New business model?

Looking at how companies offer free products and services, I'm thinking about changing my services lineup and coming up with something that might sound interesting to people, who are used to freebies.

So far, I've decided to offer free engagement session that would last up to one hour and result in images that can be used on couple's online profiles and social sites, such as myspace, facebook, etc. No commitments, no strings attached, no deposits for future services.

What other free services would you be interested in? Do you think that it'll worth the time and efforts on my side and result in bookings?

Google voice... amazing!

Just got an invite and signed up for Google Voice! Amazing service! Too bad they can't move my old number to this account, but it's still too good to pass :) It's like having a personal assistant working the phones in my virtual studio

Also looking forward to adding a Google Voice widget to (my contact page ;)

How do you measure satisfaction

Is it measured in how much you are being paid, or in how much you have accomplished? Maybe it's all about the appreciation? Getting a positive feedback is nice, but when you see that the model really means it by using your images for self promotion, it makes it for a very rewarding experience :)

Shooting in the park...

Beautiful female in the park with arches, steep stairs, elegant hat, flowing dresses, heels, and perfect weather :) The only thing missing are a couple of assistants to carry the gear, a makeup artist, and someone with the cooler full of chilled bottled water.

Check out the gallery and let me know what you think
http://intimatesketch.com/gallery/bz
cheers

website finished !!!

Finally, I've completed my website ! phew... Now I need to promote it, which might be more difficult than making it. Oh well :)

CRESPIGO.com

Visit it and let me know what you think

New web site

Working on a new and improved web site for crespigo, what a pain :)) Made me appreciate the skills of web designers, as well as the fees they charge.

You can see the preview at crespigo.com/crespigo10 while I'm working on the images. Stay tuned

50th Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday, I was taking a train back home and noticed a woman, who was sitting and slowly turning pages of an album titled: "Mom and Dad 50th Wedding Anniversary". The images were mostly black and white, circa 1955, clean, sharp, and contrasty. The woman's expression was changing from emotional to happy and back. Her young parents and other relatives were looking at her from the pages of an album.

If some couples are lucky enough to make it to their 50th anniversaries, will they have their wedding images that their children can look at?