If you don’t know about Moo Cards - what, are you still using Vistaprints to make your business cards?! You really can’t beat the quality of these, you can have up to 50 different photos per batch, and plus they are a rad company!
Here is our latest batch:
We keep em fresh by ordering about 200 every few months.
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WARNING: I am not a tax expert! Consult your tax professional before you listen to me 
. All of my research is in regards to California Sales Tax and photography specifically. Now that you can’t sue us, here is me, Austin trying to define the mysterious relationship between Wedding Photography and California Sales Tax.
The Big Deal: Sales Tax on groceries is no big deal, but when you’re talking about 8%+ Sales Tax on $5,000+ the game changes, big time. Whether you’re looking to hire a photographer or hire yourself out as one, I hope my research helps you out 
The Confusion: Is photography subject to Sales Tax even though it is a service? I know photographers who charge Sales Tax on all goods and services they offer – just to be safe. On the other hand, I know photographers who only charge Sales Tax on the actual cost of the goods they sell. Assuming they all have CPAs, have a good work ethic, and live in the same state – What the heck is going on?
My Research: I went ahead and looked it up for myself on the official gov site: Tax Tips for Photographers and then called Kent, a California Sales Tax expert to discuss it further. What follows is my interpretation (not anyone else’s), so like I say – look into it yourself.
Is Wedding Photography subject to CA Sales Tax? The short answer is yes and no. Haha, yes – you MUST ready on!
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As most of you may not know, I (Austin) didn’t grow up with my birth father. We’ve been playing catch up the last 6 or so years, and it’s a trip to find out how much we have in common!
When Dara and I got into wedding photography, I was suprised to find out that my dad had been a wedding photographer for 10 years!! How I missed that detail before, I don’t know.
Anyway, I thought it would be cool to interview him a few months ago when he came down to visit. It is pretty long, and not the greatest quality for the web, but it’s pretty hilarious at points, especially if you are a photographer yourself. Enjoy!
Interview: Dad: Wedding Photographer from the 80′s from austin curtis on Vimeo.
Here’s an interview with my dad – who worked as a wedding photographer for 10 years up in Canada. Like father, like son – well, almost!
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Just because you put a lot of work into a photo, doesn’t mean it won’t get rejected outright!
Case and point:
Hours spent removing crap from the background: a bazillion.
Tears shed over rejection: 1.
A worthy “Note to self” for future endeavors: priceless.
Too bad they don’t accept animated gifs!
Case and point:
Above: Mark Smith feeding chips his finger to a wild beach squirrel!
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We just ordered our first album from Kiss Wedding Books.
Here is a quick little video of the unboxing process (excuse the ghettoness):
Update: We’ve been with Kiss for 2 years now, and since then, we actually made a better video to show you the quality of them:
More details on this album here.
And, in case you’re curious to see the album layout circa 2008:
We like our newer album designs of course, but we still love that album
MUCH LOVE ~A&D
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