Photo Trek

The time has come to replace my aging logo shirts that I wear when I am out on a Trek.  I could have just recreated the same shirts, but what fun is that.  Instead, I have redesigned them completely.  Starting with the pocket detail on the front.  I have now incorporated my tripod/red line motif that is found on my business cards.  On the back, instead of the former waterfall in the lens logo, I have decided to go with a small version of one of my photographs.  I have also changed the text to read "Ask me about your new wall art", followed by the gallery name, red line, and the actual web address.  At the current time, I am rotating between five images so each shirt is a bit different.

It is always a great conversation starter when I am out in the field and run up on somebody.  They see the gear, they see the shirt, and then they ask about my photography.  After a brief conversation, I give them a business card or two and invite them to view my gallery to see the results of the day's shoot.

For those wondering, I do the shirts at home with transfer paper.  It is not quite a durable as screen printing, but my previous shirts have lasted well over a year with lots of use and washings.  They are pretty easy to do, and don't really take that much time.  I've even made a keyboard dust cover from some scrap fabric that I sewed into a fitted cover (Yes, big bad cop sews too) with my logo appearing in the center.

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• #16 Comment from rap4143 
  3/28/08 7:21 AM | Permalink

  What a great idea :).  You are king of marketing!!!
  Betty
• #15 Comment from fisherkristina 
  3/8/08 9:00 PM | Permalink

  I just noticed this entry!  Wow, what a beautiful photo you took that is on the shirt.  I recognize the cabin from other photos you took in other seasons.  I was wondering, where is that cabin?  Is it abandoned?  Do you know who owns it?  Do they know you photograph it?  So many questions, LOL!
  
  Krissy
  http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink
• #14 Comment from rdautumnsage 
  2/14/08 4:24 PM | Permalink

  Wonderful idea to market your photography business....I think they turned out terrific! So the "big bad cop sews"....I'm not surprised. Your also a compassionate, caring cop....(Hugs) Indigo
  http://journals.aol.com/rdautumnsage/ravens-lament/
• #13 Comment from adlessor 
  2/12/08 10:34 PM | Permalink

  Hey you smart cookie you, good idea wearing this on photograping outings.
  Dawn          http://journals.aol.com/adlessor/ACoupleofNomads/
• #12 Comment from valphish 
  2/12/08 12:34 PM | Permalink

  Great, Greg!  Neat =)!  xox
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