Tracy Bookman Photography

Michelle LOVES her new business card!

A few years ago, I met the owner of a large studio here in town, and I gave him my business card. That meeting led to my being asked to photograph the weddings for this studio. A couple months later, the owner of that studio said that it was the quality of my card that he first noticed. He said that one little detail told him a lot about me.

A few days ago, I mentioned this very thing and told you all that we can provide you with your business portrait as well as the design and printing of your business literature so that you, too, can make a great and lasting first impression on your business prospects, clients, and associates.

Well, here’s another business card we just finished for Michelle Bowles, a Colorado Springs mortgage consultant.

Michelle absolutely loved her card design and has already told other people in her office about us. That kind of trust and satisfaction is the best thing we can hope for with our clients. (Now, I do have to admit that she already had her photograph done before we met by another area photographer, so the image that you see on the card is not one that we created for her. It’s a great photo, too!)

You gotta love Michelle's guarantee! How many other mortgage consultants offer that??

We met with Michelle a couple times about her card so we could get some information for her “philosophy of business.” You may think that her guarantee sounds kind of like ours. Well… that’s because we helped word-craft it. All I did was take some of the things that Michelle told me, mostly stories about her helping past clients, and then I put together the wording for it. We told her that we wanted it to be worded BOLDLY so that people could understand that she is not like every other mortgage consultant. Once you get to know her, you will definitely see that Michelle is not like anyone else you have gotten a mortgage with. We wanted her personality to come out on her card.

We would love to help you with your business photography and printing needs also.

Think about 1000 business cards for as low as $65, and it all comes with our own IRON-CLAD, NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED, MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE. If you don’t love your cards… if you’re not thrilled with them, we will do whatever we can to make it right for you. If you still don’t love what we’ve done, we give you ALL OF YOUR MONEY BACK!

Thanks for reading.

-Tracy

Jeanna had us do all the design work, photography, and printing for her business cards

How many times have you done this? You’re at a business networking function like a Chamber event, BNI, or maybe even a trade show or business expo. You meet someone who hands you his business card. What do we all do? We look at the front, and then look at the back. It’s just a conditioned reaction.

And… what’s the rule of thumb about first impressions? You only get one shot at making a great first impression. So what does it say about that person you just met when you see that his cards have perforated edges? Instantly you know that his cards are printed on his home printer.

Next you notice that his photo was done in front of a tree. The sun is coming through the leaves and hitting him in the face in weird splotches. Maybe he’s squinting with one eye and trying to look normally out of the other. Of course he looks unnatural, not relaxed, and maybe even like he’s in pain!

Worse yet… his business card says “VISTAPRINT.COM” on the back. What does that say about you and your business? (Vistaprint gives away their business cards for free. Sure, it’s a great deal, but that speaks volumes about how much you value how you present yourself to your clients).

Barry also is having us do the design, photography, and printing of his cards

Now, How long has it been since you looked at your own business cards? I mean, REALLY looked at them.

If this scenario is describing you at all, and you are trying to decide on getting professionally created and printed business cards, we can help you!

You can get 1000 business cards from us for only $65! These are not printed on flimsy stock either. They’re heavy stock (16pt) and full color on BOTH SIDES! For only $65!

If you need more than 1000, you can get 2500 for only $99 or 5000 for only $149!

Not only can we print business cards for you, we can design them too, just like we did for Barry and Jeanna.

Dave already had his card design done, but needed some changes made to it and then have them printed. We were able to help!

And, if you’re needing anything else printed for your business, organization, or just for yourself, we can handle it, from brochures, booklets, postcards, greeting cards, and door hangers.

What else might you need to promote yourself, organization, or business? What about magnetic car signs, or even huge banners? We can print those for you too. For example, we are working with a local church on creating a banner for them to hang on the building in which they meet. The banner they need is 5′ by 15′. The banner will have grommets every 2 feet and will be seamed on all four sides. A sign like that is only $299!

And, since we can handle the photography side too, we can do the whole project for you from start to finish, just like we did for Jeanna and Barry. You won’t need to go to a designer, then a photographer, then a print shop. Just let us take care of the whole thing for you!

Thanks for reading!

-Tracy

Business portraits can make that great first impression!

If you’ve never thought of having a portrait done for yourself for your business needs, check out this article here from SuccessNet Online to see why you may want to consider one. Following is an excerpt from the article.

“Humans are wired to memorize, identify, and sort the faces we encounter. Equipped to read subtle nuances of expression, we can judge a person’s emotional state-and even their motives.   That’s why portraits are so valuable: they communicate our personality, motives, and character.”

Now, if you are in the Colorado Springs area, and need photography for your business or commercial purposes, we can help you. Our business clients include:

1. Nationally-published Wood Magazine’s “America’s Best Home Workshops”
2. Ohio State University’s School of Medicine
3. Several area realtors including Barry Cavanaugh and Rob Henderson (ERA Shields) and Ron & Marsha Curry (Rusinak)

In fact, we have a great special offer for realtors right now. If you have us create your business portrait, we will do a standard home photo session for one of your listings for only $25!

Thanks for reading.

-Tracy
The Colorado Springs Photographer