Custom Photography
Working with your Custom Photographer is akin to going out for the evening to one of the top restaurants in town.
Sure, you can eat at McDonalds or KFC—you can cook at home–but when you want superb food and excellent service, when you crave a luxurious experience, that’s not where you head.
You could buy a cheap pair of scissors and cut your own hair, but most of us hire a stylist.
In this digital age where even our little kids have cameras, where many of us have scanners and photo printers, and where we can pick up a 4”x6” print at the corner drugstore for about a dollar, photography has been devalued. Some people wonder: Why do Custom Photographers charge so much?
Don’t compare Custom Photographers to the chain store studios!
The mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you’ll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you’re there, you’ll spend big bucks on other goods. The photo studios are loss leaders; they don’t have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.
There is no quibbling about the fact that you get an awesome result after hiring a custom photographer. No more standing in line with tired kids for flat lighting and icky backdrops. Instead, you end up with photographs that make you weep and gasp out loud.
Just as you aren’t paying just for the cost of ingredients when you go out to a fine restaurant, you aren’t paying for just a piece of photo paper when you purchase from a Custom Photographer.
You are paying for everything that goes into getting you that piece of paper…all our education, our expertise, our experience and our equipment. You are paying for a license that allows you to display our stunning artwork in your home. You are paying for works that will grace your walls for decades to come, and become a treasured part of your family’s memories.
FYI, here’s how the timing breaks down for an average on-location session:
•prepping gear: 2 hours
•travel to and from: 1 hour
•shooting 1-4 hours
•downloading images 1 hour
•selecting/processing your finals 3 hours
•blog prep 1 hour
•backing up images 2 hours
•communication with client (all) 3 hours
•planning session 1 hour
•ordering session 2 hours
•prepping order 4 hours
•ordering/packaging 2 hours
•pickup meeting .5 hours
TOTAL : 23.5 hours and up
When you buy a TV, you keep it for three years. When you purchase custom photography, you have it for at least three generations.
Sure, you can eat at McDonalds or KFC—you can cook at home–but when you want superb food and excellent service, when you crave a luxurious experience, that’s not where you head.
You could buy a cheap pair of scissors and cut your own hair, but most of us hire a stylist.
In this digital age where even our little kids have cameras, where many of us have scanners and photo printers, and where we can pick up a 4”x6” print at the corner drugstore for about a dollar, photography has been devalued. Some people wonder: Why do Custom Photographers charge so much?
Don’t compare Custom Photographers to the chain store studios!
The mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you’ll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you’re there, you’ll spend big bucks on other goods. The photo studios are loss leaders; they don’t have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.
There is no quibbling about the fact that you get an awesome result after hiring a custom photographer. No more standing in line with tired kids for flat lighting and icky backdrops. Instead, you end up with photographs that make you weep and gasp out loud.
Just as you aren’t paying just for the cost of ingredients when you go out to a fine restaurant, you aren’t paying for just a piece of photo paper when you purchase from a Custom Photographer.
You are paying for everything that goes into getting you that piece of paper…all our education, our expertise, our experience and our equipment. You are paying for a license that allows you to display our stunning artwork in your home. You are paying for works that will grace your walls for decades to come, and become a treasured part of your family’s memories.
FYI, here’s how the timing breaks down for an average on-location session:
•prepping gear: 2 hours
•travel to and from: 1 hour
•shooting 1-4 hours
•downloading images 1 hour
•selecting/processing your finals 3 hours
•blog prep 1 hour
•backing up images 2 hours
•communication with client (all) 3 hours
•planning session 1 hour
•ordering session 2 hours
•prepping order 4 hours
•ordering/packaging 2 hours
•pickup meeting .5 hours
TOTAL : 23.5 hours and up
When you buy a TV, you keep it for three years. When you purchase custom photography, you have it for at least three generations.
-Jane Photo Blog
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