Hey everyone!
So I’ve been doing a bit of market research lately and I simply had to share a few thoughts…
I’m absolutely blown away by the prices that I have seen quoted by some studios for their services and by what you get for parting with your hard earned cash!! It seems to me that some of these studios are expecting a swath of lotto winners to fall into their laps.. and maybe they do.. but back in the real world I firmly believe that you shouldn’t have to re-mortgage your home in order to get professional photos of your little one’s birthday or mam and dad’s special anniversary, or that special moment that you head off to your debs, or the many other wonderful moments that our clients come to us to capture!
Our studio sittings start at €50, with options for extended shoots also available, and one thing we are very proud of is that, unlike most studios, as part of your shoot with us you will get a set of 6×4 prints of your photos. So instead of handing over your money and being told that’s great now come back next week and you can look at ‘your’ photos on our computer and then being charged an extra cost to get a print of ONE of your photos, with a shoot from Johnny Ryan Photography you can walk away with actual photos to show off to your friends and family! That’s definitely something to smile about!!
Of course you can order enlargements in many different sizes from us, aswell as canvas prints and cds of all of your images or even keyrings, snowglobes and christmas baubles (oops is it too early for the C word???) but these are also very competitively priced and we believe that if you order a few different things from us, or are a returning customer, you are most certainly entitled to a special discount! 😉 Something that always makes our day here is to see the families that we have worked with and watched grow up over many years returning to book their own weddings or studio sittings and christening shoots for their own families. No wonder there’s often a tear shed and a sense of pride at some of these events.
I often read blogs and see fellow photographers saying that you ‘you should never undervalue your art’ and suggesting that that is reason enough to charge exorbitant prices for photography work. Speaking as someone with a Degree in Fine Art and a strong love and connection to my own art photography and to the work and processes that has brought me to where I am, yes I firmly believe that you should place a strong value on the work you produce and that you should never undervalue the time, expertise and experience that you have put into every photograph taken. But that is precisely why I also believe that as photographers we have a duty to share that art and allow it to be accessible to those around us at realistic and sensible prices. I do not want my customers to feel that beautiful images of their special moments are unobtainable or out of their reach purely because they can’t afford to spend a fortune.
That is why, when you come to us at Johnny Ryan Photography we will sit down with you and discuss what exactly you want and we will try our hardest to make that happen for you at the best possible price.
So with all that said, if you do have a special occasion coming up, or you just want some nice photos of yourself or your loved ones..why not get in touch with us.
All too often, we are asked to edit photos when someone has passed away because the family don’t have any photos of the person on their own. Thankfully we can offer that service aswell as all sorts of photo restoration and manipulation….
But don’t let edited photos be the only saviour at times like that. I cannot stress enough the importance of making memories and saving those moments as photos while you still can. Life is short and often we don’t value the photos we have until they are all we have left.
Oh and don’t forget…. it doesn’t have to be a special occasion to come looking for us. We even do passports!! And we specialize in baby passports.. we haven’t been beaten yet! Passport photo requirements have become so strict over the last few years that it really is worth doing it right the first time. There is nothing more annoying than having your forms sent back to you because your photo doesn’t conform to the requirements. So for only €8 (€10 for babies because they take longer generally) it pays to pop in to us.
And of course.. don’t forget if we took your photo at an event you can always order those photos in loads of different sizes by calling to the studio and having them printed while you wait or by going to the shop on our website www.johnnyryanphotography.ie and ordering from there.
Pssst!! As a little reward for reading the blog you can avail of a special 10% discount when you book a studio session with us from now until Halloween! All you have to do is mention this blog when booking. 😉 See.. wasn’t that worth the read!!
See you all soon and thanks for reading,
Jacinta
xxx