I took a drive out to Sherman County a couple weeks ago to take a look at the Vestas wind turbines that were being erected. These machines are amazingly huge and pretty fun to watch (well, if you’re a bit of a geek like me). The thought about these towers just standing there making power by spinning in the wind was pretty cool. Green power really seems to fit in Oregon.
Feeling inspired by the wind turbines, I began to think about ways that I could reduce my impact on the environment through my actions as a wedding photographer. I certainly won’t single handedly save the planet but every little bit helps and if we all do our part, I think we will start to see a difference.
I will start by doing everything I can to reduce my paper use. I will do everything I can to email things like invoices, contracts, price lists, marketing materials, etc. Some things like wedding contracts still need to be signed but as much as possible, I will try to scan and email those items.
With gasoline prices the way they are, reducing the number of trips I take in my car will not only reduce my impact on the environment but it will also significantly reduce my expenses as well.
Having switched to digital wedding photography, I feel that I have reduced my impact by eliminating the consumables associated with film photography. Some of my wedding packages still include proof books and I don’t think that I will ever move completely away from offering those but there always is the option of having digital proofs of the wedding delivered on CDROM instead of hard copies.
Beyond my wedding photography, I will also take a hard look at my personal decisions to see where I can reduce. Things like reducing the use of air conditioning, riding the MAX more often, buying local whenever possible, and leaving the car parked more can really help reduce my impacts to the environment.
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