We are constantly trying to increase exposure to detailing through our work. We do this not only in hopes of obtaining new clients, but also to inspire people to maintain their own possessions. Our business is small, like primarily word of mouth small. It keeps it so we aren’t overwhelmed, but steady enough. Lately it seems as though we’ve been accelerating a bit in terms of work. Time will tell if it’s monentum or a pre winter spike.
One area I’ve lacked on is marketing and exposure. I’ve had more than one friend or client tell me I need to take better photos of our work. Tell the story a little bit more through images. Previously I’d been shooting photos either off of my phone (which as good as cameras on phones are, they are not true photo gear) or with my “more than a decade old” Nikon D80. I went on the assumption that if I’m heading the same thing from multiple sources that aren’t connected, there has to be something to it.
After much thought (I could have bought a lot more detailing supplies for the investment dollars), we made the leap and ordered a Nikon D750 full frame camera. Not only does it shoot in full frame glory, it also has HD video capability. Once I get through the learning curve again and improve at settings, we should have images that are higher quality than ever.
This change will not only help us showcase our work and ability, but it will help us to show defects and how we worked with them. One thing we pride ourselves on outside of the quality of our work is that we will take the time to help a client or enthusiast gain knowledge. This may be viewed as somewhat counterproductive to growing a business since if clients have the knowledge and ability to do the work themselves, they don’t need to pay us. We believe there are enough clients out there waiting to be found that we won’t run out of work. And by helping someone interested learn, we may spark something within them and turn them onto something they may have never discovered otherwise. And better than taking hard earned money from someone who wants to learn, is to teach them.
In the future, we hope to share more write-ups here with better photos and better explanations of our processes and techniques.
So wanted to share some excitement with you guys about our growth and new capabilities.
So here it is...our new photo/video equipment. Nikon D750 with an accessory grip and an SB-600 speedlight. We also have a video handle. Video make take a bit longer for us to get right. But we will work on it this winter.
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We are constantly trying to increase exposure to detailing through our work. We do this not only in hopes of obtaining new clients, but also to inspire people to maintain their own possessions. Our business is small, like primarily word of mouth small. It keeps it so we aren’t overwhelmed, but steady enough. Lately it seems as though we’ve been accelerating a bit in terms of work. Time will tell if it’s monentum or a pre winter spike.
One area I’ve lacked on is marketing and exposure. I’ve had more than one friend or client tell me I need to take better photos of our work. Tell the story a little bit more through images. Previously I’d been shooting photos either off of my phone (which as good as cameras on phones are, they are not true photo gear) or with my “more than a decade old” Nikon D80. I went on the assumption that if I’m heading the same thing from multiple sources that aren’t connected, there has to be something to it.
After much thought (I could have bought a lot more detailing supplies for the investment dollars), we made the leap and ordered a Nikon D750 full frame camera. Not only does it shoot in full frame glory, it also has HD video capability. Once I get through the learning curve again and improve at settings, we should have images that are higher quality than ever.
This change will not only help us showcase our work and ability, but it will help us to show defects and how we worked with them. One thing we pride ourselves on outside of the quality of our work is that we will take the time to help a client or enthusiast gain knowledge. This may be viewed as somewhat counterproductive to growing a business since if clients have the knowledge and ability to do the work themselves, they don’t need to pay us. We believe there are enough clients out there waiting to be found that we won’t run out of work. And by helping someone interested learn, we may spark something within them and turn them onto something they may have never discovered otherwise. And better than taking hard earned money from someone who wants to learn, is to teach them.
In the future, we hope to share more write-ups here with better photos and better explanations of our processes and techniques.
So wanted to share some excitement with you guys about our growth and new capabilities.
So here it is...our new photo/video equipment. Nikon D750 with an accessory grip and an SB-600 speedlight. We also have a video handle. Video make take a bit longer for us to get right. But we will work on it this winter.
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