Storefront // Affiliate Store
Every service and product listed below is a one we use at ApertureExpert.com, PhotoJoseph.com and ConfessionsOfATravelJunkie.com, and recommend without hesitation. Each of these links are affiliate links, meaning making a purchase from here helps to support our sites and services in some way. Want to sell ApertureExpert.com products on your website? There’s a link for that too… scroll down to the bottom, and as always, thanks for your support!
Aperture 3
You won’t get far if you don’t have Aperture installed! Of course you probably have it by now, but just in case not… you can get it from the Mac App Store for just $79.99
Nik Software
Some of the best plugins out there, without a doubt. My personal favorite is Silver Efex Pro II, but they all rock.
BorrowLenses.com
Why buy when you can rent? If you’re not going to use that expensive lens, camera body, or six flash heads every week, do you really need to own them? The smart money says NO. Rent from BorrowLenses and get exactly what you need, when you need it—and nothing more. Rent here
Dropbox
Sync files between computers, share files with friends and colleagues, revert to previous document versions, collaborate on documents with shared folders and rest assured that anything in Dropbox is backed up to the cloud. It’s a fantastic service, and best of all, your first 2GB of storage is absolutely free! Sign up here
Backblaze
Automated, unlimited backup to the cloud. Put an account on each computer you own and know that everything you have is backed up, all the time, automatically. Sign up here
Stuck In Customs
Interested in HDR? There’s one place to go, and that’s straight to the #1 Travel Blog, Stuck in Customs. Trey Ratcliff offers an incredible amount of free information on this site, as well as extensive training material for sale. Start here
SmugMug
SmugMug is the gallery of choice for PhotoJoseph.com and ConfessionsOfATravelJunkie.com. It’s incredibly flexible, powerful, and even profitable! Not only a place to host your images, you can sell prints and merchandise through there too, setting up your own pricing and choosing precisely what your customers can buy. Start your FREE Trial here
Amazon.com
We all shop there… start your shopping experience here, and help ApertureExpert along the way! Shop here
B&H Photo
Where would we be without our camera gear? We buy nearly every camera, lens and light through B&H. Outstanding service, fair prices and a store that you know will still be there tomorrow. Shop here
Squarespace
This entire site you are looking at now was created with Squarespace.com. It’s a fantastic service, easy to use and incredibly powerful. ApertureExpert.com is using the top-tier plan, allowing self-signup membership, among other things. I couldn’t do what I do without it. Sure there are loads of free web hosting solutions out there, but as they say… you get what you pay for! Sign up here
iTunes
So many camera apps, where do you begin? Shop here
Freshbooks
Getting paid is great, but invoicing clients sucks. Freshbooks takes the pain away and makes invoicing — and getting paid — incredibly easy. Sign up for your free Freshbooks account here!
hover.com
Domain registration without the flashy ads. I used to use the other guys, but have been migrating to hover as each domain expires (I, erm, own a lot of ‘em). Use this link to register your domain and to throw a little credit our way!
Shoeboxed
If you need to track receipts, this is the best thing you’ll ever sign up for. You email, mail, or photograph receipts and submit them. IRS approved so you can trash the original. They categorize automatically; you clean it up once in a while. End of year, IRS deductions are a breeze and every single receipt is available if you’re ever audited. I started using this in 2011 and it made 2011 taxes a lot easier… now I’m using it all the time and 2012 taxes will be ridiculously easy! Sign up here.
ApertureExpert.com has an affiliate store, too!
Want to sell our products from your site, store or blog and make a percentage? Head on over here to learn how!