What are you more interested in learning about?

I can see from my stats that I get quite a bit of traffic here at this blog, but I’m not really sure if I’m hitting the mark. To be honest, up until very recently, I haven’t cared about that all that much. But, I was thinking recently that it would be cool to start driving more people over here and see what this can eventually turn into. This means folks, that I am ready for a little growth. So, I am conducting this little poll to see what kinds of things you are interested in reading more about. I can go any which way with what I write about. So far, though, I have tended towards the business side of things.

Anyway, below is a link to the poll. I am very interested in your feedback and I appreciate your time in doing this.

Also, in case anyone from Flickr is reading this, there is a website on Flikr that is about starting your own wedding biz. I don’t have access to it, but I’d like to take a look. If the owner is willing to provide access, I’d love to check it out.

MySpace Polls – Take Our Poll

Thank you,
Jerry

I know you shoot on Saturday, but what do you do the rest of the week?

Interesting question from a client, eh? 

M-Th I do my accounting, think of new marketing ideas, create albums, fulfill print orders, meet with new potential clients, book some new clients which then creates a whole new stream of work to get their files and paperwork all in place, talk to clients and vendors about whatever issues are going on, answer alot of email inquiries about my services, do some portrait shoots, process weddings I’ve already shot, process portraits I’ve shot, write stuff on my blog, create slideshow presentations for my clients, experiement with new processing techniques, make appointments for portrait sessions reviews with clients, get stuff framed, matted, and delivered, play with my cameras and flashes working on new techniques or ways of using light and shadows, read books on business, marketing, or photography stuff, look at websites of photographers I admire and see what they are up to right now, look at the blogs of all my photographer friends, hook up with my clients on facebook or myspace, read this forum, as well as a couple others to keep informed and educated about the latest goings on, constantly think of better ways to do things, back up, and back up, and back up all my images on all my hard drives constantly, and probably a bunch of other activities I’m forgetting. On Friday, I relax and usually charge up all my batteries, do a little email, and get ready for Saturday.

I spend about 40 hours per client per wedding, and about 3 to 4 hours per client per portrait session. So, it’s not just the 8 hours I’m at the wedding, there’s tons more behind the scenes.

…and I didn’t even add in things about reworking the website all the time, helping new photographers, revamping pricing methods, offering new products or at least constantly looking at new products to offer, burning client DVD’s, revamping the marketing materials, hiring a brand manager to do a business assessment and help with marketing and branding, making a market, rather than being in a market, paying bills, constantly updating my insurance to make sure all the new equipment I buy is covered, and a whole slew of things.

We work very hard. We just make it look simple.

In fact, we make it looks so easy and effortless, EVERYONE wants to be a photographer. Now, that’s cool!

Think Tank Belt System for Sale!

I am selling my Think Tank belt system. No reason, really. I just have too many bags.

Here’s what I have:

1 Large Pro Speed Belt
1 Lens Changer 25
2 Lightening Fast
1 Speed Changer
2 Lens Changer 15
1 Pixel Racing Harness

I want to sell the entire system. I have used this about 5 to 7 times. So, it’s all very new and will last you a very long time.

I am willing to let it go for $200 shipped anywhere in the US. I accept paypal.

If interested, send an email to me at jerry@frazierphotography.com

This item has been sold! Thank you all for the inquiries.