Photography
has changed more in the last 5 years than in the past century. It’s easier to take a photo and definitely
easier to share a picture. Think about
it, most kids will never know the effort previous generations put into sharing
images with each other – digging up negatives, trekking to the store to fill
out forms, returning to the store to pick up prints, then mailing copies to
friends and family. Of course, there
were other steps like going to the post office to ensure there was sufficient
postage to get those photos where they needed to go.
Formal
portraits were actually a bit easier to share, and still are. A professional photographer is also a bit of
a personal assistant. A good portrait
studio will help you order the right number and sizes of prints and get them
ready for you.
Still,
people today will take so many photographs of themselves, it’s important to ask
(and answer) the question, Why have a formal portrait taken?
The
biggest answer is picture quality. A
professional portrait photographer uses cameras that can produce a quality
photo that can be blown up without loss of resolution. That same professional also brings years of
experience to the table, to relax the subject, pose the people, and wrangle the
kids into a form that is pleasing to the eye.
Many non-professional photographers rely on the numbers to get a good
photograph. If you take thousands of
shots, one of them will be worth hanging on a wall in your home.
Tradition
is another answer. True, kids may scoff
at this word but there will come a day when they want to compare how they
looked at a young age with how their parents and grandparents looked. It’s tough to compare a professional portrait
to a selfie and come away with a real appreciation for the subjects.
That
brings up a very real answer.
Humiliation. Many of the fun
pictures that people take today are not the photos they want to have shared
tomorrow. A formal portrait is really
one’s best side. It can reflect favorite
hobbies by putting accessories or sporting equipment into the frame or just
feature the face of the portrait subject.
It will not be a goofy look or out of focus.
Memories
is the best answer. A photograph is only
as good as the memories it can evoke. A
formal picture has its own cache and can elevate the person in the frame to a
special status when family and friends look at it.
Ease of sharing is still a viable answer. Again, your professional photographer will
help produce the copies you need and grandma would much rather open a box with
a framed picture of her favorite grandchild than open an email message with a
jpg.
Talk to Premier Portraits Studio today about your formal
portrait for school or family.
