Poetic Touches: Professional Photographer Partners
We know you're ambitious and want to stand out. We help professional photographers turn their best shots into personalized poetry-infused canvas art—delighting clients, boosting referrals, and unlocking new revenue.
Do You Struggle With Any of These Challenges in Your Photography Business?
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Photo Prints are Commoditized
You deliver gorgeous images, but they end up in a sea of identical, off-the-shelf frames. Clients love the memories—but their walls don’t invite conversation. When your work blends in, you compete on price, not on artistry. Prospects see “photo print” and think, “I can get that cheaper elsewhere.”
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Worrying You’re Undercharging & Not Wowing Your Clients
You sense your packages could be more profitable, yet you hesitate to jack up prices because “it’s just a print.” Or worse, you hold back upsell offers for fear of looking pushy. Undercharging leaves revenue on the table and not wowing clients means fewer raving referrals. You want clients to feel they got an experience, not a transaction.
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Viewed as Picture-Taker Instead of a Photographic Artist
Photographers deserve to be valued as full-service storytellers, not just picture-takers. You know every image has a backstory—emotions you captured that go beyond pixels. Yet too often you hand off the files and move on to the next gig. When you’re positioned as a mere technician, it undervalues the creative vision and emotional investment you bring. You want to be celebrated as the artist who crafts memories, not just the vendor who snapped them.
Meet Your Trusted Guide in Emotional Storytelling
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Troy & Keri Salisbury
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Troy understands the care you take in capturing life's most meaningful moments. In 2015, Troy lost his wife to leukemia, intimately acquainting him with death and loss. Troy immediately began writing poetry to help him cope with this significant moment in his life and process his grief and feelings.
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Later that year, Troy joined an online support group for widows and widowers, where he began sharing his poems as a means of supporting others.
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Troy continued to write poetry, branching out to other themes and topics. As he shared his poetry online, thousands of people appreciated his poems and encouraged him to continue writing.
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While he continued to write, Troy met his current wife Keri, who lost her husband in 2016. Keri had been drawn to Troy as she turned to his poems for support in her grieving process.
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Troy began receiving requests to write personalized poems for family, friends, and online acquaintances. This became the impetus for Poetic Touches.
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Hundreds of poems and many canvas prints later, Troy understands the power of words when those moments become memories. Let Troy help you touch the hearts of your clients even deeper with your photos, with bespoke keepsakes they'll remember and treasure forever.
How it Works: A Simple 3-Step Plan
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1. Submit an Order & Photos for the Project
To begin a project, you'll complete a simple Google Form, indicating the specifics of the project and some information about the client. You'll also send me the photo(s) we'll be using for the print. I will invoice you at wholesale pricing for the order. (Other than paying for any sample canvas prints, beyond wholesale pricing, there are no sign-up fees, add-on charges, hidden costs, etc., ensuring you keep 100% of your retail markup.) I'll take care of everything else from here.
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2. Collaborate With the Client
I will collaborate and work with the client to make sure I have all the details I need to craft a poem and print that are highly personalized, resulting in a final product your client will always love and treasure. The key to this process is a 30-minute consultation with the client, giving me a chance to chat with them about their vision for their print and the details they want included in their poem. With this information in hand, I'll craft their personalized poem and print. I don't put a limit on the number of tweaks or revisions; I want them to be completely thrilled and satisfied.
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3. Deliver, Delight & Earn
Once the client signs off on a final version of their poem and print, and I receive your payment for the order, I'll submit the design to the printer, a U.S. company with over 20 years of experience in the fine art printing market. In 1 to 4 business days, they'll produce the print with giclee high-res printers, with the final product being a 1.5" stretch-mounted image wrap, complete with black archival backing and a wire hanger. The print will be shipped via ground services to your client's home, with an average shipping time of 1 to 5 days. Your client will be delighted with their one-of-a-kind keepsake, you'll collect your markup on a high-margin add-on, and every compliment will spark referrals right back to your studio.
Customer Testimonial
"My collaboration appointment was comfortable and super easy. I spent about 20 or 30 minutes chatting with Troy and sharing with him what I wanted to be in my poem and how I would like my print to look. He did a great job asking me questions that got me thinking and coming up with more details that he could incorporate into the poem and design. A few days later, he shared with me a draft of the poem and print, and I really loved it already! I asked him if we could make a couple of tweaks, which he was happy to do for me. When my print arrived in the mail a couple of weeks later, I was thrilled with the final result and brought to tears. It was perfect and so beautiful! I will always treasure it."
Lynn S.
Schedule Your One-on-One, No Cost, No Obligation Consultation
Ready to see how simple it can be? Meet for an in-person or virtual appointment to get every detail & all of your questions answered. Examine & inspect canvas samples firsthand and observe the quality of these finished keepsakes. Review our wholesale pricing structure and identify your profit opportunities. Learn how you can start making a greater emotional impact on your clients and increasing your revenues without any upfront costs.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Missed Upsell Opportunities
Without a compelling add-on, you leave 20–30% in extra revenue on the table every time you deliver a gallery—or risk ignoring clients who would have paid more for something truly unique.
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Diluted Brand Positioning
When your offering feels generic, you’re lumped in with hobbyists and discount labs—not celebrated as the premium storyteller you are.
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Low Lifetime Value
Without an unforgettable product, clients are less likely to become lifelong buyers, returning for anniversary sessions, gift prints, or referrals—shrinking your long-term revenue potential.
Available Sizes
8" x 10"
11" x 14"
16" x 20"
24" x 30"
Reap the Benefits of Premium Storytelling
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Stand Out From the Crowd
A gallery-wrap canvas with bespoke poetry transforms your snapshot into a one-of-a-kind keepsake. It’s no longer “just a photo”—it’s a story on the wall. That novelty commands premium pricing and keeps your brand top of mind every time someone sees a canvas print beautifully displayed on your client's wall and asks, “Where’d you get that?” These conversations mean more referrals for your business.
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Increase Your Average Order Value
We provide you with a high-margin, turnkey add-on that doesn’t eat into your shoot schedule. Clients see the value of a personalized, high-quality product that allows you to confidently set premium fees. Your average order value jumps 20–30%, and clients feel genuinely delighted, not nickel-and-dimed.
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Be Known as a Storyteller
By pairing your imagery with original, client-focused poetry, you elevate your role to storyteller. The canvas becomes the final chapter in the client’s journey—and cements your reputation as someone who delivers art, narrative, and emotion in one elegant package.
Exclusivity
Due to the individualized and highly personalized nature of our canvas prints, I only have the capacity to partner with a limited number of studios. Please don’t miss out on this opportunity to offer something special and unique to your clients.
