This week I had the opportunity to present to my San Francisco BNI Chapter about my photography business. Since I rarely speak to a group of people about the specifics of my business I was a bit nervous.  I decided to split the 10 minute presentation into two sections – the first was a bit about me and my work and the second was about picking a print size for a specific wall.  Next time I talk I’ll focus more on the education side rather then my story but since I’m new to the group I thought it was important to give the other 25 or so members at the meeting some back ground about myself.  I talked being in business since 2009 and how I focus on the relationships between people and apply that approach to weddings, families and even business headshots.  I highlighted my 5 star yelp rating and how I am recommended on most San Francisco parent groups like Mission Parents, Noe Valley Parents, Nopa Parents and the Golden Gate Mother’s Group.  But I figured my work was the best speaker for what I do so I showed them this:

The familiar face at the end is one of the members that I had photographed the day before.

For the second part of the presentation I did a demo of how I help clients size prints for their walls.  I wanted them to get a sense of the power that large prints have so showed them one of the 24″ x 36″ canvas prints of Lucius that I have hanging in my house.

Then I ran then through a short print sizing demo and showed them what a photo of Dale (the person I photographed) would look like in different sizes on a wall.  For the presentation I used a photo of his office but below is a sample from a stock gallery.

I needed more time to show them all that can be done to really determine the best combination of photo and size but I think it was enough to give people the idea.  Overall all it was a great experience.  Always nice to have a challenge that is a little different then the normal day-to-day.

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The BNI Ace Networking Chapter meets Thursday mornings at 7:15 at the Serrano Hotel – 405 Taylor St. (Near O’Farrell St) in San Francisco.  We are growing and looking for:

Florist
Aesthetician
Commercial Real Estate Leasing Agent/Sales Agent
Landscape Architect
Massage Therapist
Physical Therapist
Banker
Event Planner
Hair Stylist
Attorney – Bankruptcy

If you (or some one you know) do any of these professions and interested in taking a look at our group, then please give me a call.