Soā¦how do you wrap up a fantastic year? We figured it out for our 2023 Year in Review.
- 1 Studio based in downtown Phoenix
- 4 Associate Photographers
- 6 Cameras
- 3 Busted Flashes
- The furthest we traveled for a client this year was to Dublin, Ireland.
- 16 Hard drives with 116 TB of storage
- Roughly 1476 cups of coffee
- 1 karaoke singer at our holiday party
- and drumroll please, the number of images our cameras took this year
ONE HUGE THANKS ā¦ TO YOU!
None of this would be possible without all of your shares, likes, comments, and confidence in our resources. You are the lifeblood of Photo Fusion Studio and together, weāre helping more and more people and their businesses grow! Thank you for playing such a pivotal role in our growth. We wish you the best this holiday season and the year to come. Letās do it all again next year!
Some of our Personal favorites from 2023
Daniel, Lead Photographer
What was your favorite photoshoot of 2023?
2023 had many great photoshoots and many new clients. One of my favorites from this year was for Sherwin-Williams Commercial floor coatings. We had the opportunity to go to Scottsdale Airpark and photograph hangers that had recently been recoated in a new non-slip epoxy floor coating material.
The client came to us with a clear list of images that they were looking for to showcase the space and we took it from there. One of those shots was the client wanting to show details of the proprietary non-slip service that their products provided for this customer. This job was a great example of a great commercial client who was a pleasure to work with.
Everardo, Owner + Lead Photographer
What was your favorite photoshoot of 2023?
Without a doubt, my wedding! It’s not often the groom gets to photograph his lovely bride. It was a moment that only she and I shared since everyone else’s eyes were on her walking down the aisle.
One of my favorite clients though is Tori Totlis and her passion and energy in helping women and growing the game of golf for women. Even though I spent 10 years as the Official Photographer of the Phoenix Open, which was fun and I learned a lot, but honestly, these women and these tournaments and retreats are more rewarding for the soul.
Girls Gone Golfing Mexico at TPC Danzante Bay – Photo by Everardo Keeme
Girls Gone Golfing Ireland at Royal County Downs – Photo by Everardo Keeme
Playing golf with the girls before photographing Girls Gone Golfing Pebble Beach
Tori Totlis with Everardo Keeme
TPC Danzante Bay 17th Hole at Night photo by Everardo Keeme
TPC Danzante Bay photo by Everardo Keeme
Female Golfer at Royal Dublin Golf in Ireland with Girls Gone Golfing photo by Everardo Keeme
What did you learn as a photographer or business owner this year?
2023 was a big year for us as we learned more about working together, sharing, and delegating responsibility to each other. It’s not always easy when we are used to running our own businesses but trusting and learning more about each other is making us stronger as owners, photographers, and individuals.
This year was also difficult as it was time to let some clients go, many we had for years and had not raised our rates since before COVID … BUT by doing that we created the space for past clients to return and the opportunity for us to serve new clients, families, and individuals. Quality over quantity.
What do you want to learn or do in 2024 related to photography/business?
I miss attending photography conferences and being active within the photography community. So while I cannot make WPPI or Imaging this year, I plan to attend those in 2025. For the remainder of 2024, I will still look for other photography conferences and workshops to attend. It’s great being surrounded, inspired, networking, and sharing with other creatives.
On the business side of things, I’ve always had a hunger to continue to learn new skills that will make our clients, studio staff, and personal lives better through the services and products we offer. So whether that’s reading business books š¤ or attending other business or personal development classes it’s going to be a fun year of learning in 2024.
Tell us something personal or random to finish out the year.
Like many couples these days, my wife and I met online and both of our dating profiles included golf as a favorite pastime, so naturally our our second date was playing a round of golf. Since then we have enjoyed the game as a couple and found this to be the par-fect way to enjoy quality time together.
We created Mr & Mrs Golf with the idea of growing the couple’s golf community. Our mission is to give couples the confidence to get out on the course and grow their relationship by enjoying the game of golf together.
As the saying goes, āGratitude is like gravyāput it on everything!ā So we pour out our thanks to you for choosing Photo Fusion Studio as your photographer of choice.
Your patronage, your presence, your reviews, and sharesāall of this keeps our business alive and makes our line of work a pleasure each day.
Photo Fusion Studio is rooted in relationships, health, and growth ā¦ and you are the ones who bring it to life. Every day we are blessed with new energy, new perspectives, and the new friends that you bring into our studio each day.
Not only are we excited for 2024 with you, but we also have some big goals and big ideas that we canāt wait to share. So stay tuned!
But for now, we hope you enjoy the end of 2023!
With thanks,
