c.cloudwalker
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Yes and no. It really depends on your clientele. For example, when you walk into a Mercedes dealership...it's usually pretty s****y and makes a good impression. People who already expect to be spending a lot of money, likely appreciate the good impression. But of course, many people are on the other side of the spectrum and might be put off by any perceived extravagance.Ok, I don't get (and have never gotten) the whole "impression" deal. I've seen this more times than I can say, and it NEVER works. Let me put it this way.....having a jazzy studio, does not a photography success make. Being a great photog working in an overgrown field gets tons of clients. You can only impress potential clients with your photos. They really don't give a rat about "impressions". In fact sometimes going all jazzy can turn them off because they wonder about how much of their money is going to "impressing" them. I pitch against that constantly. It's easy to get them out of the ether on that one.
I really agree with the part I bolded. I designed my studio with the help of 2 friends who were investors in the project and future clients as well and they thought it should be snazzy enough to make an impression on other potential clients of their level. Their way of putting it was basically this: If I'm going to dump a ton of money in your pocket, I want to see some of it when I visit the studio.
So the entry hall/reception area, the PP room, the conference room and other rooms potentially used by clients are pretty snazzy. The shooting area are not because they are functional but they are kept as clean as the rest because that was one thing mentioned during the design phase.
But to be honest, being an artist and having done a lot of construction myself, it didn't cost much