precision and uncompromising quality. Go listen to his podcast right now… Seriously! Stop reading this post… go get inspired!

(btw- stay tuned for the next episode… )

In case you haven’t, here’s a quick peek. And if you’re wondering… the only thing that has changed is our Custom Album Design price is now $10 per page! (Because we love you that much!)

Enjoy our new design with kick-butt with images by:

Vue Photography

Jillian Kay

Michael Krakora

Seiji Photographer

Download your copy here:

Colorati Price Sheet

So this is pretty fun!

I’ve been a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) for over 4 years. Last week at WPPI I saw Executive Director Larry Becker and thought, “I should say hi and thank him for the HUGE benefit NAPP has been to my career!”

So I did!

In return he sent me a book and made mention of our company on the weekly NAPP News video.

NAPP is more than 50,000 members strong and nurtures Photoshop artists and tech-heads from every industry. What an honor to get mentioned in the “Members Only” weekly video.

Thank you Larry, Scott, Matt and the entire team of instructors. (And of course a massive shout out to my NAPP forum peeps!)

***UPDATE: While I was writing this post, the book was delivered to my home! (Only photos a NAPP member could love:)

Who blogs on a Friday night? Seriously lame, I know! But we just got back to the office and have been slammed with phone calls and new inquiries! Customer service comes before blogging, right?

Thanks to Anne Ruthmann and Lindsay Yates for throwing a bangin’ party!!! We co-sponsored this event and met a ton of amazing people.

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Big shout to our clients who talked us up and gave raving reviews to other party people. You guys are the best!

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Here are some of my favorite shots floating about the blogosphere. Mostly by the wonderfully talented Abby Rose (who also won a hard drive and $50 bucks toward any Colorati service!)

The FABULOUS Jillian Kay!

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Didn’t get to meet these guys, but REALLY wish I did!

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This guy takes the cake for best T-Shirt of the night: “You look better on myspace” …Nice! Photo by Every Little Moment Photography

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The brilliant Jenny McMasters!!!

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Here’s a quick vid taken just before the party got started:

Cheers to those we met and those we’ll meet next year!

What an exciting week ahead! This will not only be my first WPPI but my first trip to Vegas EVER!

We want to meet you- yes you! So if you see this ugly mug walking around, grab me and say hello!

We are one of the proud sponsors for the PhotoLovecat & Paying It Forward party: “The Giveaway Gala 2008”

Seriously… this is going to be a H*O*T party. We’re giving away prizes that anyone can use, so be there!

We’ll also be crashing the Pixel2Canvas party and the convention “Welcome Reception.”

Otherwise, we’ll be floating around checking out the trade show, having coffee with you, and looking for lots of people we can help this year.

Want to meet up? With iPhone in hand, I’m only a call (or text) away! Click here for my mobile information.

A while back I posted a video to introduce myself and talk about the history of this company.

Since there are a lot of new clients (and lurkers!) we thought we’d post this again for all of you.

In other news, we’re going to be at WPPI and want to meet all of you! Stay tuned for details on how to get ahold of us so we can meet up!

Last week was amazing! Our clients are so generous!

Here’s a look at some recent kind words from our clients:

Thanks again for the amazing customer service. You guys are great!

-Louisiana (confidential client)

They look fabulous!! I’m SOOOOOOOO happy- what a stress reliever! You guys do your thing- I’m impressed.

Have a great weekend and I can’t wait to see the final products!

-Florida (confidential client)

These look absolutely amazing! I am so happy again with the work you have done for me!

Thanks for your hard work, and for keeping me within my budget!

-Daeja Fallas, Hawaii

A post in OpenSource Photo forums:

…I’m really impressed at how well colorati implements my random mumblings about style. and having to explain it all has made me realize how much work I used to do!

outsourcing doesn’t mean you loose your style or your profit…it just means you don’t loose your mind.

Many thanks to all of you who give us the pleasure of serving your studio!