Jackie Phairow Photography & Design

I ask all my clients to explain to me what it is that want to capture. What is the feeling you want your portraits to convey? Which memories are the most important? What family connections should we showcase and how do they want to remember these memories in their everyday lives, long after the session is done.

I love the people! I am a people person. I love new cultures, new traditions, new faces, and all types personalities. People are so different in so many beautiful ways and yet so much the same. I really enjoy building friendships while helping people capture and display the things that are the most important to them.

Truthfully, my kids are growing up! My mom ended up an empty Nester when my sister and I grew up and moved away. She was kind of lost and I vowed to avoid that phase of parenting. As my kids got older and needed me less at home, I decided it was time to take my hobby out to the world to help other families capture their memories. Running my own business creates the flexibility I need be there for my kids with the added benefit of growing my personal circle. My business is keeping me busy and a part of my community, so hopefully my nest will never truly be empty.

That's a great question and a hard one to answer, really. Since my service is so personalized to each individual client, I can't just say why one client should choose me over someone else. I truly believe that great service comes from building a partnership based on trust and friendship. I treat my clients more like friends than customers and I wouldn't want it any other way. My advice to your clients would be to give me a call for a quick chat to see whether we are a match for each other and to make sure that I am the right photographer for their needs.

To be in front of my camera for portraits we will have to meet face to face, but consultations and design meetings can be done remotely through Face time, a Zoom Call or Google Meet.

So many changes have occurred in the last year for all of us and that defiantly goes for my business. Like I mentioned above, I have added remote consultations and design meetings to minimize contact for people who are not comfortable meeting in person. When I do an in person consultation or home design meeting I keep my distance and mask up. This also applies to all my photography sessions. Masks are required in my studio while you are not in front of the camera and I sanitize my studio between clients, which is limited to one client per day right now. I did write all about the steps I am taking to keep everyone safe in this blog, feel free to give it a read. https://www.jphairowphotography.com/blog/covid-19-guidlines-for-photography-sessions/