3 Tips for Your Perfect Family Portrait
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Family Portrait Tip 1: The Basics
As you begin to plan your family portrait, first think about the image and feeling you want to convey. Your family portrait may be for a holiday greeting card or a yearly mailer to far-flung family members. Or it may be destined to hang on your wall, or in your office at work.
Do you want to convey a fun, lighthearted feeling? A sedate, regal one?
Think about your family members and their personalities, and devise a portrait theme that will allow their individuality to shine. After you’ve chosen a theme or a feeling, the rest of your decisions become easier.
Family Portrait Tip 2: Choosing a Setting
After you’ve decided the feeling you want to convey, it’s time to select the location for your portrait.
An outdoor setting is far more casual than a studio. This may alleviate the stress on you and your family, and the freedom and familiarity of the outdoors will give family members an easier opportunity for their personalities to stand out.
Family Portrait Tip 3: What to Wear
In general, stick with neutral solid colors in simple cuts that are relatively free of details and embellishments. Prints and patterns can be distracting and don’t always photograph well, even if these patterns are attractive in person.
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Focus In: Going the Distance
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10 Years of Marriage!
We are planning a very important celebration in the beginning of August to bring in our 10th wedding anniversary! Jesse and I met about 15 years ago at high school. Jesse was fairly new to the school when we met through mutual friends. Needless to say we were both instantly smitten with eachother. We both feel so blessed to have found each other at a young age, but with any marriage have felt the trials and tribulations such as the inability to have children, and the loss of parents and friends. That’s why we’ve decided to earmark this event and make it extra special and fun. To celebrate our marriage amongst our dearest friends and family. So cheers to 10 beautiful years of marriage! And to many more returns!
The Holidays in August Fundraiser
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Outdoor Family Portrait session fee donated to Operation Smile
Call us today to be ahead of the crowds with your holiday cards and gifts while supporting a worthy cause.
August 1-27 ~
Family Portrait Fundraiser
100% of your session fee will be donated to Operation Smile.
http://www.operationsmile.org
Includes a complementary 8x10 portrait or $119 credit. Offer expires August 27th.
Call us today!
831-430-6145
Current and Upcoming Events:
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August 1-27 ~
Family Portrait Fundraiser
100% of your session fee will be sent to Operation Smile.
http://www.operationsmile.org
Includes a complementary 8x10 portrait or $119 credit.
Wednesday, August 3rd ~
Jesse and Susan’s 10 Year Wedding Anniversary
Saturday & Sunday, August 13th & 14th ~
Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival at Skypark.
Volunteers needed! Go here to for more info:
http://www.scottsvalleychamber.com
Tuesday, August 23rd ~
Scotts Valley 2011-2012 school season begins
Sunday, August 28, 3:30 to 7~ Music at Skypark
Free concert series benefiting local children. Bring your chairs to the park and enjoy the unique blend of Reggae music of A La Lune. They will be followed by the funky grooves and positive attitudes of Extra Large. You are invited to sample concessions from local vendors such as Santa Cruz Pizza, Dawgs, Baskin-Robbins and a BBQ put on by one of 4 service clubs. Wine provided by Skov Winery. Beer and Soft Drinks from Kiwanis. All profits from the concessions will be donated to the Music programs of the schools.
Saturday, August 27th ~
August Special Ends
There were lots of wonderfully smelling herbs and flowers at my location session today. I wish there was a scratch & sniff photograph, so I could smell this day over and over again!
Just finished placing this collection in my clients home. I love the expressions on their faces when I bring them into the room to see them!
Here is part of my new display at Brunos BBQ in their banquet hall. You can rent their hall at a great rate and have it catered too! Yummy!
Here is the complete set on the front window of the studio. Next week I’ll put up the other side!
I put up some images up on our windows this morning. They look so amazing! More to come…
