Just a quick note to let you know I’m still here and to wish you all a healthy and prosperous 2009.
I have no weddings this month but have been real busy otherwise.
January is always a time for me to review the previous year and also to prepare for the new year. In business you can never afford to sit still, and despite the doom and gloom with the economy you just have to move forward regardless and stay focused.
So this month I’ve concentrated firstly on bringing my branding up to scratch, making sure my new logo is on all my products and literature. I’ve also set up a new blog for my portrait website. Trying to get all the fonts and layout the same as this has been real time consuming and a big thanks must go to my colleague Paul Glavin for helping me here.
Secondly, I’ve ordered a few display albums from some new suppliers. These, I’m really excited about. My pricing is very much a la carte so you now have the choice of some of the best traditional matted albums and digital art books. I’ve also overhauled the portrait and wedding gallery with some new wall displays and presentations.
Equipment wise, I’ve sent a few back up cameras and lenses for servicing. And I’ve decided to purchase a few of the new Canon 5D Mark II’s. These have an iso range upto 25000 so will be much better in low light. And the images will be much cleaner with less noise than usual.
Finally I’ve been trying to get my head round social networking. Gone are the days when you put an advert in a glossy magazine and waited for the phone to ring. From now on I believe social networking will have a major impact on how we find business. For this reason I’ve joined Facebook and you can see my profile here. I’ve also become a Twitterer ! Twittering is big in the US but is still relatively new here. I’m told its the next best thing since sliced bread. I’m not convinced yet but want to be ready in case it really takes off here. Twittering is basically up to the minute micro blogging. I have it set up so it is linked to my Facebook page and my blogs, saving me quite a bit of time. You can see my Twitter badge above.
On top of all this I’ve had a real busy time in the studio photographing babies, families etc…At the same time I’ve had lots of wedding enquiries and interviews to deal with. The first 3 months are the most busiest for wedding bookings.
During this coming year I’ll be posting my latest weddings as usual. I’ll also be posting general tips on wedding photography as well as articles of interest for photographers.
So lets all look forward to an exciting new year and warm weather !
Neil – Jan 09
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