At local fairs, I do a competition for hopeful locals to win a $500 gift certificate for an Experience Session, and a $200 gift certificate for a Studio 6.0 Session.
What happens next?
The competition!
These consist of coming into the booth and deciding what kind of session works best for you, and finally filling out a competition form. On that form, I ask my prospective clients, why do they want to have a photography session? Oftentimes, they write that it's been a while since they've had photographs done.
What I'm looking for is a story, WHY you want to have it done. What is special or unique about your family? What is it about your family that you cherish right now?
After the fair.
After the fair, I call all of the people who filled out slips for a 15 minute call, to find out a little bit more about why they want a photography session done, whether it's an Experience Session, or a Studio 6.0 Session. From there I choose my winners and call them to congratulate them. I then send out a welcome packet with their gift certificate that has a magnet on it so they can put it on the refrigerator to remind them of their special time coming up with me.
The "process".
When I'm calling about the Experience Sessions, I find out what you love about being a parent, and what are the attributes of your children and your partner that you love. I discover with you what are some of the important things about your lifestyle that you enjoy right now. We incorporate the colors in your home, the decor you use, and where you'll be placing your artwork in your home.
For example, a local family LOVES baseball. They love it so much that they wanted to use that as their main theme, and we'll be doing that session in the fall.
When I'm calling about the Studio 6.0 sessions, these are a little bit more casual. We discuss what you would love to wear, how to coordinate your outfits, and what sets you want. These are posed, but not like a mall studio posed look. These are still showing the personality of your family, and they are beautiful and classic.
For example, a family whose origins are Nigerian, had their gorgeous outfits shipped to them and I had the honor of photographing them with my mobile studio in their home.
They have gold, burnt orange, and grey in their home, and so this was exactly what they wanted for their home, and they turned out perfectly.
The way the gift certificates work is as follows.
Experience Sessions
- $200 goes towards your Creation Fee. This is all of the time I get to spend with you and in prepping for your session.
- $300 goes towards your purchase of physical products. Each physical product that you purchase, you will receive a 5x7 digital file that matches it. You are welcome to print those as many times as you like as gifts and other products like ornaments for the holidays.
Studio 6.0 Sessions
- $100 covers your Creation Fee. This is all of the time I get to spend with you and your family.
- $100 goes towards your purchase. Studio 6.0 purchases are digital only, and there is a $500 minimum purchase. With the gift certificate, it'll be only $400, plus whatever else you choose to purchase.
- Digital files for Studio 6.0 sessions are $100 each.
To find out more about the way sessions are done by me, please go here.
