4 REASONS WHY TO HIRE A PRO PHOTOGRAPHER
Your senior year is fast approaching! That means senior photos are just around the corner!
There are plenty of options when it comes to choosing a photographer to capture such an important time in your life, but there are many things only a professional photographer can provide that your friend with a camera cannot.
• HIGH QUALITY IMAGES
The truth is, while photos snapped on your iphone/android may look stunning in the moment on your digital screen, when you enlarge them to a printable size, the crispness and quality begins to fade. Next years’ iphone/android photos may quickly outshadow the pride you felt in that great shot you snagged just last week.
Have you ever looked back at images you took on your phone years ago? Most likely they are a low quality, a little grainy, and just not that great. This is because the digital industry is evolving every year and what we thought was amazing a few years ago is almost laughable now.
That’s why hiring a professional with a high quality camera and lens is the best way to ensure that your images will be of the best quality for years to come!
Professional photographers invest in equipment designed specifically to make sure that they can produce high quality images that can be printed in large format products (like various mediums of wall art prints) which will stand the test of time.
Also, professional photographers know how to use the camera and its settings to get the BEST images possible for what is in their mind’s eye for that perfect portrait; a skill achieved from study of photography, hours of practice, and an inherent instinct for making art.
• PROFESSIONAL EDITING
Lightroom and Photoshop are specialist editing platforms utilized by professional photographers. This is where I will take your images to the next level by perfecting white balance and exposure correction, making colors more authentic and vibrant, removing blemishes, smoothing out skin, brightening eyes, whitening teeth, and creating more polished-looking pictures.
Those without access to Lightroom and Photoshop usually use iPhone apps or other consumer level software in attempts to enhance photos. Sadly, many of these apps can actually destroy the underlying image as they manipulate the details which made the photo so naturally beautiful to begin with.
Hiring a professional with vast experience in editing software (like me) will ensure that your images will be compiled with the utmost care, while at the same time insuring you will look like you on your best day.
• EXPERIENCE IN POSING
This is a big one! Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and said, “Yikes! That is NOT my best angle!”
Professional photographers know how to use angles and poses to make you look your best in photos. The perfect pose is not the same for everyone as we all come in different shapes and sizes. The trick is knowing how to find what poses look good on YOU. I specialize in knowing just how to pose you so that your best features are front and center!
Nonprofessionals don’t understand: how lens choice can manipulate the width of your features, how to instruct you to look natural in your pictures, or how to best coach you with specific posing knowledge and the best angles in order to get your favorite shot.
Simply put, hiring a professional photographer can mean a difference of night and day in how much you love the way you look in your photographs!
• ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
Senior portraits are such a HUGE part of your senior year. While they may not seem like that big of a deal just now — think about this … when is the next time that you will ever be an 18 year old on the edge of adulthood with the rest of your life out in front of you as you are right now?
Now is the time to capture this incredible moment in your life! Senior portraits are a rite of passage into your next chapter, celebrating how far you have already come.
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Know this, I am committed to you and your senior portraits. I will provide you with professional portraits that you will absolutely cherish forever!
Amateur photographers don’t have the same drive to provide you with what they promise. The oversight is not intentional, of course, but you must remember photography is their hobby and not their profession. That can be a little scary when it comes to documenting such an important time in your life! Entrusting your memories with a contracted professional is the only way to go!
READY TO HIRE A PRO?
I am ready to impress you from the beginning: with my stellar customer service and tips and tricks to get you photo ready, all the way to the end: a memorable photoshoot and delivery of your custom portrait art! You can rest assured, I don’t take your senior pictures lightly!
Let me take care of chronicling your special moments, so that you can enjoy living them