Somewhere along the lines we forgot what portraiture was all about. Perhaps it was when the digital camera arrived and with it the notion that anyone with a little bit of money and spare time could become a not just a photographer, but a professional photographer.
You've seen them right? The $80 an hour, mini-session, photographers with more gear than know-how. Do you really think your portrait can be captured in simply 15 minutes? Sure, the price sounds nice, especially in our economy, but look a little closer. A portrait is more than capturing a likeness - that can be done with a cell phone in mere seconds - a true portrait captures not only one's likeness but all the emotion, experience, and substance that emanates from all of us. I'll ask you again; what do your photographs say about you?
Are they hand-fulls of snapshots made with half an hour?
Are they more about the props than the subject?
Are they even real?
You're more than a gimmick. You're more than 30 minutes and a quick $80 in some faux-tographer's pocket. You're real, you're human, you're unique and there's far more to you than just a cute picture. Isn't it time your photos said that...?
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