Every single year, our mailbox is full of Christmas greetings from family and friends. I love getting holiday mail and I carefully open each card/letter with great expectations. I love the ones with photographs and letters full of news! We also receive holiday greetings from businesses. This year I have noticed a new trend. Rather than receiving cards from the businesses, I received a lot of emails. I realize that in tough economic times, businesses have to tighten their bottom line too, but I can also admit that I did not open a single one of those business emails. I am balancing a lot during the holiday portrait season and I did not take the time to read any of those emails. Had I received a card from the business, I would have opened it up and looked at it to see what it was. I think that I am not alone in this behavior.
I was thrilled when I was approached by Twin D Plumbing and Heating to photograph a business holiday card. Derek had an idea of what he wanted and it involved a situation that anybody who is a parent with young children has been in – a child and a plugged toilet (or in this case, three!). We had a great time photographing this session and Derek has been getting a fantastic response to his holiday cards. Instead of an email that ends up in the deleted folder, he is bringing a smile to his clients this holiday season. If you are a business owner, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your holiday advertising. With experience in working on national sales campaigns, we can help you reach your clients and make your advertising dollar work harder in these tough economic times.
A couple of my favorite outtakes that did not make the card. And just as an aside – no toilets, children, plungers, parents, photographers, or photographic gear were injured or damaged in this session – although a wild “plunger” (aka sword) fight did break out!
