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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: absolutecleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:29:47 am

Title: Before and after photos
Post by: absolutecleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:29:47 am

Back again to the poster we are havign done.

I need a decent before and after photo for it.

The company producing the advert say it really needs to be done professionally.

Someone mentioned websites with good royalty free stock photos on the other day but I cant really find a suitable one.

Does anyone know of a website or publication where I can find one.

(Have thought about doing one myself but he seems to think this won't really work)

Cheers

Simon

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Joe H on February 22, 2008, 10:37:40 am

I would have thought before and after photos would have to be of YOUR work to show any credability.

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: absolutecleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:41:24 am

Thats what I thought Joe but he said "people spend hours and hours and hundreds of pounsd setting up photos for adverts, publications etc so you really are best off finding one on the net or in a trade journal".

If I cant find one then I will have to wait for the right opportunity to take one of ours but when a picture is going to be quite large I suppose the quality of the shot does make a bit of difference.

Simon

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 22, 2008, 11:46:19 am

find a picture of a carpet and have half digitally darkened.

a member of the public won't know the difference

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 22, 2008, 01:33:43 pm

Unless they read this ................................. :o ::)

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 22, 2008, 01:39:44 pm

Slightly less professional looking photos will give people confidence that they are your own work ......... all of mine were taken on my mobile which has 2 megapixel camera ................. do not portray others work as your own if you want to instill confidence  :o

Often snap before and afters wherever i am working .......... if i put them all on my site then i would not have room for anything else.

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 22, 2008, 01:41:01 pm

Feel free to use these if you wish ......... taken at Hammersmith Hospital in Cafe.

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: absolutecleaning on February 22, 2008, 01:45:55 pm

Cheers for the offer Chris but I think I might just wait and take one of ours after all.

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: spindle on February 23, 2008, 11:20:36 am

this was a end of let  clean

dartford2007

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: spindle on February 23, 2008, 11:21:15 am

sorry should have resized

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 23, 2008, 11:34:05 am

Makes customer confident in YOUR ability if the pictures are of you working or your results ............... try to get before with you in picture and then show results  ;D
I am ugly bald middle aged bloke so i try to stay out the photos so i DO still get work  ::)

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: spindle on February 23, 2008, 11:40:29 am

me in the picture??

no way so this lot on here can take the p ;D ;D

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 23, 2008, 11:43:33 am

Thats why i use my mean and moody cartoon, people laugh at my photo  ::)

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 23, 2008, 12:10:29 pm

Chris we don't laugh (well not outloud anyway ;D)

Shaun

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Joe H on February 23, 2008, 01:48:05 pm

O yes we do  ;D

Title: Re: Before and after photos
Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 23, 2008, 01:55:48 pm

Makes the wife laugh so why not all join in ............. mind you, getting undressed in the dark lately so not as bad  ;D