Jens and I have got our photography business up and going, it's called Fab Photos. We initially thought of a number of more slick sounding names, but settled on this one because it directly states what we aim to take, and fits the Hong Kong Chinese market, which appreciates direct, short names. We aim to work two Saturdays and two evenings a month, and use the proceeds to buy camera equipment that we don't have but would enable us to take on increasingly sophisticated jobs. So that in a nutshell is the business plan; nothing too complex, and very much letting us live out our passion. We also have good set of complimentary skills, which I think is important in the context of micro-businesses. The photo above is an example of the sort of stuff that we do - in this case a job for a family who wanted informal style photos of their kids. We've got what is effectively a portable studio, and this means that we can go to people rather than have them going to a studio; we think this is a competetive advantage. There certainly seems to be plenty of work. The photo below is from last Saturday, and is intended to show how the portable studio works, and the kind of work that this involves; in this instance it was about engaging and managing the kids more than taking the photos. We are working again this Saturday at a charity event. Then we have a job for a theatre company and a rugby club. So no problem so far, and cause for optimism looking forward.
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