We’re back with Part Two of Why PhotoDay? If you’re curious how PhotoDay’s innovative features and time-saving workflows can transform your volume photography business, you’re in the right place.
Real-life testimonials from the photographers using us are the best way to share what PhotoDay can do for you.
In Part One, we heard three motivating business success stories that changed lives. In the new video interviews below, you’ll meet three more volume photography studios and hear why they choose PhotoDay to improve and grow their businesses.
Jake Carr - J7 Images
Meet Jake Carr of J7 Images. Located in the small town of Dwight, Illinois, Jake specializes in sports volume photography—high schools, little leagues, youth football, youth wrestling—and has started branching into schools, as well, with the help of PhotoDay.
Having grown up in a “photography home,” Jake shares how he went from Parks and Rec to football referee to stepping in as an impromptu photographer one day and “never looking back.”
An opportunity to double sales
Jake: It's really a transition to understand and have a little bit of faith that your pictures would sell online…But it's just really opened up an opportunity for us to sell a lot more.
It's not us choosing one image and then a parent going, well, what about that serious one? Or what about that goofy one that you did? It's an opportunity for us to show everything that we've done in a shoot and allow parents to buy it.
Jake: It's literally doubled our sales from paper order forms.
It allows us to do flash sales. We can go back and catch people from galleries who maybe they didn't have the money to buy at that particular time, or they forgot about it.
PhotoDay just keeps everything in front of [customers] through the text apps. It keeps everything top of mind so that we can make more sales. And it's literally doubled our revenue.
Growing alongside you
Jake: The core reason that PhotoDay works is the team behind it…They are photographers. They are people who have worked in the industry, and they are thinking about things from our point of view…and making it so that we can do what we do best, which is create…It’s a stress reliever. It gives you your life back.
Jake: The people behind [PhotoDay] just keep innovating. They keep creating things, and that's why we partner with PhotoDay.
If you're doing volume and you're not using PhotoDay, you are missing out on the opportunity…to get some of your time back for your family, to grow your business…to take that trip that you wanted to go on.
They can do a lot of the heavy lifting and hard work for you. So if you're not using PhotoDay, I highly recommend—give it a try.
Learn more about Jake and his journey with PhotoDay in Embracing Technology: An Interview with Jake Carr.
Connect with Jake Carr: Instagram, Facebook, Website. Be sure to watch PhotoDay Presents: Portrait Mode, Jake’s motivational webinar series about how having your own portrait captured and displayed can unlock your true potential.
Rocky Thompson - SplitRock Photography
Based out of northwest Iowa, Rocky Thompson of SplitRock Photography specializes in volume sports photography and Pre-K-12 school photos. He always had an interest in photography, but when a non-photo-related job morphed into doing photography, Rocky discovered that those were his “best days.”
Hear how Rocky found PhotoDay (thanks to his wonderful wife) and how it’s completely changed his business by saving time and eliminating those pesky paper order forms.
A helpful community
Rocky: You learn as you go, and you find people that help you along the way...I just had so many people [in the photography community] for no reason, just reach out with help. And, you know, a lot of those people—if not all of them—are PhotoDay people.
Rocky: You will not find any customer service that is any better in the industry, period.
They understand. The customer service is impeccable. I would recommend PhotoDay, and I probably do, 3 or 4 times a day, if not more than that.
More time = priceless
Rocky: All of a sudden, I had extra time—and that’s the one thing we don’t get more of, is time. And I was blown away.
Rocky: You can’t get that time back that you sit at your desk fulfilling orders. It’s a thing of the past…I’ve never done another paper order form since…and I never will again!
Rocky: I never thought I would have a career in photography….never in my wildest dreams thought that this would be possible. And it would not be possible without PhotoDay, and the people behind PhotoDay.
Connect with Rocky Thompson: Instagram, Facebook, Website. Learn more about the PhotoDay Capture app and our engaging, helpful community in the PhotoDay Users Group on Facebook.
Jason Marino - Strada Studios
Jason and his wife, Joanne, own Strada Studios in northwestern Arizona, just outside of Las Vegas. They got their start as luxe wedding and portrait photographers but now focus on capturing schools and sports creatively in a volume setting.
Jason shares how their quality of life has improved and why he recommends PhotoDay to every volume photographer. Plus, discover what his favorite “behind-the-scenes” PhotoDay feature is that he wishes more people knew about!
A favorite “lifesaver” feature
Jason: One of the big things that PhotoDay has done to really make our lives easier…is the ability to export the previous year's picture and student data and use those as the check-in photos in a new season for that same job.
We're able to go on-site and not actually have to spend a lot of time checking any kids in…This saves us countless, countless, countless labor hours and just eliminates mistakes, and makes the entire day run a lot smoother.
And that's really probably my favorite kind of behind-the-scenes feature that I wish more people would know about because it really is a game-changer and a lifesaver for your business.
Get your life back with PhotoDay
Jason: [PhotoDay is] really such an important part of our business and has really changed everything for us…from our time management to our free time to the ability to travel and really enjoy our life.
I want that for my friends…and for the other people in this business. And so when I think about how the quality of life has improved for us and our autonomy has improved, I recommend PhotoDay to everybody and literally tell them that exact thing: ‘Hey, if you want your life back, get PhotoDay.’
Check out our first interview together, Shifting Focus and Saving Time with Jason and Jo Marino, and our one-year-later follow-up interview to hear more about how the Marinos have been able to scale their business, grow their sales, and work more efficiently.
Connect with Jason Marino: Instagram, Facebook, Website. Learn more about PhotoDay’s private gallery workflow and how to use a previous year’s data/pictures.*
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Whether you’re already well-established in the volume industry or just getting started, we hope you find these stories both inspiring and motivating! As each user continues to grow their studios, we’re honored that PhotoDay has played a significant role in their successes.
If you’re a photographer looking to streamline your workflow, increase your revenue, and improve your quality of life…what are you waiting for?
Create a free account to jump in and see what PhotoDay can do for your business! Or book a complimentary demo call to get started—our customer success team is excited to help you every step of the way.
