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the most fun I have ever had during an ordering session
Posted on October 24, 2007
Viewing and ordering appointments are pretty fun. It’s ALWAYS exciting to show clients all of their finished images for the first time. It’s great to hear what their favorites are and which ones they don’t love, fun to compare my favorites with theirs… fun to help them consider finishes, sizes, etc. All that is great, but last night’s ordering appointment takes the cake.
As we were chatting, after all the “business” was taken care of, my wonderful client told me about how they really were not sure that I got any good images. I nodded, because I hear that very often.
But she went on… to tell me that they got in my car after the session, and she told me all about the hilareous conversations that ensued. And about the hilareousness (is that a word?) of what happened in the hour leading up to the session, losing *the* hat, screaming about it, searching all over, running late because of the hat, getting stuck by the train, and finally, giving the kids treats and smiling happy SO well that I never had a clue!!
Oh, it was the funniest thing. But it gets better. She told me that she could not read me. That she is generally pretty darn good at getting a feel for a person, a situation, but that with me, she got nothing! She could not tell if I thought it was a good session, nor if I thought her kids were good or difficult. I assured her that I knew right away that it was a GREAT session, that her children were PERFECT… (better and easier than expected, for their ages!)
… she said that during the session, I was so very focused that she couldn’t “read” me at all. I worried that that meant that I seemed unfriendly, but she said no- not unfriendly, just… focused. ((During a session, I am definitely in creative mode. Really thinking and paying close attention to the light, the backgrounds, and of course, expressions, interactions, keeping the kids happy, etc.))
I love this story so much, it is SO fun and interesting for me to hear about what people thought and what their reactions are/were during and after a session. I do hear very very often “I hope we got some good images…” and we *always* do…. it’s so funny the way clients are surprised during the viewing and ordering appointment- I love it.
Anyway, thank you B, for being the most fun I have ever had during an ordering appointment. Thank you for sharing your great stories… I have not laughed that much in so long… and your story about the hat, getting there, not acting stressed out…… funniest thing I’ve heard… and I needed that good laugh. 
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