GM calendars

Re: GM calendars

Postby Zep33 » Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:13 pm

C8RFAN wrote:
Zep33 wrote:I make my own with wildlife and bird pics I've taken locally here. Customers love them and start asking for them in November. This is my 6th year doing it. Our group has a graphic place we outsource things like that too.

I think it's much better than the canned scenic and car calendars everyone else has. Adds a little local flavor


I didn't know you shot photos! Id love to see the calendar somehow! This is a great concept!!! I normally shoot weddings and some car stuff, as well as some commercial stuff (headshots and facilities), but I decided for 2022 to pull in the reigns a bit and shoot more of what i want to do, not so much of what generates income.

My main thing are raptors - owls, eagles, hawks, falcons...

I haven't updated my website in a while so none of this year's calendar shots are on it but you can see some of my stuff at www(dot)yawningowl(dot)com. I mainly just post on FB lately - name is Mike Lewis and my profile pic is a snowy owl at the moment if you want to friend me there. Been getting lots of snowy owls lately. It's gonna be a great winter for them here. One of those irruption years
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Re: GM calendars

Postby C8RFAN » Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:38 pm

Website looks awesome!!!! Great shots!!!

No luck finding you on Facebook, turns out theres ALOT of Mike Lewis on there :(
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Re: GM calendars

Postby PartsPlant81 » Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:48 pm

Wow. Amazing photos. Thank you for sharing Zep! Happy New Year!
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Re: GM calendars

Postby Zep33 » Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:55 pm

Thanks guys!!

Actually I think there's a link to my Facebook right on the website too
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Re: GM calendars

Postby X476 » Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:01 pm

Very impressive photos.
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Re: GM calendars

Postby Denise Trimble » Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:07 pm

PartScott wrote:
Denise Trimble wrote: We have people who only stop by at this time each year to get free calendars and our owners do not want to disappoint!


Don't you just LOVE those "customers"?


Indeed. Especially those who request we mail them to them because it is too far to drive........ :roll:
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Re: GM calendars

Postby Denise Trimble » Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:28 pm

Zep33 wrote:I make my own with wildlife and bird pics I've taken locally here. Customers love them and start asking for them in November. This is my 6th year doing it. Our group has a graphic place we outsource things like that too.

I think it's much better than the canned scenic and car calendars everyone else has. Adds a little local flavor


The page is nicely done and your skill is incredible!
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Re: GM calendars

Postby Zep33 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:19 pm

Thanks everyone
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Re: GM calendars

Postby torgy123 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 6:21 pm

I quit for a couple of year because it was billed for desk calendars that I did not order or receive, as well as being billed for the muscle car ones that I did order and receive.
I must have had 20 phone calls to different people over 6 months and was told several times that they could tell that the order was not ours, but we never were reimbursed.

the "customers" that come in for the free calendars seemed appalled that we no longer gave them out.
I did however break down and order a couple boxes this and received them in late Oct.
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Re: GM calendars

Postby AlanHomes » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:50 pm

scott2112 wrote:Are calendars still a thing? I quit stocking them in 2007. I do remember growing up in my dads independent shop circa late 70s and 80s...calendars were nice. I always flipped to my bday month to
see what scantily clad little lass was kind enough to have her photo taken. lol Those were the days!

Thompson Cadillac usually had GOOD calendars, at some point in time there was one hanging in my office, she was topless. Nobody complained, unlike the pansies of today.
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