Welcome to The Pea Pod!
I am a father of the coolest kid on the planet. I am a husband to the most beautiful woman that lives. I am a professional photographer who has shot in the most amazing places. I am a flash website designer creating custom websites for creative professionals using Showit.

I am Nick Haskins, and I am a visual artist.

The "Pea Pod" is a business philosophy that that puts emphasis on three traits; passion, persistence, and personalization. With all three you have a pea pod. If you only have two peas, then you're obviously one short of a pod. This blog will help you find your missing pea. I've learned a lot over the years, and while I don't know everything I am happy to share what I do know. If you find these posts interesting leave a comment and let me know!

The UN-Official Showit Companion Guide

Introducing The UN-Official Showit Companion Guide. It is a 31 page, 7,188 word PDF detailing everything you could possibly want to know about Showit. Spilled Milk Designs has well over 1000 hours of design time in the application.  Along the way we have learned  many tips and tricks that we are now sharing with Showit  [...]

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Digital Signatures for Photography Contracts

Tired of not getting that contract signed, or mailed back, or scanned and emailed back to you in a proper amount of time?  How many contacts do you have out right now that have not been signed due to procrastination from the client?   We’re totally in a digital era now, and signing the wedding [...]

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StudioCloud – Update

It’s been about 3 months since we’ve started using StudioCloud, and I still could not be happier.  It has solidified our infrastructure of the business, and constantly keeps us on track.  Their have been a couple updates which introduced a lot of new features, and the program continues to grow and prosper.  We leave Studiocloud [...]

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