Trading for Photos
Today, we welcomed a favorite photographer to our farm for a half day photoshoot and we paid for it a different way this time.
Jamie reached out last winter to inquire about flowers for her sister-in-law’s baby shower and suggested a “flowers for photos” trade.
We hadn’t traded for photos in this way before, but it made good sense to me. I asked her for her price points for a half day and a full day photo shoot and we settled on a “half day’s worth of flowers”.
Here are a few ways you might take advantage of your farm/flowers for swaps with other vendors:
Trade photos for services (like photography or marketing/design) from vendors who need flowers for an event.
Trade photoshoot time at your property for professional photography.
Offer to host a styled shoot or participate in a styled shoot.
For help choosing an appropriate photographer for your business and for assistance with planning a photo shoot visit, see this post.
Separately:
You might also consider setting up a day or two when you welcome casual/recreational photographers for a small fee as a value-added product for your farm. There are so many people who aren’t necessarily cut flower buyers, but love to take photos and enjoy the beauty. I wouldn’t count on being able to use any of their images for your own purposes.