Family Professional Photography

I don't want a family or passport photo, I want some professional photo's for myself so that I could look back on in years to come.

go 2 leeds college of art and design, or bradford college, post a flyer, students will come 2 u in droves cheap aswel, most of us are preety good 2, if i do say so myself ;) lol

2007-10-31 16:27:25 by littleleomiss

Posing for family portraits requires a basic understand of good composition, as all of the people in the group should create a fluid pattern ...

With better and better entry level DSLR cameras coming out on the market, do you think this is good or bad for professionals? Such as for wedding photographers, child sports, family portraits, and among others.

It's good for the next generation and competition is never a bad thing for the previous generation!

The difference will always be the photographer - good photographers can produce better results, more consistently and more creatively: more likely to stop you in your tracks than photographers who are not so good.

Exactly the same argument occurred when 35mm technology hit the market and when the SLR camera was launched... low end competition will always impact the market though - but it effects the lower end photographers first, especially if they can't differentiate their work from the bulk of amateurs.

2008-03-08 19:44:40 by electrosmack1

Price: $29.95

Our daughter is very artistic and being raised in a photography studio already knows a lot but my husband and I decided that we need to create a family hobby involving photography for two reasons.
One: We want to spend time with our daughter having fun and developing deeper relationships. She is fun and loves to hang with us and at nine it is the perfect time to deepend that relationship before she hits the teens.
Two: we obviously love photography but tend to do it more for work than we used to when we photographed for the simple joy.

We decided that we should make a hobby of photographing 'something' as a form of 'collecting. We live in Texas and thought we would make weekend trips with our daughter to 'discover and photograph'. BUT WHAT?
Any ideas what might be fun for two jaded pros and a little girls just learning the wonders of her camera? We don't want to do barns. Overdone. Texas wildflowers are only in the spring. We considered town squares in small towns.
For fairly creative people we seem stumped. Any ideas. Places? Objects in towns? Cars?.Really, we would love any creative ideas. Maybe we have been paid for our work too long. We really want to rediscover the joy along with teaching our daughter the joy.

Thanks!
I love the suggestions so far. In the Texas Hill Country the big ranches decorate their gates very elaborately at Christmas. We talked about doing that as a book project a couple of years ago but haven't yet. And of course that is only at Christmas.

Keep 'em coming. I can't wait to show Kiley Rea (that would be the little daughter... she is at her first away camp this week and will be excited to see all the things to choose from)
Antoni... when you are a little girl...? You are too silly! We actaully did think about horses and she already does want a pony. We live in small town Texas. Tons of horse ranches. On across the street from my mother. My husband just took her out horsebackriding a couple of weeks ago. She knows no pony where we live but is begging for riding lessons. I've told her that will only happen when we decied to give up the luxury of buying groceries! :-) ...hum... 6 months of riding lessons or a new camera....hum...think we'll stick with ballet...

Kids nowadays eh Mrs Diva.

when i was a little girl i was happy if my parents remembered my name, on my birthday they would insult me and beat me with sticks - such happy days

I know this is so unpredictable (from me) but why not Horse trekking, im sure all three of you would love a little trot in the countryside,

i make an ok living out of horses and architecture - much nicer making images in the country then with cars and people like ants everywhere.

be warned you may start hearing "mummy i want i pony" so best to explain why/why not before you go.

As one pro the another - you know this but have gotten a little stale maybe- magic hour, anything F8 @ 15secs (iso100) is my fav for landscapes, (x300, F2, AE1 etc, if poss)

Me i would burn trannies they are just so sexy, if you dont have a film scanner then i geuss digi,

Take her for some night exposures, anything with water reflections i like.

Constantly remind her how hard it was for you "I used to get up 5 minutes before i went to bed" haha


Is there a petting Zoo nearby?

Thats all I got, what a rearly lovery idea, shes a lucky girl.


a

2007-07-30 17:09:08 by digitaldiva1229

Price: $31.95

Why choose a professional photogprapher for family potraits vs. Walmart?
And what should I expect to pay for a family portait from a professional?

With Wal-Mart you get a lot of basic pictures for a little amount of money. There is no fancy lighting and the poses and backgrounds are "standard". Sometimes the photographer is not very experienced, and the pictures aren't all that good. But they are cheap, and are almost always worth more than what you paid. When you pick them up they do a light-pressure job of trying to sell you more pictures at a MUCH higher price. I think Wal-Mart is a good place to frequently take small kids for professional type portraits while they are small.

FWIW, I personally had a lot more luck with the photographers at JC Penney, and didn't pay a lot more. They also have the specials where you can get a bundle of pictures for a bargain price. Often, you can have a coupon for a free 8 x 10 and no sitting fee, and the price per "sheet" can be anywhere from $1.99 (on the way off seasons for them) to $5.99. Sometimes you pay a bit more if you buy by the sheet, but you can get just what you want.

I don't have a lot of experience with true professional photographers, but they are often very talented people and have many backgrounds and lighting techniques that can make portraits very unique and beautiful. Because they charge a lot more, they take more time with you and help you with the poses that you might like rather than the standard stuff they do at Wal-Mart and Penneys. Proces probably vary a lot, but I think you can expect to pay at least $100 for a single 8 x 10, and much more for a larger picture like you might want to hang on the wall.

2006-09-20 12:25:57 by M C

I am currently looking at theHP Scanjet. Currently I own a HP Officejet 6210. This would not be used for professional photography, but for family pixs and the like.

It says here that these HP scanners are slide scanning capable.

http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer /digital_photography/comp_chart/scanners .html


Or you can do this:
http://www.modelerschoice.com/Articles/s lideconvert.htm


Scanners Reviews

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/comput ers/scanner-reviews/index.html

2007-07-09 13:26:30 by Lora M