Meet Kalyn! She is the newest member of the PhotoLynx family…literally

 

Hi I’m the new Photolynx girl Kalyn Kelly, yes Tricia Kelly’s daughter. I’m the new voice your going to be hearing on the phones and I’m also the girl who is going to be doing all your activations, so please be nice and patient with me I’m trying to learn as quickly as possible.

 

I’m super excited to be part of this fun hard working team, and to help out and learn as much as I possibly can.

 

I grew up in a small town in the mountains of San Diego, and attended Julian High School, the same small town and school my mother (the money lady) grew-up in and attended. I grew up on a farm and was in 4-H my whole childhood (I took a hog to the fair every summer) where I learned how to work hard and get stuff done

 

I love the out doors and every sport under the sun (I’d rather play then watch). I took a highland dance (old traditional Scottish Dance) class for a while and loved, it but had to quit due to a bum knee.. I have 4 sisters and one brother whom I love all very dearly, I am the second youngest and by far the best one in the litter!

 

I love learning and expanding my horizons as much as I can. My last job was at Mom’s Pie House where I baked the best pies in town! I started out bussing and in less then a year I moved up the chain to server, cashier, opener-closer then on to baker, in the pie world that’s pretty darn fast. And now that I’m on the Photolynx team I’m going to work hard and do my best to be the best employee I possible can.

PhotoLynx, Inc. and ImageQuix, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance

News Release –  For Immediate Release

For Additional Information Contact:

Paul Schulz
760-504-1941
Paul@PhotoLynx.com

PhotoLynx, Inc. and ImageQuix, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance

 San Diego, CA – November 16, 2011 – With the release of PhotoLynx’ new software, FLOW, PhotoLynx, Inc. and ImageQuix, Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to provide full service installation and implementation of FLOW.  PhotoLynx’ newest software release, FLOW represents the next generation software for photographers photographing events, schools and sports. FLOW incorporates a brand-new designed interface, intuitive data and image matching methods, and many other features that improve usage and performance over its predecessor, CamLynx. FLOW is designed to efficiently associate data and images providing the photographer a new level of control over product offerings and the on-site photography process.

Tim McCain, Sr. vice Pres. of PhotoLynx, Inc. says, “We are in the very unique position to be truly full service. The addition of ImageQuix technology into FLOW will allow a photographer to capture the image, post it online, bring it back into FLOW and send it to print, all with just a few clicks. This is what has been missing over the past few years. We are excited to bring this relationship to market”

Mark Valente, President of ImagQuix, Inc. says, “I believe we have created a ‘Best-of-Both Worlds’ integration for the high volume photographer.  This system is so streamlined and efficient; it has leveled the playing field for the independent school photographer to compete with the major vendors. This is huge.”

PhotoLynx is a California corporation located in Julian, CA.

ImageQuix is a South Carolina corporation located in Greenville, SC

PhotoLynx, Inc. is a privately owned California corporation founded in 1988.  PhotoLynx, Inc. specializes in writing and supporting digital imaging software for the volume package photography market; school, sports & dances.

In addition to the professions’ leading digital imaging software, PhotoLynx, Inc. also works with individual companies to produce custom needed software.

ImageQuix is a privately owned South Carolina corporation founded in 1997.  ImageQuix specializes in the online sales and marketing of photos for professional photographers.  ImageQuix is networked with the industry’s leading digital imaging labs, providing a turnkey solution for direct fulfillment of online photo sales.

Intro for Joey Briese (the new member of the PhotoLynx)

 

If you have recently called the PhotoLynx home office you
may have noticed a new voice on the other end. I have just finished my first
month meeting and greeting a great group of customers. Well, just in case you
have called let me introduce myself, my name is Joey Briese and I’m the newest
member of PhotoLynx technical support team.

 

My “new” job here at PhotoLynx is somewhat taking my career
full circle. I have held various positions in software development for more
than 20 years. I started out doing tech support for what was then a small “mom
‘n pop” tax preparation software company, which is now the biggest. After doing
a couple seasons of support, I quickly discovered a knack and interest in
testing software. My career path continued to direct me in the software QA
testing field to a number of lead and managing roles.

 

By the start of the millennium I have had several changes in
my life most importantly, I got married. After a couple years of marriage, my
wife and I began thinking about expanding our family. We decided add to our
family by adopting two kids, a girl and a boy. Since their first day in their
new home our lives have been focused on loving, teaching and supporting them
through their development into young adults.

 

Over the last ten years of my life, I have had a number of wonderful
growing experiences both professionally, as well as personally. Along with the
additions to the family, I have also furthered my education by getting both a
BS in Computer Information Science and a BS in Business Management. I have also
been able to focus on two other passions I have working with kids and sports. I
have been able work those interests into coaching tennis at Ramona High School
and soccer at Julian
High School. I also
volunteer part of my summer working tickets & gates and with credentials
for the local stop on the women’s professional tennis tour.

 

All of which brigs me back to my position here at PhotoLynx.
From my first interview with Tim and staff here at PhotoLynx I became an instant
fan, not just of the software but more for the people and the environment. I
quickly could see how everyone is on board with making this truly a customer
first company. Over my first month here, I have spent many hours learning both
the industry and the program. As I continue to answer your calls over the
coming months, I look forward meeting you and helping you operate the program
and more importantly grow your business.
 

I truly look at life as a journey and this is my next step
in the journey of my life. I look forward to making this a long and productive step
in the journey.

 

-
Joey Briese

PhotoLynx is coming!

Quixi is hitting the road!

Quixi is hitting the road!  With all the fabulous feedback and excitement for the release of Quixi we have decided to go on a Quixi tour.  We will be going over the newest technology revolving around QR codes, customer testimonies and a live demo!

For additional details and attendance information, email Paul Schulz Paul@photolynx.com

Wednesday June 8th

Hilton Garden Inn
Atlanta Airport North
3437 Bobby
Brown Parkway
East Point, Georgia 30344

Thursday, June 9th

Dallas Embassy Suites
DFW International Airport
South
4650 West Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062

I hope to see you there!!

–

Tawnya Pitman

May News Letter

PhotoLynx Flow™ There has been quite a bit of hype over our “Secret Squirrel” product Flow (remember our 2009 User’s Group Meeting). So, it’s time to shed some light on the subject, since Flow has been in operation for over 2 years. PhotoLynx worked with Burrell Colour Imaging and Technicare to create a new and innovative product that facilitates the communication between the lab and the studio. Flow™ has many benefits over other capture programs: Improved Multi Pose Workflow Simple User interface Custom Screen Interface and Floating Windows Ability to Soft Crop (user defined) Improved Data Management Multiple Project Ability Efficient and Accurate Template Building Tools Ability to Directly FTP Jobs(orders) To get a demo of Flow™ click on the link below for contact information. http://www.photolynx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=54

Quixi There has, also, been a lot of talk about another system PhotoLynx Inc. is proud to offer….Quixi uses an encrypted QR (quick response) code in the image to populate a text file. Next, take your images and data into any system! Here are some of the benefits of this system: Low Start Up Cost *Minimum to purchase Quixi scan system $550.00 * Unlimited stations * No yearly fee * No contract * Pay as you go * Purchase version includes on-site ID card production No Database Very  intuitive, learning curve is minimal Save thousands on Data entry Call PhotoLynx and get your Quixi station today!!! 760-765-1199

Note From Tim McCain, Senior VP We are here to help. I have had the pleasure of working with most of you for years, and am proud to call you friends. I take for granted my friends know they can call on me for anything. I also take for granted everyone knows all of our core beliefs.  Well, some of you don’t know me or are new to PhotoLynx, and so it is worth reiteration. What we have on our website states: PhotoLynx has developed an integrated line of software products to aid School Photography businesses throughout the production process. PhotoLynx products assist the Photographer, the Studio, the Professional Color Lab and the School. Our focus has been on streamlining the production of digital services, traditional and digital packages by linking PhotoLynx software to all standard industry hardware and software. PhotoLynx has over 750 businesses using our software and have been in the School Photography business for about 15 years. What is not stated on our website, but is in our core company culture is: PhotoLynx was built on the fact that we want to see you succeed, to build your company. We built our company working with Mom & Pop size businesses; therefore no client is too small. We believe in what goes around comes around. We feel strongly that good guys can finish first. We are a faith based company. We think when you call a tech support line you should get a real, live person, and help as fast as possible. We feel that we are more than a software vendor, we are your friend. Ask around. We live this. If you need help with anything, whether you’re client or not, give me a call. Tim

Link to the latest software http://www.photolynx.com/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=14:utilities&Itemid=46 This link will take you to our website and you can review the changes and download the latest software updates. Keep in mind we have additional releases being tested in case the above doesn’t address your issue or request.   Please contact PhotoLynx to see if we have a build for you. Latest on the Blog Flow Meet Sonya Quixi Go to: http://photolynx.wordpress.com/ EMPLOYEE   OF THE MONTH Kat McClanahan is our employee of the month for May! Kat has made our website stronger, and as a result or tech support better. If you have had a good experience with tech support, chances are Kat had something to do with it, she is our lead tech as well as new staff trainer. Way to go Kat!

Flow

There has been quite a bit of hype over our “Secret Squirrel” product Flow(remember our 2009 user group). So I thought maybe it was time to shed a little bit of light on the subject, since Flow has been in operation for over 2 years. PhotoLynx worked with Burrell Colour Imaging and Technicare to create a new and innovative product that facilitates the communication between the lab and the studio. That being said, I thought that who better to share their knowledge of the product, than the company that is using it in action, so I asked Cindy Moss from Burrell to share with the PhotoLynx world what it is all about, and how it has affected their business.

–

Tawnya Pitman

General Manager, PhotoLynx

Flow + Burrell

One goal we have at Burrell is to offer our customers the most up to date solutions in order to allow you to most efficiently handle your workflow and maximize your profits.  That’s why we were honored to have been the lab of choice by Photolynx to help test and develop their new Flow software.  We have a history of writing our own software, a history of development with Kodak, and were very excited to be a part of this development which helps studios shoot school and sports jobs more efficiently and accurately. It’s been interesting, challenging, exciting, and overall a wonderful experience to be a part of the new software
development.

Haven’t heard of Flow, yet? Flow is the next generation of software for photographers shooting Events, Schools, and Sports.  Flow incorporates a brand new designed interface, intuitive data and image matching methods, and many other features that improve usage and performance.  Flow is designed to efficiently associate data and images providing the photographer a new level of control over product offerings and the on site process.

Our School and Sports team has been traveling the country holding Flow user’s groups to give studios the opportunity to see how powerful Flow is first hand, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.  Studios are raving about features such as easily being able to switch between projects, the lab synced catalog, built in order forms, and the intuitive nature of the program.  In addition, studios have been creatively taking advantage of the Layout Designer tool.  This tool is a graphic layout interface that allows you to create proofs, ID cards, cameracards, and much more.  The sky’s the limit for product creation using the Layout Designer!

We’re also pleased to announce that Burrell, Photolynx, and ImageQuix have all partnered together to give you a seamless workflow for online ordering.  You can upload your images and data directly from Flow to ImageQuix with the touch of a button.  You can even password protect each individual student, allow your customers to order multi-pose packages, set up pre-order sites, and much, much more.  As online orders are received, Burrell prints, hand sorts, and ships directly to your customer.  Coupling Flow and ImageQuix together you’ll be equipped with a full arsenal of the most efficient solutions to make both capture and selling a breeze!

For more information on Flow watch our Flow feature video on YouTube(http://www.youtube.com/burrellimaging#p/u/19/sAS3-I19zAw), or contact Burrell Customer Care at (800) 348-8732.

Cindy Moss

Social Marketing Specialist

Burrell  Imaging

Meet Sonya…

Hello Photolynx!
My name is Sonya Sheets and I am the newest team member of this insightful team.  I am currently a college student  at Palomar San Marcos and almost twenty years of age. Currently my major thus far is Medical/ Electrical technical illustration and writing. I am slowly but surely working towards my goal to be professionally aware of the needs of economic change in the buisness arena. My other Major(s) are Art, Graphic art, Photography, web design with Html, Css, & in the future, Java script.  In the not-too-distant future, I hope to get a Web design company together.  My undying love for history will always remain my Minor.

I was raised as a musical fanatic of Metal, Rock and roll, Electronica, Opera, Gothic and much much more. I constantly surround myself with music because it is apart of my life and my family. It will always be apart of me. On a side note, I did play guitar for a few years but realized my greater interest in the Cello. It’s deep beratone sound just keeps me thinking, “I would love to play that, I have all the time in the world to learn and manipulate this beautiful sound”.  Painting, Mural Painting,Crochet, Drawing, Digital painting, Reading, Woodworking, Jewelry making, Soap making,Photography Artistic Photo shoots, Renaissance Fairs & Gardening are all my hobbies & interests. As you can see, I have alot to keep me occupied and creative these days.

If you were to ask what else I was into, I would tell you that I am huge Foodie (Constant seeker of new restaurants). I am also a big fan of the Theater productions that come from time to time, such as “Repo the genetic opera ” and ” Rocky Horror”. I am also a huge Cinema-fanatic when it comes to Victorian Era movies.

I am a strange person with a million things to do. But I must say that I am happy with where my goals, wherever they will lead me, for I am a DIY adventurous artist.Until next time, I am your tech support and I would love to help you with your Photolynx software!

-Sonya Sheets

Quixi

Newest generation of PhotoLynx Quixi.

Viva Las Vegas!!

2011 Users’ Group

I think one of the best ways to start our year is having the opportunity to come together as business partners, peers and industry leaders at our annual “Users’ Group Meeting.”  This year was exceptional to me since it was the largest one I have seen to date.  It was exciting having to bring in extra seating to accommodate all that wanted to be there to learn about what our presenters brought to share.

New technologies were eagerly presented by Hewlett Packard, who showed us new printers that will produce finished products using only ink that were comparable to chemical processed products and superior to toner produced products.  Canon demonstrated its new 7D with barcode scanning capabilitites for storing metadata in the images for an untethered workflow.

Our top engineer wowed the attendees with our upcoming release of “FLOW,” our newest addition to the Photolynx Suite of Software.  People were buzzing for the next few days about how excited they were to see it and are eager to implement it into their workflow next year.

As is typical, we “piggy-backed” our meeting with the SPAC convention and trade show.  The turnout was awesome!  Watching people come out of our seminars and the seminars put on by SPAC with new ideas and visions for how to grow their businesses helped renew my confidence that in spite of a stuggling economy, this industry is certainly recovering nicely.

During the meetings, I was able to meet with some of our customers and help with workflow and training dilemas, which will result in much saved time for them.  It is truly one of my favorite tasks at our yearly meetings – getting to help our customers save time, money and be more productive so that they can be more successful! The event also gives us great opportunities to socialize with our clients and vendors.  I was thrilled to be shown the sites from a limo and even got to go see the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign for the first time ever!  Thank you, Nick!

 

I was not able to see all of the presenters for the Users’ Group or the SPAC convention, but it was wonderful getting to see our customers, meet customers that have joined us over the past year, and to meet people just being intruduced to Photolynx.  Being able to have those face-to-face conversations truly helps us realize that we are all “just people,” coming together to attain a common goal of succeeding in what we do.  The cool part is that these “just people” have become not only business associates, but are people I am proud to call my friends.

I am looking forward to another successful year in School Photography!!

Kat McClanahan