I recently sent the following information out in my newsletter but wanted to post it here for folks who currently do not subscribe to it. I am so excited to be able to offer this quite unique service to my customers!
"Almost everyone has been asking about them –Nancy, do you sell your images
on CD. My answer has been a consistent –“No” and if you have asked, you’ve
heard all my reasons why I wasn’t selling CDs. However – I am really
interested in the needs of my customers and generally, I try to put myself
in your shoes to determine what I would want if I was my client – and I
think I would want a CD! So, after more research, thought and realizing
that most people use all types of technology to display photos, I have
come up with a plan I hope many of you will like.
Why would you want to buy a CD of your images from a photography session?
You can use them to make as many prints/sizes as you want, give prints as
gifts, make cards and announcements, scrapbook, make albums and photo books,
email them, use them in digital frames and Ipods and much more. Perhaps,
best of all is the peace of mind of knowing you have all those images tucked
away if you ever want them.
There are a few things to consider, though. Not all photo labs are the same
(this was my biggest issue with selling CDs). When I print portraits, I use
a professional lab that uses consistent calibrations to insure the quality o
f the prints. Well, guess what –so do several labs accessible to the general
public – including Costco! You can upload your images to Costco's photo center
online and order prints from your CD. Costco's print labs use the same Fuji pro
printers as the major national finishing labs, and their machines are calibrated
daily to their national color standards. They also offer a huge variety of sizes
and products, so you can get exactly what you need. However, other printers,
typically drug store and other in house photo centers, allow their workers to
calibrate the colors and settings as they see fit, and you can end up with
horribly inconsistent print quality. Costco's national policies do not allow
this, which is why we so highly recommend Costco's printing services. Another
great lab is Mpix(click here). They are a strictly online digital photo service and they
have just about any kind of photo product you would want. You can even get your
prints framed at Mpix! I will give you complete instructions and recommendations
so that your prints look as good as possible. I will also give you full reprinting
rights for the portraits on your CD.
The session fee (a savings of $125.00) and all portrait retouching are included
in the price. You will be able to view all your portraits in a password protected
on line gallery. All of the proofs from your session (30-40), fully professionally
retouched and ready to be printed, will be put on CD at full resolution in black
and white and color and presented to you in a box for safekeeping. In addition,
you will receive one 16” x 20” gallery wrapped canvas (a value of $250.00) of your
favorite portrait from your session, in black and white or full color. I want you
to have something gorgeous and memorable to put on your wall! Your image is printed
and stretched over deep gallery stretcher bars. These bars have a depth of 1.5 inches
and allow the piece to be hung directly on the wall without a frame. The price of
this collection is $675.00.
I will, of course, continue to offer all my current products and pricing. I also have
some great new products for 2008, including new storybooks and albums, collages and
storyboards as well as custom cards and announcements.
For Families of Class of 2008 Seniors
I have always offered 50% off of the session fee for the famiies of seniors who
schedule a photo session within one year of your child's senior pictures. This
amount is currently $62.50 (half of a regular session fee of $125.00). For families
that wish to purchase the new CD package, I will be glad to deduct this amount from
the price of the package.
