Tampa Photography Blog

During a recent networking meeting in Lutz, business owners were challenged to come up with five reasons why someone should choose our company over one of our competitors. Some professions are flooded with so many people, it’s hard to make the right choice for your family or business.

I thought I’d share the reasons why I believe someone should choose my photography services for a Tampa event or portrait session. I encourage you to comment, tell me I’m wrong, add something or come up with this list for your own business.

Also, ask your clients and customers why they come to you for goods or services. Sometimes others know us better than we know ourselves!

Top 5 Reasons to choose Jessica Leigh Photography:

1)      All inclusive rates: the rate you are quoted is the absolute total. It includes photographer’s time and talent, sitting fee, travel time and mileage, editing time (lab time), CD of edited high-resolution images, release to print the photos at a color lab and an online gallery. There's no "nickel and dime" charges so the rate is exactly what you'll pay.

2)      My philosophy is that everyone deserves professional photography. The reason that helps my clients is that I want you to have a professional so if my style or rates don’t work for you, I’m going to find someone who will work for you. I keep a special event vendor list for this reason. It includes a minimum of five talented photographers (and many other vendors) because I understand I am not the only photographer to choose from. I encourage clients to do their research so they are comfortable with their decision.

3)      I offer discounts and rewards to those clients who are loyal and those who pass the name of my company on to others. I work in a very competitive field (especially in Florida) so if a client returns to me or has the kindness to pass my name along, I want to make sure they know I appreciate it!

4)      Profits, believe it or not, are not my number one goal. Everyone likes to make money but this is not a joke. I would rather give a new client a discount and hope to keep them as a client than overcharge, take the money and run. I’d prefer happy, repeat clients than broke, one-time clients!

5)      I truly believe you get what you pay for in any investment. I also believe you should get the services or goods you paid for, with no strings attached. So, I offer a CD of images with all my sessions and I try to give a quick turn-around so you’re not waiting forever for your photos! My goal is to send clients images from a family portrait session, small private event or commercial photography session within one to two weeks. Editing wedding photography takes a bit more time but I still try to get the images to the newlyweds within one to two months.