FAQs
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Photographing child portraits Free image editing Free consultation Free CD of 50 images - 25 edited color images, and 25 edited black and white images Free setup of a Shutterfly.com account so customers can get their prints at their convenience, and create products with their child's portrait on them
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
You and your child should meet the photographer first, and make sure you're both comfortable with this person Be ready to help the photographer make your child comfortable. For example, if the photographer asks you to hold a piece of photography equipment out of camera range, be ready to "play photography assistant." But always stand where your child can see you, so he or she knows you're there. Let your child do whatever comes naturally. If he or she is not smiling, don't force it. Kids are cute no matter what they're doing.
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Photography is a skill. To be really good at it takes time, education, energy, a willingness to master technique, and developing an eye for it. It is a combination of art and science. Great photography looks effortless...but it is not. For a good working relationship to happen, a customer should understand and respect the elements that go into a seemingly simple picture. In photography, you get the kind of quality you pay for. There is nothing wrong with having portraits done at a studio in a national retail chain. But those places will not take the time to get to know you and your child, and create individualized, personal portraits the way an independent photographer can. For exceptional memories of your children, an independent photographer is the best way to go.