Comp Cards VS Business Cards?

[CharliesImages]

I like the banner style and the B&W photo. I find the color photo with the hand to be distracting. I am sure you have better examples of your work.

[Chris_Winters]

Of me being on the semi professional status, I provide my zeds to my clients of more potential work. the Zed provides a strong reference point.

I also provide a business card to anyone. this includes fellow models, and any other persons-- even in the catering business (dealing with casting crew).

as always i would like to refer anyone to who decides to produce business cards and zeds to the following company: OTL Graphics. They produce Zeds that are better quality than the standards today.

[Orchid]

You would be surprised at the response you could get by making this a postcard and mailing it to people. If you make a bigger deal out of the coupon and make a little space for the address- BAM!! instant business.

I only say this because we just did our holiday mailing, which were a postcard/magnetic calendar... the calendar part wasn't so great... but the response was awesome! Anyway, it's something to consider.

Whether you are giving these to people at events or mailing them or handing them to women at gas stations- make sure that your absolute BEST work is on them. Of course it has to represent what they should expect to see, but its your first impression.
My mom HAS been approached by photographers at events, gas stations, and theme parks because she apparently has an exotic look. I'm sure that at least ONE of them was for real, and if he'd put his best foot forward with something better than a black print on white card- she might have called him instead of trashing the card and washing her hands.
I think both if you can afford it- not that business cards are all THAT expensive.
I do like your concept, i think the text could use some rearranging... but im no expert on that, so i wouldn't know where to begin.
So i talked a lot... not sure if any of it was helpful. I get to see the inner workings of a small business everyday- and advertising is my boss' favorite part. Granted, its NOT a photography business... but fundamentals are the same.

~Orchid

Orchid Orchid Orchid!! I value all opinions when it comes to making something better...and your advice is rock solid!!! I never thought of mailing them out!!
Thanks!

Don.

[TGPhoto]

If you mail them PM me for my address, I'd love to have one autographed by you both.
I'll pay the postage.
Tom

[jimmyd]

i just figured out what bugs me about the name of your photo business. i'm no english scholar but i think it's gramatically incorrect... or it's not punctuated correctly or something like that.

if "Fantasies Image" is supposed to be plural possesive, which might be your intent, it should read like this: "Fantasies' Image."

but then, i'm thinking, it might be grammatically incorrect and should read something like "Fantasies' Images" or "Fantasies' Imaging" or something like that.

if its supposed to be singular possessive, it should, i think, read "Fantasy's Image"

But then, maybe it should be singular? as in "Fantasy Images" or "Fantasy Imaging" or even "Fantasy Image"

I'm too lazy to pull out my Strunk & White. maybe Jackell knows. He's a newspaper guy so one would think he'd have some sort of command of the language in spite of him being a cheap-beer drinkin' redneck from the south. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]