Did you notice? Brand spanking new logo, and the HSP website getting a new look too! Things are being tidied and tightened, spruced up and smartened behind the scenes, and we'll be launching it shortly.
With our first year in business under our belt, we thought it was time to update our appearance, re-dress the e-shop window, and show off the different streams of our work with dedicated galleries and more easily accessible details about each service.
Watch the website for details!
C
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Getting into the seasonal swing....
Ok, it's mid-October, therefore it's time to start shooting for Christmas. I am the least Christmassy person I know, and would rather ignore it, but it's our busiest time of the year for portraiture, so the last few weeks have been a whirl of preparation of all our publicity to get the word out there about our fantastic studio and the type of photos we can take.
The customer service team from Leeds' nicest call centre arrived en masse and largely in the buff to shoot 12 different sporting scenes, and then we were theming the events of the year for our Bosom Buddies ladies. Both organisations chose us to help them with their annual charity calendars, which put is into the festive mood. The breastfeeding mums brought some great kids costumes for Halloween and Chrsitmas (kindly supplied by Mamas and Papas) and so we borrowed lovely Aoife and showed her presents for the first time in her very young life. She knew exactly what to do with them too! The schnauser pup is the 3rd member of the HSP team, and she hates us for making her wear a Santa suit, but look.... she's so cute!
So now we're distributing flyers for all we're worth, the word has gone out through an email campaign, and we're making sure everyone we come into contact with knows that as usual, the sitting is free at the studio, but we're giving away a 7x5inch print to get everyone off to a good start from now until 23rd December. We could be the answer to your family Christmas present list. Just give us a call on 0113 2826116 and book your appointment.
See you soon!
C
Friday, 18 September 2009
Networking like a .... spider?
OOOh.... if I see any more chocolate, coffee or wine this week... I'll probably just guzzle it happily whilst engaging in interesting conversations with the nearest businesspeople to me. Yes, it's been a monster networking week for me, with 3 events in 3 days. Usually I manage 1 every week, and we run our No Frills Business Networking for Women evenings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (ie this week), but last night's Make Your Mark Ambassadors Networking event at beam in Wakefield is the one that's filled me with the most ideas.
I met loads of fellow ambassadors, all dedicated to encouraging people to get involved in businesses, and sparking inspiration in areas of our community otherwise not well known for entrepreneurship. We first came across Make Your Mark when we started the No Frills nights, and decided to apply to become ambassadors because I feel very strongly that businesses need to work with schools and colleges to encourage the next generation to have ideas and confidence. We're intending to do our bit for the Global Entrepreneurship Week by inviting young business minded women to our November No Frills event which falls smack bang in the middle of it.
I ended up deep in conversation with James Clegg from Operation Hoodie. James lost a good friend to cancer at far too young an age, and his response was to start something amazing. It chimed with me, because my mate Kim's death to a brain tumour when we were 20 has so far led me to run 2 Races for Life (5k) and a Run for Life (10k) to raise money for Cancer Research Uk. We're also currently shooting a naked calendar at the studio which hopes to raise money for breast and testicular cancer charities. I hope to connect these dots and see if we can help James out. Watch this space!
So .... networking is fun, and as someone who likes to talk about anything at any given moment, and is passionate about our business, I am settling into it as a natural, but it's essential for businesses to find others who they can connect with to push their ideas forward, and I hope to report back soon with some exciting developments!
I met loads of fellow ambassadors, all dedicated to encouraging people to get involved in businesses, and sparking inspiration in areas of our community otherwise not well known for entrepreneurship. We first came across Make Your Mark when we started the No Frills nights, and decided to apply to become ambassadors because I feel very strongly that businesses need to work with schools and colleges to encourage the next generation to have ideas and confidence. We're intending to do our bit for the Global Entrepreneurship Week by inviting young business minded women to our November No Frills event which falls smack bang in the middle of it.
I ended up deep in conversation with James Clegg from Operation Hoodie. James lost a good friend to cancer at far too young an age, and his response was to start something amazing. It chimed with me, because my mate Kim's death to a brain tumour when we were 20 has so far led me to run 2 Races for Life (5k) and a Run for Life (10k) to raise money for Cancer Research Uk. We're also currently shooting a naked calendar at the studio which hopes to raise money for breast and testicular cancer charities. I hope to connect these dots and see if we can help James out. Watch this space!
So .... networking is fun, and as someone who likes to talk about anything at any given moment, and is passionate about our business, I am settling into it as a natural, but it's essential for businesses to find others who they can connect with to push their ideas forward, and I hope to report back soon with some exciting developments!
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