Sarah Latour

Portrait photography is usually used at functions such as birthdays, graduations and weddings and is used to hang decoratively on the wall in a way to look good and to intrigue people. These prints are normally blown up for a better effect and put in lovely looking frames to make the best of the photos.

As a general rule, portrait photography focuses mostly on the face of the model, but can involve the shoulders and even more of the body if requested from the photography professional. Portrait photography is a great way to capture the mood and emotion of a particular moment and provide great memories that can be remembered and looked at over and over again.

Unlike some of the other types of photography like landscape and wildlife, portrait photography became very popular when the camera was first discovered as people enjoyed taking lots of photos of their family and loved ones. It was a way of remembering and capturing the pure love and emotion of one single moment forever. They could also be hung on the wall in frames or put into photo albums so that other people that were visiting could admire the prints as well. Back in this time, however, the portrait photography was just black and white and not in colour, which is what we have got used to in modern times. However, for a better and more effective style of portrait photography, the photography professional is very often asked to take photos that are in black and white, and these look great when hung on a wall or placed in a photo frame. It is a very effective look, but unfortunately, not as forgiving for errors as colour photos tend to be.

As portrait photography grew more and more popular, the art of taking photos became more individual, leading to photography professionals creating their own personal styles. Different types of photography grew in popularity as well, leading to prints of landscapes and wildlife and other such things to make more modern and stylish wall hangings. People started to desire more dramatic backdrops for their portrait photography, and also different poses as well.

Any photography professional that is any good will know that people have different tastes and different styles and should accommodate for this when taking the photos. They are there to serve the people ordering the prints and should do exactly what is requested from them. Portrait photography has grown massively, and now there is a demand for photos for weddings, new babies, family portraits, graduations and suchlike.

These prints do not have to be massively expensive, but you will have to pay for the services that you get, so the more prints you want and the better you want them, as well as the size that you request will make the rate for your payment, and it is worth thinking of this when you decide on exactly what it is that you want.

Portrait photography makes for wonderful gifts for family and loved ones and should be thought about in the coming up of special occasions like birthdays, Christmas, wedding anniversaries and such like.

David

Any photography professional worth their weight in gold will know that the perfect portrait will make the perfect gift for any occasion. It is such as worldwide thing; after all, how many people have photos of their loved ones in their home?

A portrait can say a thousand words. These pictures need no explanation, and in a nice frame, can make the perfect gift! Both personal and thoughtful, gifts such as these do not have to be wildly expensive and can be the greatest gift, especially when you cannot think of anything else to get the recipient!

Think of the portrait photography that occurs at weddings? Wonderful pictures of the bride, bride and groom, family altogether and such like. Why not purchase one of these photos straight from the photography professional and having it blown up to give them on their first anniversary as a gift and suchlike. Again, portrait photography such as this needs no explanation and everyone will know what it is.

The same applies for new babies. Why not have a photography professional take beautiful pictures of the new addition and have the photos put in lovely frames as a gift to the new parents? You could also use the portrait photography to make a scrap book for either the child or the parents as a gift for when they get a little older, and this can be done for the duration of his or her life to make a complete photo album from every birthday and Christmas. Again, a personal and thoughtful gift that will bring a smile to any parents face!

Graduations are another time when portrait photography comes into play. Everyone wants a photo of this special and proud day, especially the parents and Grandparents. These make wonderful memories and keepsakes and can be blown and hung on the wall to have pride of place where everyone will see it.

Any photography professional will tell you that you should never need an excuse to have wonderful portrait photography done to hang in your house or give to family and friends as cute and personal gifts. You can then use the photos on cups, mouse mats, calendars, magnets and anything else that you can think of. These are very personal presents and can be used for any occasion, whether it is a birthday, Christmas or anniversary.

The best photography professional should have great people skills, and when you are looking for someone to take photos of you or your loved ones, you should shop around for the best prices. There is no point in going to a photographer that will charge a small fortune for tiny prints of your portraits. However, it works the other way as well; you do not want to pay an amateur a small amount of money to take photos that you could have done better. You need to have a fine balance in between the two ideas, where the photographer will do the job that is required without charging a lot of money for the work.

Shopping around is the best hinted that anyone could ever give you. Look online and in the phone book for different photography professionals and make a note of different prices for different sized prints and suchlike and then chooses the one that you believe will do the best job.

David