Try WWF As A Green Photographer

Do you promote yourself as a green photographer? Then it’s important to find as many green tools as possible to run your business.

WWF is a new project, a new software program, with a goal of eliminating the need for printing. With traditional PDF documents, you can convert just about anything to a viewable format online. But with PDF’s, you have the option to hit “print”. WWF format eliminates the possibility of hitting that “print” button, making this the greenest way of sharing documents yet.

While there will always be things you need to print – contracts for instance – there are many things you don’t.

Price lists
Ordering instructions
Clothing consultation options
Album layouts

The new WWF download is currently available for free – just visit SaveAsWWF.com It’s currently available for MAC, with Windows option following shortly.

7 Ways To Make Your Photography Eco-Friendly

A few months ago I wrote 5 Ways A Photographer Can Go Green and gave you some great tips for getting started on becoming more efficient in what you do. ecofriendly photography

Going green has been the big push for 2009, with no stops in the foreseeable future. So I thought I would continue on with that list, and add 7 more things you can do with your photography business to turn it into an eco-friendly studio.

1. Recycle. The easiest way to get started is by recycling everything you have. The largest waste a studio will have is paper; buy a recycling bin and put all your paper there instead of the trashcan. It requires about two thirds less energy to make a ton of paper from recycled paper instead of using wood pulp from trees. Recycle your ink cartridges from your printers, refilling when possible. Also find places that will recycle or refurbish your old electronics and photographic equipment when you move onto newer items.

2. Conserve energy. Andrew and I have a home office, and for most of the day, we’re in one small section of our home. Instead of heating the entire house, we keep it at a low 62 degrees, and use a space heater to heat the room we use. There are many things you can do like this. Replace all of your light bulbs with eco-friendly ones. Keep the thermostat down a degree or two in the winter, up a degree or two in the summer. Also keep lights, equipment, and computers off unless you’ll be using them.

3. Stay unplugged. Most of us have power strips and power cords plugged in all over our office and home. With computers, iPods, camera equipment and phones, it seems like we have to be plugged in all the time. Instead of leaving the chargers plugged in all the time, only plug them in when charging. Not only can this save you money from electrical use, but it will also help keep CO2 out of the atmosphere.
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