5 ways to save money with Conner James Photography.

Hey, Hey it is blog writing time today. I thought I would write about saving some money. As a business owner, inflation sucks. There I said it. As a consumer, inflation sucks. I know I am always telling my family to try to save money and shop smarter. During these times we have to. Have you seen the price of eggs? Wow!

We need to save money, but also we still want be able to do the things we want. You can still spend money. All it takes is being a little smarter with money. We all want photos. We need photos of our family. Memories do not stop just because we do not have money. If anything over the last few years we have learned that photos are very important. I am sure you have heard the saying. “You never know how important a photo can be until it is all you have left.” For me, this statement rings very true. I cherish the photos of my son, Conner very much.

In my family there are five of us. Six of us if you include our dog, Buddy, which I do. Lol. When having a big family things get expensive fast. I know you feel it too. I have been shopping smart and with more intention than ever. So if I see a bargain or sale. I’m on it! I have been posting sales and promotions since November last year. If you have been paying attention, you may have already scored some big savings! This is great! If you haven’t then start reading to save some money for your beautiful family!

5 ways to save money with Conner James Photography Edwardsville Professional Photographer!

One. Referrals! We have recently started a referral program. Refer a friend or family member and you will receive a $50.00 credit! The credit can be used to save money off of sessions! You can use the credit one at a time or save them up and use all at once for a FREE session. Everyone has friends and family. Why not refer them? You can save money and they can start saving money. It is a win win for everyone. Another way you can refer is by commenting on the post on Facebook and Instagram when they ask for photographer recommendations. Just have them mention your name when they book, and you can earn credits!

Two. Black Friday Sales. In November I have my Black Friday sales. This sale is ONE day only. The sales are amazing and you can save ALOT of money. It is my biggest sale of the year.

Three. Promotions. I tend to run promotions. The promos don’t last forever so when you see them I would book them! I personally love promotions. Right now I have book a newborn session and receive a free maternity mini session. Another promo I have going is purchase a detailed 1st birthday session and receive a free milestone session.

Four. This year I added a new way to save. My customer Thank you sale. I like to thank my clients. This year I offered $100.00 off a session. This sale will change every year, will not be as big of a sale the years to come. This sale can not be combine with any other promotions or sales but is an amazing deal! Essentially it is a surprise sale that I wanted to do. This year I celebrated 11 years in business!

Five. Model calls. Sometimes throughout the year I offer model calls. I do because I want to try something new or test something out to see if I like it. These model calls book up so fast! If you see it, jump on it quick.

There are so many ways you could be saving so much money and/or potentially be earning free sessions with Conner James Photography. Yes, your memories are priceless. But saving your hard earned money is important too.

The hospital’s newborn photographer or a professional newborn photographer?

Hey all! This blog is for all the moms! When going to the hospital to have a beautiful baby, we are thinking about so many things. Did I remember this? Did I forget that? Do I have chapstick? Come on ladies, we need that chapstick! But after everything is said and done. We have our amazing baby in our arms and the world stops. 

Our bodies are filled with all kinds of emotions. Our bodies are amazing but also stressed, tired, and sore. At this point we are filled with adrenaline, even though we are so tired. Looking at the baby, holding the baby, taking care of the baby from our bed. We’re still doing all the things even when we just had a baby.  

That first night goes by and we barely slept because we decided to keep the baby in the room and need to feed the baby & look at what we made in complete awe. Nurses coming in every hour to check on us, getting our vitals, and the baby didn’t help us sleep either. That 5am wake up call for doctor rounds they do, okay maybe it’s not 5am but it sure felt like it. 

Then in comes the hospital newborn photographer introducing themselves wanting to know if you would like newborn photos done. Most come in at the worse times. Some times they leave you a pamphlet and sometimes they do not. They always come back in and ask again for photos, even if you said no thank you the first time. 

These hospital photographers are not trained in newborn photography. They are only trained to use the camera, and now some aren’t even train in that. The poses they use are not safe or are not done properly. They do not clone out scratches or blemishes. They do not fix skin tones. They do not help to pose you so you look your best. They just don’t care and don’t have time for that. But they surely want to charge like they do! 

They have to get a certain amount of poses in a certain amount of time. They also have to try and upsell you on everything more than once. I am sure you have heard of the pushy car salesman. They are the same but with cameras. 

I’ve been there! I have bought the newborn hospital photos. I have spent hundreds of dollars on them because I didn’t know better and it’s my baby’s photos. Looking back I was tired, stressed, had emotions filling my body and just wanted to be at home in my own bed with my new baby. I would have said yes to anything, especially a pushy hospital photographer. 

Now let’s get some things straight. It’s not the fault of the photographer, they are just doing the job that the company hired them to do. They need to work too. It is the companies that are allowed to do this. It is a skeezy thing to do to new families in my opinion. 

I recommend booking a newborn photographer in your second trimester. This way you have enough time to find a newborn photographer whose work you love, who is trained in newborn posing & safety, and is within your budget. I am a certified newborn photographer trained in newborn posing and safety. I have continued my newborn photography education every year. I keep up to date on my photography education & my camera gear.

I am a professional newborn photographer located in Glen Carbon, Illinois. I have an in home studio fully stocked with props & backdrops for use during your session. I am also an Edwardsville photographer as I sometimes work in Edwardsville, Illinois on location. 

As a newborn photographer I have done it all. Newborn babies from 3 pounds to 11 pounds. I’ve photographed NICU babies. I have even photographed babies with heart problems and broken clavicles and/or needing to be on oxygen. I’ve photographed twins, triplets and cousin newborns together. I have photographed a 4 day old baby to 9 weeks old baby! Heck, I even photographed 12 week old triplets as a newborn session! 

I have a ton of experience in posing, safety, photography, and editing. 11 years of experience. I do not rush through sessions. I take my time and get the poses right. I do not force the baby or child into the pose because of time. I slow down and use patience. These are you memories. I want to you to love your images and cherish them for years to come. I want you to share your images with your next generation and still remember the joy that time brought you. I would love to be your professional newborn photographer. 

Booking sessions and Saving money!

I am booking for all sessions! YAY! 2023 will be here before you know it. Newborns, Milestones, 1st Birthdays, Maternity, Family and Extended family sessions. I only take a certain amount of sessions each month to ensure I have focus and time for each session.

Have you see my new program going on? I have a new referral program! Refer friend and family and get $30.00 off per each referral. How amazing is that? Essentially you could earn a free session! I appreciate all of you so much. I am so happy to create memories for you!

Also while I got you here, Did you know that Conner James Photography offers gift cards? You can buy a session for friends or family and show them how much you love them! You can even save money by being a part of my email newsletter. I post all my sales by email newsletter FIRST! You even get the chance to book your sessions at your desired session time first! If you are not apart of my newsletter, you are missing out!