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Customer Service | Yeah, that matters

I’m not really sure who I’m writing this for.  I guess in part it is a cautionary tale for any of the photographers that visit my site because we can always use a few more stories like this.  But it’s also for my couples.  Anyone who has worked with me knows, but it’s really really important to me that anyone thinking about working with me also knows that I am doing my best to be like Bob (that will make sense in a minute).

So I am thinking about throwing a party.  A sorta big party.  The kind of party that requires a head count and minimum orders and room fees and all that jazz.  In other words, I’m looking to throw down some money at a place.  Yesterday I wrote a handful of local joints looking for information.  I haven’t gotten many replies yet, which in itself speaks to the response generally expected (and received) from businesses.

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I have a new website!

You are likely looking at it right now. Do you like it?  Is something broken for you?  I have four browsers I can test it on but always appreciate if there’s something funky and you actually let me know.

I’ll be back with your regularly scheduled programming of weddings, engagements and all manner of random life stuff shortly!

 

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Fershop

We wedding photographers are a weird breed. So many of us look for inspiration from other wedding photographers and the genre can get very stale, quickly. The great thing is that regular old people (you know, like brides and grooms) don’t notice because they only get married once! It’s also one of the reasons I don’t focus on anything too “trendy” at a wedding or engagement session. We play and I try new things but mostly I want my couples to be able to display their wedding photos right next to their mothers’ and their grandmothers’. I want their wedding photos to look appropriate at their 50th wedding anniversary.

shooting a wedding couple in harsh light

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