New Year, New Beginnings
Hello everyone and happy 2023!
Welcome back to my blog. I’ve been fairly inactive in the blogging scene lately because I’ve been busy busy busy! I am very spur of the moment sometimes and I decided I was going to look at a commercial space to just see what it was like and the very next day I signed the lease to my first studio. I couldn’t be more excited about what the new year is going to bring. I have so many project ideas and plans! It is going to be a blast.
When I first started my business I will be honest in saying that I was extremely ignorant. I had no idea the overhead cost of running a business, nor did I realize how fast other expenses add up, including taxes. Now that I have a studio space I have created a program within my business that allows clients to go on pre-payment plans to pay off their session packages. I have done this due to the inevitable rise in my photography package prices. My rates now reflect my cost of doing business, my time, my talents and all of the upcoming new costs that are associated with having a commercial location for my business. I am a firm believer that every single person deserves to have boudoir sessions. I started my business to help give people confidence and empower them; everyone deserves to have that experience. If my prices are out of your budget, please reach out and ask me if I have any deals going on or if you can learn more about our pre-payment plan options and I would love to walk you through what that process is like and give you some additional details.
Having said all of the above, I am always going to have a program where I offer discounts for people that are willing to sign a model release form. This is for several reasons. The first being that boudoir is very personal and vulnerable and when my model clients sign their model releases allowing for me to post their images, this helps me showcase my current setups. It helps me to show other people what is going on in the studio when they might not be able to see inside of it on a day to day basis to know what is going on. This also let’s me showcase how I capture different body shapes and types. I am a boudoir photographer that works with EVERYONE. You are all BEAUTIFUL. You all deserve to have a boudoir experience and I want to show the inclusivity that we offer to all of our clients.
Are you someone that comes to me for photos other than boudoir and you’re kind of wondering, is she only doing boudoir solely now?! Absolutely not! I still offer several other types of sessions. Boudoir is just VERY dear to my heart and it is a huge passion of mine. Boudoir is also a huge studio focus of mine for the new space. My photography studio will be able to accommodate children with certain setups, mommy and me, couples, couples boudoir and maternity sessions. Full family photography is something that I will only offer in an outdoor setting! I am very excited to be able to offer some fun sets that may also be fun for kiddos (the LED cloud wall is one that I am really thinking would be cute for mommy and me or for a child).
Part of setting up my new studio is also exploring a whole new side of creativity for me. Creating a whole room of set ups from nothing is something really amazing that I get to experiment with creatively. I would also LOVE to collaborate with other creative people within our community. Art is so beautiful to explore!
Are you wondering where we’re located now?! We’re located downtown La Crosse on 5th Avenue South. When you reach out to book your next session I will go over all of the new location details with you! :)
I am so excited for all that 2023 has in store for Vivace Photography!