Photography Event at a Boutique Clothing Store

[linda guerra]

Hi All! I have a question about a "photo day" event I have coming up at an

exclusive clothing boutique store. I usually do weddings and portraits, usually

not in such high numbers as this though. There will be promotional material at

the store for one month prior to the photo day. My question is, should I take

the clients as they come on the day of, or have them make appointments in one

hour increments (for example) ahead of time? I don't want to make more work

for the sales staff, and I didn't want people to wait too long...I was thinking

to display my number and the appointment info prominently and have them call me

and I could take the appointments myself. Or not do appointments and just

take 'em as they come in. what do you all think??

[richard_beisigl]

Linda,

How many clients are you talkimg about?

How big of a lounge or waiting room do you have?

If you allow the clients to just come in without an appointment, then you will feel pressure to hurry and finish with one client to get to the next one.

And then there is always the chance of someting going wrong, thereby putting you under more strain.

IMHO, I would go the appointment route.

[jeffrey_blake_adams]

you didn't say how you plan to shoot, I have done many of these, and typically will shoot a particular area of the store, with several models, say four or five, all make up and wardrobe is ready, I shoot them whilst the next set and models are being prepped,. J

[linda guerra]

Alright, apparently I didn't make myself clear. We are not talking models. These will be the women who purchase their clothing at the store. The carrot is a free sitting and an 8x10. I wanted an opinion on whether to take all comers, appointment only, or a combo of both.

[linda guerra]

BTW, the store has a studio in the back that it uses for yoga classes and other events and this is where I would set up. There is a waiting area in the middle with seating and a large plasma tv.