Webpage is live!

Hi everyone :) I hope you are all having a great weekend. I just completed a webpage makeover and I really want your feedback! I added a lot of new features so navigate the page, click on everything and tell me what you think! Ill be working on adding more features this weekend :)

Update

Well, Since it has been well over 8 months since I last posted, Im going to try to make a biweekly or monthly post here from now on. 2011 brings a lot of exciting new things. The webpage is currently under construction and I am hoping to have it Live tonight....HOPING being the key word, but it is a goal for today. On the improved webpage, there is a contact form that I will be having everyone use as their way of booking or inquiring, this way i keep everything organized and in the same email inbox! You are more than welcome to send questions and such to my email, facebook inbox etc, but in order to book, this is the link in the website that everyone will use :)

http://www.StudioContact.net/PhotographybyHeather/

I cant wait to see what else I come up with. I am currently in the process of putting together some Pilot Programs to test out special packages for returning clients. There are a few possibilities in mind, and I will be contacting people who I think would fit each criteria soon in order to place them in the program and test it out! I Please let me know if you have suggestions that would meet your needs.

Currently put in place, or ready to launch is:

Pilot#1 : Month to Month Session fee rate reduction for clients who return monthly (this is great for newborns!)

There are many others in production as i said, Im still just working out kinks!

I also want to apologize for the recent Model Release insanity! My SMS (Studio Management System) is and has been going through a long over due upgrade and a few things have been getting a little screwy. So please, bare with me, I really appreciate everyones patience so far! So Thanks everyone!!

News: Working toward the future

It's no secret that I have very little space to work with sometimes, and prefer to do outdoor sessions because of that. This has become more and more difficult as I collect more equipment, props and even clients. Where do I put everything!? Well, this thought has inspired me to look into writing a big fat fancy business plan, and look forward, into the far far away future of Photography by Heather's studio space. Once I do have a studio space, session fees could possibly be lowered, more options for background and lighting will arise, and the option to create a home away from home for me. I have already designed what I would LIKE to have in my head, but executing it and actually achieving it will take some serious time!

Keep referrals up, Imagine fun shoots and Smile every day!

~Heather

Month Of May-Hem!

Welcome May! Again, my apologies for neglecting this blog. But I have been hard at work learning new things to benefit all of you. Last night, I attended the PPA Tour 2010 at Boston's Hilton Logan Airport Hotel. I met a lot of vendors, professional labs and so on. The most important part of the evening was meeting 3 very inspirational people who have made a very very big impression on me as well as my business outlook. I first met Allison and Jeff Rodgers who are one of the most profitable and successful couple in the photography business. They brought a lot of insight and even showed us how they have improved over the past 4 years. They taught a lot of important lessons in not only the business aspect of photography, but the ART of it all. They made their points confidently and knowledgeably.

I also had the great pleasure and privilege of meeting celebrity wedding photographer Anthony Vazquez. Not only did he speak about being passionate about our work as artists, but he personally gave me advice on wedding photography. He was incredibly nice and did not leave me wondering how he does his job so well. it was clear that "Passion is contagious" as he put it. All I want to do is run a successful business and create lasting relationships among my clients and future vendors, and because of these three influential people I am confident that I can do that. There are a few photos up on the blog from Allison and Jeff Rodgers, one of which features me sitting in the front row with my fellow photographer friend Jessica. the link is on my Photography by Heather Facebook page and I also pasted it below. I look forward to sharing my new found knowledge and Ideas with you all in the very near future!

http://files.posterous.com/jeffrodgers/AciqobIhfuszgvGrpHttCodwkGjBfujsAxqxqhJpsqDasaihypkeEFswBmIr/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83Q7QRG2&Expires=1273693792&Signature=uKk0ART4MTEsredHQoIl9viNLUI%3D

Maternity photos

I did my first maternity session yesterday with a very sweet couple. You can see them on my facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hudson-MA/Photography-by-Heather/205265730902?ref=nf

Ill be posting a few photos of President Obamas landing in Marlborough soon too :) keep your eyes peeled

Im Seeing a trend!

I noticed that I neglect my blog and only write once a week. I apologize to all of you blog followers!! I'll get better I promise. I like to have something important to write about , and this week I want you all to know that a friend of mine Ally Keane is a phenomenal make up artist who I am going to offer as part of my services. Check out her blog and remember when booking appointments with me to ask for her to do your make up!

http://kyllastyle.blogspot.com/

Im very excited to work with her and I hope you all are on the same level!

Keep your eyes peeled on my website, facebook and even here on my blog for some new photos that were done this week.

Once photography enters your bloodstream, it is like a disease. - Anonymous

Its sunday again

Hi everyone,

I spent my weekend taking some new self portraits. I wanted to apologize to my facebook friends for seeing the same photo(s) of me on both facebook and my website. I want to be sure people i dont have on my facebook are able to see the same types of photos that facebookers can! Im pretty sure that I'll attempt some more photos soon too, and eventually I'll just make a collage for the website so its a bit more interesting for people. Meanwhile- I made some improvements and adjustments to the webpage....and I want your opinions! Please let me know if you want me to add anything or fix anything. email your comments and suggestions to Heather@PbHGreenwood.com. Thanks everyone!!!

"Seeing in the finest and broadest sense means using your senses, your intellect and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you." ~Freeman Patterson

Good Morning Everyone!

Hi guys,

I have a lot to do today! I am trying to design myself something to have put on my car. I had ordered window decals to promote my business, but they were quite the disappointment! I underestimated the tint of my windows! Oops! Good thing the company i got them from understood and gave me some merchandise credit since I use them all the time for other items. But I was thinking about heading over to Gemini Signs to have them help me out? I've heard good things about them and hope to stop by at some point today to have some ideas put together. We will have to see...its fairly inexpensive and I know they will do a great job. Any thoughts or ideas are welcome :) I have a couple ideas but nothing crazy- I just want some lettering: Photography by Heather Hudson, MA my phone number and my website. Matt at Gemini signs told me he could put one of my photos on my car too, but im a HUGE color Match person, so I'm not sure how a photo would look on my "platinum sage" painted car. But, as i said ill look into it and see how i feel after i meet them. Also, I am adding a catalog to the website hopefully this month. People have been inquiring about the additional items i can offer and I want to be able to show you what i can do to show off your beautiful photos! Many fun things are on the way! So hang in there and please be aware and patient when my website is slow as i work on adding new things to it!!

In photography there is a reality so subtle that it beomes more real than reality - Alfred Stieglitz