Our Green Promise

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For a while I didn’t know whether or not to discuss with the photography world about my green/eco-friendly ways, but since it is such a part of who I am I find its time to share. I added the information to my website also. Here is my Green Promise to my business…

“Being green” isn’t a marketing scheme or something I started to jump on the bandwagon; it’s a way of life both personal and business and has been for me for a while.

I strive to be as eco-conscious and “green” as possible, from switching to a reusable and sustainable (made from corn products) coffee cup for my morning coffee to eco-friendly pillow cases (made from bamboo fibers) to lay my head on at night and all things in between. Every choice that I make I try to make the best choice for the environment, picking the eco-friendly option, if available, whenever possible. I have always been a little bit of a nut when it comes to those things since I was in middle school and first learned about the environment and our impact, my mom told me though back then to stop worrying so much I was only one person and couldn’t stress too much about it. Over the last 15 plus years since she made that statement I have seen how wrong she was about our environmental impact (even though I still love her and she’s right about a lot of things) and one person can make a difference and now the world is learning that too. Every day I find a new product or service that has an environmentally friendly version. And I couldn’t be happier.

As a business owner I am so glad I get to make decisions, the right decisions, the environmentally friendly decisions about products and services we offer. I shop at certain office supply stores over others, not because of price but because they offer more eco options. I am trying to be 100% green business–although I know that until I switch over my car that won’t happen. I would love to drive a hybrid, but for now my nine year old car is hanging in there, and I don’t want to put it to waste just to get a new eco-friendly one (of course when I do I will donate parts and be sure they are reused or recycled if possible).

Below is just a quick list of what I (and my associates) currently do in my studio to be a green photographer.
• First we recycle anything and everything that we can, including paper, batteries and ink cartridges.
• We now use an environmentally conscious printer, ProDPI, and we choose the eco options for all materials we can.
• Our business cards our printed on 100% Post Consumer Waste and manufactured using 100% wind power.
• All materials such as contracts and package information are printed on the highest content recycled paper available or alternative papers such as cotton. We offer digital only versions when possible.
• We do not print proof products because it is wasteful, proofs are online and digital, final prints are chosen online and then only those are printed.
• We switched to Couture Books for our albums; their products are made from recycled materials (yet they are beautiful and fashion design inspired) and Couture Books also donate a portion of the profits from each both to a charity of our choice.
• All mail and packages are sent with minimal packaging and are made of recycled material.
• We have converted our flash batteries to rechargeable and we recycle all other batteries.
• Our office/home is cleaned with eco-friendly cleaners and we try to eat mostly organic foods and drinks when possible.
• We use reusable shopping bags, cups, and other reusable items if possible.
• When using two photographers for an event we carpool together. If events are in the city and close together or at same venue we use public transportation.
• We continue to educate ourselves about the environment and our impact, be up to date on new products available
• Discounts on photography packages for using environmentally friendly and sustainable vendors for your wedding/event.

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