Over the past year, I’ve noticed something really interesting…
People are scared of big pictures.
Most of my clients up to this point have bought 4×6 prints, a few 5x7s and an occasional 8×10. They’ve paid me several hundred dollars for the session, went through all the stress of picking out clothes, got the whole family up early, cleaned faces, combed hair, bribed the kids with treats, squirmed through a photo session, and walked away with a few prints that will sit in a frame on the bookshelf somewhere.
Each time an order comes in; I ask, “Did you consider a larger print for the wall?” Every time I’ve heard the same answer: “We’re not really big picture people…”
Somewhere along the way, it’s become ingrained in us that an 8×10 print is a huge enlargement, and that to display anything larger than that on our walls would be immodest. I admit, I’ve aided and abetted this fear by not showing samples of larger prints… Today that changes.
I purchased a fun new tool last night that I hope will illustrate what I’m talking about. As a photographer, I know that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are three for you.
Notice how your attention shifts from the fireplace itself to the picture above it?
I love this new tool and I can’t wait to start providing my clients with customized examples of how amazing their photos could actually look hanging on their walls. There is also an option for creating wall galleries. I can’t wait to get started and create my own display of my family’s photos from our session this summer!
by Kelly
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