Andrew Keller, a 20-year-old home-schooled entrepreneur, who's been taking pictures since he was three-year-old, has produced his second annual edition of his “Chattanooga & Surrounding Areas Calendar”.
He says, "Last year all 700+ ended up selling out. This year I ended up ordering more in anticipation of growing my sales.” Mr. Keller is pleased to inform his buyers that he did all the design and photography work himself and even took eight of the 12 photos while out on a bike ride.
“My Grammie was the inspiration for me to start producing Chattanooga calendars," said Mr. Keller. "She could never find one she liked and I jumped in to fill that need, not only for her but also for hundreds of other people.”
Mr. Keller worked out arrangements with a Fort Oglethorpe printer to produce the calendar priding himself in “keeping it local.”
Available currently in several local stores as well as on his website ISOneedphotos.com, it has a cover featuring Chattanooga's downtown bridges. The calendar contains photos from Lookout Mountain, Downtown Chattanooga, and The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, and it features many iconic Chattanooga scenes from around the Scenic City.
Through the creation of last year’s calendar, he ended up meeting and gaining clients who needed his real-estate photography services. Mr. Keller has continued to grow that part of his business and has since been recognized as one of Chattanooga’s Top 8 real estate photographers, according to Gigster.com. “I stay busy in Chattanooga as well as places like Ellijay, Blue Ridge, and Gatlinburg. In fact, I just got back from a trip to Branson, Missouri for a luxury cabin rental company." Mr. Keller specializes in photos for short-term vacation rental listings.
Mr. Keller is an FAA certified drone pilot and he utilized his drone for some creative angles in this year’s calendar.
He can also mount photos on metal, acrylic, or canvas and fulfill your home or office decor needs with his Chattanooga-themed work. Several of his photos are already hanging in some Chattanooga businesses.
Information on ordering the calendar is at ISOneedphotos.com/2023-calendar or you can place orders via text at 316-1967.
Andrew Keller