Everyone that knows me, knows how I worry about my work. I'm always going back over it picking it apart. I see things that just worry me to death that others tell me they never saw.
Having said that.... awhile back someone got in touch with me and asked if I would do some family pictures for her. This was one of those I didn't have a clue about. They had seem my work on Facebook and liked it and wanted ME to do family pictures for them. Well you know I jumped at the chance to be out shooting.
I had told her what I would do and how she could order more prints all of that and made a date. I wish someone could tell me why I can go shoot a wedding and never think a thing about it.. (I have one shot to do it), but when I do something like this I'm so nervous... haha
Later, after I had given her the prints I got this text message: ' We are so appreciate being able to get great quality pictures at a price we can swing. We so seldom have them made cuz of price. It also makes such a difference knowing there is a heart behind them not some overpriced studio with someone three just watching the clock. We really appreciate it!'
I know at some point and time I'll have to change my way of doing business, but for now I'm going to carry on as I'm doing now. Here was a young family with young kids that wanted pictures for their family their parents and Grandparents. What if I charged big fees and only sold one or 2 prints and there were others they wanted but couldn't afford... I want my people to be happy and be able to hang prints all over their house from our shoot. I just don't want to be labeled as cheap.. there's nothing cheap about my work. I set Q/A very high. It's ture my work may never grace the cover of some magazine, but if they can feel a home with precious memories I've done something no magazine cover can ever do. This is my goal for my business. I feel if I can do this everything else will just fall in line...
I hope in a couple of years I can look back at this post and smile and say 'I've done what I've set out to do'.
