what we did in 2012 and what we plan for 2013....

01 January 2013
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2012 wasn't quite the starting year of our business, but we did most of our work this year.... when January 01, 2012 came up, we were a completely different company than what we are today.... we crossed a lotta hurdles and learned a lot, which contributed to our current position.... there were a lotta hard lessons, which made us upset sometimes, but when we take our time and contemplate, we know that was necessary....

we can't help thank our friends, clients, partners and well-wishers for being with us in 2012 and supporting us in various capacity.... we really have too many names to mention.... but some of the names require special mentioning..... KAK (all 6 of them), KM Mobin, AKA, Bijuman, Rezwan Tokon, Tahmid Munaz, Sk Saadi, Anik (Imtiaz Moyeen Syed), Lippu (Momenur Rashid Siddique), Yeasef Akbar, Gaziman, Sadia Sharmin, Mona, Sumon Bhai, Riad (Shah Fayed), Lita Bhabi, and all others whose names we missed here!!.... we can't thank you enough!!

the offers we ran throughout the year....

we introduced our outdoor couple shoot offer "Under the Same Sun" at the start of 2012.... this was one of the major breaks from our mostly indoors works.... one of our major events of the year 2012 was "Scrap-book Memories" offer, which we ran a promo for the whole month of April (62% OFF!!).... this offer brought a lotta interest from people all over and won us a lotta admirers....we also introduced other economical packages like "The World of Colours" and "Snow White" for 2-5 year old children; "My Family My Moment" family group session;"The First Cake" first birthday session; etc.... the most successful offer of the year was "One-Hour Magic", which became a favourite among families.... we would be offering periodic promo offers for different types of photo-shoots, but all we can tell is that they won't be offered at the same time.... so, you either wait the whole year for such offers or..... :)

free promotional sessions....

we ran several quiz contests on our Facebook page throughout the year that had free sessions as prizes.... but that opportunity only went to the winners.... all this changed with one of our most important offers of the year... "Referral Credit Program", which gave the power in the hands of our clients to win a FREE SESSION for themselves....we ran the promotion for another free session on 04-05 January 2013.... and we don't think we would be repeating such promo sessions too often in 2013... but we might come up with some quizzes on our Facebook page and tag some attractive prizes with it... stay tuned...

publicity.....

one of the major events for us during the year was being featured on major national daily "Prothom Alo"'s weekly lifestyle magazine "Noksha".... it brought us a lotta prestige and also added a lotta credibility to our new business....


policy changes....

one of the major policy changes of our business came in late June-early July, when we switched from full packages to "Session Fee + Photo Products" concept.... we had to explain our clients a lot about this.... its still some way to go before everyone can take this as normal... but our effort is there to make things easy to understand and also to help our clients with decision-making.... we also promise our clients to come up with ever more innovative photo-products.... those who had seen our products have an idea of what we are talking of.... only those who do sessions with us would be able to see the products first-hand.... not much more of that would be posted online though... its a matter of our business policy.... sorry folks! :(

workshops....

we have a lotta followers who are interested in photography.... after getting a lotta requests, we decided to offer something for them too.... with that in mind, we brought out our new venture "Idea Workshops".... we ran several workshops throughout the year that dealt with basic and intermediate level lighting, and basic photography.... lack of time again impeded progress and precluded regular offering of such workshops.... we hope to introduce some more workshops in 2013....

video podcasts....

January was also the start of our Video Podcast series... this was something that we really loved, but lack of time and also, lack of feedback from viewers discouraged this effort until the government had the final say in banning Youtube in Bangladesh later in the year.... our last video podcast was on 23 June 2012.... perhaps we can start doing this again once our government realises how they deprived people....
we would love to get some feedback from our end... that would certainly encourage us to continue with our drive to do better.... :)

"The Magic of Families" - Free Photo-shoot Offer!!

Note: This session was a promo session offered for a limited period (04-05 January 2013). Please keep an eye on this site for a renewal of the offer.

27 December 2012

if you think that our photo-sessions are a bit too pricey for you to test out, this is exactly the offer for you!!... you don't have to pay a penny to book this session!!.... yes, we won't charge any session fee!!.... this is a 1-1.5 hours' session for families.... by families, we mean families.... any family members whom you think important to have a photograph with... just keep the number of family members between three (3) to five (5).... this is a promotional offer; so, just look for the dates when this offer is open!!.... the offer would be gone once the date is over!!.... this offer is open for the first six (6) families to book!!... so, please do not book a session unless you are really serious about it!!..... don't deprive other families by booking and not showing up!!..... this is "The Magic of Families" and this is a magical opportunity you don't wanna miss!!.... you never know when or if such an offer comes from us again!! :)

here is a summary of the offer.....

* 1-1.5-hours' session
* 3-5  family members (including babies/children)
* No session fee
* Photo products are not free
* First six families will be able to book the session (to book more convenient times, call early!!)
* Time: 04-05 January 2013 (10AM-10PM)
* Place: Idea House, our home studio


this session doesn't cover...
*newborns
*maternity/pregnancy session
*exclusive session for babies or children of any age
*couples
*families with more than five people
*individual's exclusive photo-sessions.


The photo-session would be done in simple set-ups. Time for the session may be extended under special circumstances. No theme-based photo-shoots would be part of this session. To avail those, we would suggest our other offers. To have exclusive photo-session of you baby or children, please also take a look at our other offers.


Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 0 /- (FREE)
a) One session with the above details. Its the time cost for the photography team along with cost of the studio setup and equipment.
b) Session fee does not include products, which are described below.
c) Also see the "Booking and Payment Procedure" section below.
d) The sessions would be at Idea House, Ideas_R_Bulletproof's home studio. For location details, please call +880-1711-055524.


Viewing Session:
This is a free session. Usually this is around a week after the session when the client would be able to see the photos in their digital format and choose the photos they like for the product deliverables.

Products:

Photo-products* are not part of the session fee. Our photo-products start at BDT 2,000/- and goes up to what your mind desires (well, almost)!! Our photo products are ready to be hung on the wall or displayed on your desk or to be carried with you anywhere. These are the ultimate outputs that you take away from the sessions that you do with us. We invest time and effort to bring to you some of the most attractive photo products available in Bangladesh. We custom design the products to make them unique. Our innovation is continuous to come up with the most unique photo items. For some business reasons we do not post photos of our products online. So, to learn more about our products, please call us: +880-1711-055524.

*digital photos are more like digital negatives.... you have to process them to see them in their ultimate form... that processing is not done during the session.... the photographer or someone else will give hours behind that effort in digital darkroom... cost of photo products include cost of processing, cost of designing products (which are ready to be hung on the wall or displayed on desktop or printed on the pages of a finished coffee table book), and cost of printing, framing, and other costs..... the photographers give their time and let you get the facilities of a professional studio setup for a session fee (you don't have to spend millions to set it up yourself)


Booking and Payment Procedure:
a) Just go to this link and follow instructions or give us a call at +8801711-055524.

Referral Credit Program..... refer us and win a FREE session!!

05 November 2012

if you want to get the best services from Ideas_R_Bulletproof FREE OF COST, this is your chance.... we understand the value of networking.... and thats why we would love to give something back to our most generous clients who would let us access their own network of friends.... you refer our services to others and you get a free session!!.... this is what we call "Referral Credit"........

this is how this works:

you refer someone.... they call us and do a session with us.... make sure that the client tells your name as referrer when they do the session with us.... you get a call from us after the completion of their session.... and as a token of appreciation, you can book a session with us FREE OF COST!!... the more clients you refer, the more benefits you will receive....

1. First Referral:
you refer one client, you get Referral Credit equivalent of up to BDT 11,000/-.... which means, you can get a FREE session that has a usual session fee of up to BDT 8,000/-..... if you avail a session with a designated session fee above BDT 8,000/-, you get to pay only rest of the amount.... e.g. you choose a session offer with a session fee of BDT 10,000/-.... then you have to pay only BDT 2,000/- as session fee!!.... thats not it... there's more!!... you get products free of cost up to BDT 3,000/-..... e.g. if you choose products costing BDT 8,000/-, you get to pay only BDT 5,000/- for the products!!

2. Second Referral:
you refer two clients, you get Referral Credit equivalent of up to BDT 20,000/-.... which means, you can get a FREE session that has a usual session fee of up to BDT 15,000/-..... if you avail a session with a designated session fee above BDT 15,000/-, you get to pay only rest of the amount.... e.g. you choose a session offer with a session fee of BDT 25,000/-.... then you have to pay only BDT 10,000/- as session fee!!.....thats not it... there's more!!... you get products free of cost up to BDT 5,000/-.....e.g. if you choose products costing BDT 8,000/-, you get to pay only BDT 3,000/- for the products!!

3. Three or More Referrals:
you refer three or more clients, you get Referral Credit equivalent of up to BDT 35,000/-.... which means, you can get a FREE session that has a usual session fee of up to BDT 25,000/-..... this means, you can avail any session from Ideas_R_Bulletproof that are currently on offer absolutely FREE OF COST!!.... thats not it... there's more!!... you get products free of cost up to BDT 10,000/-.....e.g. if you choose products costing BDT 12,000/-, you get to pay only BDT 2,000/- for the products!!

Important Notes:
a. All of the above offers are applicable for anyone who have or have not done any session with us.
b. The Referral Credit cannot be encashed.
c. The Referral Credit can be gifted to others. e.g. you can gift a child session to your 4-year old niece!!
d. The Referral Credit can be availed any time within the next one year (counted from the day the referred client does their session).
e. The Referrer can choose any session the list of session offers from Ideas_R_Bulletproof.
f. All other terms and conditions (including payment terms, location of shoot, copyright, etc.) mentioned in the chosen session offer(s) would still be applicable.
g. Fore more clarifications, please give us a call: +8801711-055524.