I was thinking yesterday about why someone should invest in good photography- and not just good photography, but my photography. If I needed a sales pitch what would it be? Do I need a sales pitch?
When I was in graduate school, I took a class regarding the aspect of selling of art. We read about "marketing" and how to present ourselves in the real world where the practice of purchasing art isn't an every day practice.
In thinking about why someone should invest in the fine art of modern portraiture, I kept thinking about those credit card commercials- you know the ones, where they say "Sunglasses: $19.99; 5 towels, 5 swimsuits $199.00; A trip to the Bahamas with your entire family: PRICELESS!"
That one word: Priceless. Priceless. I couldn't get it out of my head. People ask me all the time if I have a ton of images of my own children hanging around my house and the answer is yes, I do. There's one image in fact, that always comes to mind when people ask me that. I may have even blogged about it before. It's an image that was made a few weeks after my first son was born. He was very colicky/had reflux and cried A LOT. I set up the shot so that my husband and I were on each side of him and -baby crying and all- we kissed him- loved him with all our hearts and click, the shutter snapped.
You guessed it: PRICELESS.
With that in mind, I don't know how to better express what photography means to me. If I've photographed you before, then I'm guessing you know I'm passionate about what I do and I hope that your images grace the walls of your home and that they are as priceless to you as they are to me.
Having three boys of my own, I find it difficult to capture ALL of the moments, but I do capture many of them. In fact, the next post will have to be about that- because as a family, we just had our photograph taken, and it was an experience to remember!
I have more thoughts on this subject and will blog soon. It's busy season and the juggling has begun. I love it though, and despite the new growth of gray hair, it keeps me young :)
Cheers!
Ann
When I was in graduate school, I took a class regarding the aspect of selling of art. We read about "marketing" and how to present ourselves in the real world where the practice of purchasing art isn't an every day practice.
In thinking about why someone should invest in the fine art of modern portraiture, I kept thinking about those credit card commercials- you know the ones, where they say "Sunglasses: $19.99; 5 towels, 5 swimsuits $199.00; A trip to the Bahamas with your entire family: PRICELESS!"
That one word: Priceless. Priceless. I couldn't get it out of my head. People ask me all the time if I have a ton of images of my own children hanging around my house and the answer is yes, I do. There's one image in fact, that always comes to mind when people ask me that. I may have even blogged about it before. It's an image that was made a few weeks after my first son was born. He was very colicky/had reflux and cried A LOT. I set up the shot so that my husband and I were on each side of him and -baby crying and all- we kissed him- loved him with all our hearts and click, the shutter snapped.
You guessed it: PRICELESS.
With that in mind, I don't know how to better express what photography means to me. If I've photographed you before, then I'm guessing you know I'm passionate about what I do and I hope that your images grace the walls of your home and that they are as priceless to you as they are to me.
Having three boys of my own, I find it difficult to capture ALL of the moments, but I do capture many of them. In fact, the next post will have to be about that- because as a family, we just had our photograph taken, and it was an experience to remember!
I have more thoughts on this subject and will blog soon. It's busy season and the juggling has begun. I love it though, and despite the new growth of gray hair, it keeps me young :)
Cheers!
Ann
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