2020 Year in Review
What a year.
I don’t need to go into heavy detail about how this was a hard year. We already know.
Here’s the positives and highlights from the year.
This year, I launched my Social Good program which gave a few discounts to those who need it most, as well as donated 25 trees to One Tree Planted. Hoping to do 50 next year.
Shot a good handful of elopements in backyards, apartments, and parks.
Helped Glimmers launch their brand and did a lot of the media for them.
Wrote and sold out of my first poetry book.
Got into hiking (had to do something with my camera since there weren’t a lot of concerts going on!)
Keep that mask on, friends! We’re not out yet.
Hiking on the Palisades Trail
Had 5.2k unique visitors to the site (+152% over last year!)
Quit Giving Money to Amazon (or at least as much as possible - they own a lot of the web servers in the world)
Got to work with Adam Elmakias on his digital marketing strategy for his podcast, Don’t Shit on the Bus. (Check it out!)
Had the biggest growth in business since opening my doors in 2017 (albeit shifting my core services a lot)
Quit playing Dota 2 (at least until the next battle pass comes out…)
Went on my first podcast as a guest, Mugs with Mags
Gained about 150 followers on IG, 200 on Twitter, and somehow my cat’s Facebook Page gained 900. I promise I have a degree in this, guys.
Got really good at using ClickUp. It has saved me a ton of time and gave me a place to throw all my thoughts, plans, itineraries, and more.
Really made my office kickass.
Launched Create Atlanta, a small content creator meetup for Atlanta to help keep all the concert photographers I know busy
What I’m Changing for Next Year
I feel like as I’m approaching my thirties that I need to start doing more to keep my brain stimulated and keep engaged with the world, so I have a few personal goals and milestones I’d like to try and achieve.
Write more. I created a few articles this year and really enjoyed it. I’d like to keep that up. Maybe start cross posting to Medium when applicable.
Read more. Not necessarily books, but just read more from professionals and less from Twitter users.
Take advanced photography classes. I’m considering online college, but may go to a local tech/trade school instead of an accredited college.
Leave the country at least once. (I just requested a passport - never had one!)
Go to a national/state park at least once a month.
Keep my Buffer queue running the whole year. (This is how I keep my feed posting even when I’m too busy to hang out on social media)
Develop and grow Create Atlanta
Matthew Alexander Photography Packages 2021 Pricing
As my business has developed and grown and I’ve invested more, the need to change some of my prices has arrived.
Effective January 1st, all new bookings will follow my new prices. If you book for a date after January 1st but sign before then, my old prices will be honored.
Individual Portraits (Personal, Graduation, Lifestyle, etc) - $150
Group/Couples Portraits (Engagement, Group Graduation Photos, Band Promos) - $200
Premier Wedding Package - $925, 4 hours
Deluxe Wedding Package - $1450, 8 hours
To keep the Social Good discounts I offer for those who need to spend their money on more important things than photography, I will be increasing the discounts from 20% to 30%.