Here’s a mix between a beauty shot and a swimwear photo.
Model Katie, mua Christine Marie, photography assistant Binh Ho-Thanh
sunset on the beach
September 2nd, 2010
Took a little break from marketing to do some actual shooting yesterday.
And hey– gotta love a nice sunset at the beach, right? This is quick and fast, rough edit of this pic. More on the way!
Model Katie, mua Christine Marie, photography assistant Binh Ho-Thanh
photos and selling on the web part III
September 1st, 2010One of the biggest success stories on the web is Seattle based amazon. And guess what? They use lots of photos on their website!
That’s because amazon knows photos help them sell merchandise. They even include previews of books (such as the one below — which coincidentally features a chapter on my photography). People want to see what they’re buying — a description isn’t enough these days.
And despite the saying, consumers really do judge a book by its cover. That’s why a good book cover (hey — another photo by me!) is crucial. Make sure your customers have the best book cover possible to judge your business. Okay, okay, that’s kind of a metaphorical stretch but you get the gist.
A professional photographer really can help you get the best photos of all your goods and services. Photos that will convince customers to spend money at your business. There are tons of crappy, self-shot photos on the web. When you want to stand out, when you want to sell more, it’s time to hire an experienced professional photographer.
Call or email today for a free estimate on how professional photography can increase business on your website!
using the web to boost sales
August 31st, 2010Here’s the second in my series about local business owners who understand the importance of a website using high-quality photos to sell merchandise. Oh! Shoes takes this a step further, and uses a celebrity endorsement to help sell their shoes (that’s a photo I shot of Katie Harmon, Miss America 2002 and Miss Oregon 2001).
Photos of models and celebrities with your product will help increase your sales. Madison Avenue has known this for years. Make your product look cool and people will buy it.
That’s where I can help. From high-end, polished product photos to photos of models to celebrity endorsement photos, I’m happy to help your business succeed!
Call or email today for a free estimate on how photos can drive customers to your website!
as seen on the web
August 30th, 2010Successful business owners these days know the internet is the best place to market their goods and services.
That’s where high quality photos come in. We all know photos help sell stuff. Think about ebay — would you buy an item that didn’t have a photo? What if the photo was of poor quality? Poor quality photos make you think the items in the photos are also poor quality.
As a business, you don’t want to leave that impression on your potential customers. High-quality photos add value to your products and goods, meaning the better the photos on your website, the more potential customers will value your goods and services. And that means increased profits for you.
With that in mind, this week I’m featuring websites from different businesses that are using my photos to sell their goods. Click on the images to go directly to their websites.
Today’s feature: Love Margaux — a Portland business specializing in stylish laptop bags for women on the go.
Want to increase your own sales? Contact me for a free estimate on a photo shoot that will help boost your business!
sunset bikini photo oregon
August 29th, 2010
Just looking over my photography work from this past summer and ran across this photo from in early July. This model was so great to work with– definitely one of the better swimwear shoots this summer! Of course, summer isn’t over so there’s still time for more photo shoots!
Model Cara, MUA Jessica Belknap, photography assistant Thomas Lindsay
green & white bikini on the beach
August 28th, 2010
Catching up on my retouching. This photo is from a couple of weeks ago– finally getting around to a final edit/sort of the photos. Next up, batch processing and posting to a web gallery. My work isn’t all sunny beach trips with beautiful models!
Model Kristina, hair/mua Christine Marie, photography assistant Thomas Lindsay
updated facebook page
August 28th, 2010
I knew there was a way to modify a FB fan page! And there is! At least the so-called landing page. Probably more modifications possible if I wanted to learn FBML but sheesh– I am most definitely not a computer code guy!
Facebook is no Wordpress, that’s for sure. FBML reminds me a little of myspace in fact.
Anyway, here’s my first attempt at modifying my facebook landing page. Still a ways to go but not bad for a first attempt.
black bikini
August 27th, 2010
Continuing my pendulum between swimwear and product photos, here’s new swimwear pic.
Model Nicki, MUA Christine Marie
