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Pineapple Pick: Profile on Lynn Crane Portrait

July 12, 2019 By Andrea Andrus

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BUSINESS NAME: Lynn Crane Portrait
CITY & STATE:  Raft River, ID
BUSINESS OWNER: Lynn Crane
WEBSITE: lynncraneportrait.com

BP: Tell us about your business. 

LCP: I provide a pampering portrait experience that makes women feel valued and beautiful.  The experience includes not only creating the photos, but also a full makeover and luncheon on the session date and a portrait reveal session once the portraits are edited. My goal is to create definitive portraits of my clients – the kind of portraits that will be treasured and displayed for generations.

BP: How and why did you get started?  

LCP: I’ve been a photographer for close to 20 years one way or another, but about 10 years ago a friend of mine was invited to be in the studio audience of a Creative Live taping, and I created an account so I could watch her. I scrolled through the classes and came across one taught by Sue Bryce, a world renowned portrait photographer. I watched the class, fell in love with her work, and joined her education group. She became my mentor and teacher, and I started implementing what I could in my on-location work, since I didn’t have a studio. It wasn’t until I was able to open a studio space that I could fully dive in and create the experience for women that I dreamed of, which I did a little over a year ago. I feel that I’m finally doing exactly what I was meant to do and I absolutely love it!

BP: What sets you apart from your competition?

LCP: I’ve developed a sophisticated, painterly style that women love. Ultimately, though, I think what sets me apart is how I make women feel. I have the tools and knowledge of posing and direction at my disposal so women feel supported, confident, and beautiful. I truly see the beauty in all women, no matter their shape or size, and it’s my privilege to help them see it too.  

BP: Tell us a funny story that happened with your business.

LCP: I don’t know that this is particularly funny, but it’s memorable! This happened soon after I opened. While a client was in hair and makeup I thought “Gosh – she’d look stunning in a purple tulle skirt.”.  So I grabbed a dress form and quickly started making a skirt. My studio floor is polished concrete, and at one point I came out of the changing room, took a step, didn’t realize I was on a piece of tulle…and down I went in a cloud of purple. It was less than professional, but certainly lightened the moment! And the client said later, “Now I know why my girls like to dress up as princesses all the time. I want to wear this to do dishes!”. So making the skirt, even with the mishap, was worth the humiliation!

BP: What’s your favorite type of marketing and why?

LCP: My favorite type of marketing is anything that involves developing relationships with people. I like to do public speaking, attend women’s conferences and expos, join and create networking groups, and host events in the studio where women can get together.
(You can also find Lynn on Facebook and Instagram.)

Lynn Crane Portrait logo

BP: What advice do you have for someone looking to start their own business? 

LCP:  Speaking to people who are in creative-type businesses like photography and the arts:  Don’t sell yourself short! We’re passionate about what we do, but as creatives we sometimes tend to be kind of disorganized and run things by the seat of our pants given the chance. You know it’s true! Be sure to be a legitimate business, price accordingly, pay your taxes, give yourself a wage, put money back into your business, and hire someone to take care of the business / record-keeping part of things if necessary. You will be able to make a profit and not burn yourself out, you will be taken more seriously as a business, be able to breathe easier, and enjoy doing what you love longer without burnout.

BP: What else would you like to share?

LCP: Women compare themselves to what they see in the media too much. I always say, though, that the only difference is that most women simply don’t have the luxury of a stylist to get them photo-ready every day. I hope the women who come to me will be able to jump off the comparison trap, and that they’ll look at their images when they’re in their grotty mom-clothes and see that they’re actually pretty darn beautiful, given the chance!

BP: Thank you, Lynn! What an amazing gift you have supporting and building up women. Do you happen to have any pink tulle? Asking for a friend.

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Pineapple Pick: Profile on Roth and Co.

July 8, 2019 By Andrea Andrus

Handmade bows
Handmade bows, scrunchies and bowties.

BUSINESS NAME: Roth and Co.
CITY & STATE: Rupert, ID
BUSINESS OWNER: Hailey Roth
FACEBOOK: Roth and Co.

BP: Tell us about your business. 

Roth: I sell handmade bows, scrunchies and bowties. 

BP: How and why did you get started? 

Roth: I started sewing bows for my little girl and had so much material left over, so I decided to share! 

BP: What sets you apart from your competition? 

Roth: I keep my prices low and quality high. 

Roth and Co logo


BP: Tell us a funny story that happened with your business. 

Roth: I signed up to be a vendor at an event. One week before the event my sewing machine started having what I thought were major issues. I called a lot of people including my grandma (who has been sewing her whole life) and it turns out it just needed oiled. 

BP: What’s your favorite type of marketing and why? 

Roth: Social media because it’s easy, reaches a lot of people and it’s free! Find me on Facebook and Instagram.

BP: What advice do you have for someone looking to start their own business? 

Roth: Find something you are passionate about and go for it!

BP: Great advice and adorable bows!

Pineapple Pick is a series of business profiles. Read this blog post from Blue Pineapple to learn how to have your business featured.

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Pineapple Pick: Profile on Craig Franklin Photography

June 18, 2019 By Andrea Andrus

Senior photo
Now booking senior photo sessions.

BUSINESS NAME: Craig Franklin Photography
CITY & STATE: Wenatchee, WA
BUSINESS OWNER: Craig Franklin
WEBSITE: cfranklinphotography.com

BP: Tell us about your business.

CFP: I’ve been a professional photographer for over 25 years. The majority of my business is sports and dance studio photography. I also enjoy doing senior portraits, weddings and family sessions.

BP: How and why did you get started?

CFP: My step-dad was a photographer so I grew up loving photography. When I had the opportunity to join Parsons Photography over 25 years ago, I jumped at the chance to make a living doing what I love! A few years ago, I decided to start my own photography business with my wife.

BP: What sets you apart from your competition?

CFP: I have a unique perspective to offer clients and many years of experience.  Instead of taking multiple photos of the same subject and then editing to find the perfect one, I can usually capture the perfect photo with one or two shots.

Craig Franklin Photography


BP: Tell us a funny story that happened with your business.

CFP: While I was photographing a wedding at Ohme Gardens, a little lizard got inside the bride’s dress while we were taking photos. It was quite comical!

BP: What’s your favorite type of marketing and why?

CFP: Instagram and Facebook, because they’re easy and free.

BP: What advice do you have for someone looking to start their own business?

CFP: Find something you love and make money doing it!

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Pineapple Pick: Profile on Valley Custom Moving

June 7, 2019 By Andrea Andrus

Valley Custom Moving
The “beards”

BUSINESS NAME: Valley Custom Moving
CITY & STATE: Meridian, ID
BUSINESS OWNERS: Corey McCombs and Joshua Rumpel
WEBSITE: valleycustommoving.com

BP: Tell us about your business.

VCM: We are an elite, custom, and white-glove moving company offering residential, long-distance, packing, unloading / loading, delivery services and much more!

BP: How and why did you get started?

VCM: We are the accumulation of like minded and bearded individuals who crave work well done and customer’s expectations exceeded. We want to change the way people use moving companies.

BP: What sets you apart from your competition?

VCM: We are owner / operators that are “Same Faces, Different Places” offering a unique and custom moving experience. We are personally involved from booking to moving and every step of the way.

BP: Tell us a funny story that happened with your business.

VCM: We are constantly asked if beards are required to work with us. We simply answer that it’s part of our dress code.

Valley Custom Moving
Valley Custom Moving

BP: What’s your favorite type of marketing and why?

VCM: We love social media because it allows us to reach out to customers and communicate on a personal level.

BP: What advice do you have for someone looking to start their own business?

VCM: Take the leap.

BP: Anything else you’d like to share?

VCM: We would like the thank Andrea with Blue Pineapple for being one of our biggest influences and supporters from the get-go. It’s a privilege to be able to work with someone with so much knowledge in marketing!

BP: Ah, shucks!

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Introducing Pineapple Pick

May 29, 2019 By Andrea Andrus

Blue Pineapple is starting a new blog series called Pineapple Pick featuring profiles on small businesses, local businesses and nonprofits. I’d like to give these organizations a shout out and spotlight the work they’re doing in our communities.

If you’d like to be featured in this blog series, send me an email at andrea@bluepineapple.media with the subject line “Pineapple Pick”. I’ll send you a quick list of questions to answer including the basics, your business niche and a few interesting tidbits. Once the profile is posted to the blog and Blue Pineapple’s Facebook page, you’re welcome to share it with your followers.

Answers may be lightly edited. I politely reserve the right to decline any requests that aren’t the best fit for this series.

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