But today I wanted to just make some notes on things I've observed:
- About 30% of my clientele are teachers.
- About 30% are nurses or in the medical field.
- Men are WAAAAY shyer than ladies. (mostly)
- Mature ladies tend to be more confident and usually edgier and more relaxed.
- Most people are extremely nervous when they arrive, but get relaxed by their second set/ outfit.
- No two people have the same thing in mind when they say the want sexy pictures. So I really don't have a clue what they mean if they ask me to do 'sexy' pictures for them.
- Almost every client asks me how does my wife handles my job. (I'd like to know that myself! I guess she's just awesome!)
- Nobody really believes it, but I'm really shy. I blush quite frequently.
- Bringing your own music playlist usually make a world of difference.
- I've used three make up artists since I started working at my new studio. One left me and I miss her so much (You know it Katia) The other two... oh well, just vanished.
- About 65% of my clients seem to ignore the information I send them. This usually makes the session slower.so PLEASE read it. It makes your session so much better!
- I purposely avoid checking other local photographer's work. I'm the most isolated photographer. I like knowing that any idea I have, it's my own.
- There are about six other photographers in my building. I know two of them.
- About 50% of my clients order a book to present their pictures to their significant other.
- Although seems like nobody does, apparently a lot of people check my blog. (I'm sorry for the typos. I'm the artist, the wife is the words lady ) If you do find something interesting, It'll be nice to hear from you.
- About 80% of my clients wish they had done a couple of risque pictures, but didn't ask for them.
- The oldest client I had so far was 71 years old.
- I never intended to become a boudoir photographer. I was a wedding photographer, but somebody liked some model images I had lost in my website. The rest is history.
- Most Make up artists (in words of one of them) think they're divas. They certainly make more money than the photographer. Plus they get tips.
- I've done specials with Groupon, Dealsaver, Google deals and Living Social.
- In the last 16 months, I've done 350 sessions.
- Apparently in Kansas City there's a HUGE community of bondage, swingers, hard core people and all sorts of fun things. Nobody likes to talk about that though. Weird, I thought Kansas City was more conservative. Luckily, is not.
- Almost every photographer I know does boudoir... Under the table :)
- Photographers have a weird sense of humor.
- My average schedule on a work day is 6am to 10pm. I work Monday to Sunday. I take two days off every month.
- An average boudoir session takes 90 minutes. Editing 25 images takes me anywhere from another 90 to 180 minutes. The time I spend reading and answering each customer's emails averages another 30 minutes. So it's fair to say that each client gets about 4 hours of my time.
- Last year I took about 150,000 pictures.
- Yes, I have pictures of my wife on my site. Guess who she is and win a free 60 minute session!
- I'll keep writing things as I remember them.
- If anybody is there, reading, be nice and drop me a line. Seriously. Gets kind of lonely here!
