What a beautiful day to remind us of the gift we have in this planet we live on! I was just sitting here thinking about what we do as a family and as a business to be “green” and protect the earth for my children, their children, and the generations to come. Of course there’s the obvious things like recycling, using biodegradable and natural cleaning products, packing prints and products in recycled gift bags and canvas tote bags that can be reused, reusing all the packaging materials that come to me. I also use paperless billing, contracts, and marketing materials. Even my new studio is “recycled”. It’s an old church in historic old SW Roanoke that has recently been renovated. (Wait until you see how gorgeous the old hardwood floors look in pictures!)
And then there are the not so obvious things, like offering images on a disk. How many times have you gone to get your children’s pictures done and ended up with a drawer full of prints! Just think, for a $9.99 deal (that somehow ended up costing many times that) you not only got enough pics of the exact same picture to give to all your friends and family and you still have a drawerful of what boils down to wasted ink, paper, and chemicals!
By ordering your images on a disk, you can reduce waste by printing only the pictures you want to display and give as gifts. You can show them off digitally through email, facebook, blogs, myspace, and digital scrapbooking. And most importantly, you can digitally archive them so they will be enjoyed for generations to come!
In honor of Earth Day, I’m offering a digital special that includes a photo session at either my downtown Roanoke Studio or the earthy location of your choice and a disk of 20-30 high resolution edited images from the session to print, share, and archive. This is a great deal for anyone planning a session in the near future because you have until Earth Day 2011 to redeem it. This $2200 package is available for only $800 to the first three people who purchase it by tomorrow.
Enjoy the rest of this beautiful day in celebration of this amazing planet we call home. Peace.
Anna
