About Fine Art & Portature

What do sunsets, puppies, and small children have in common? Well, they all make very adorable and inspiring photographs, but could they be fine art photography? The question is what exactly is fine art photography? The definition of fine art, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “art concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects”. With such a broad definition of “beautiful objects”, the beauty really is in the eyes of the photographer and the viewer. Virtually anything can be fine art, if the photographer strives for it - a simple household item, a nude body, travel, landscape, wildlife, architectural, and the list goes on.

We have an extensive gallery of Fine Art & Other photos for sale in our Galleries.

A good portrait will contain at least one element that reveals the subject’s personality, attitude, unique mannerisms or any of the other features or traits that form the individual nature of the person. It will tell us something about the subject. You may have heard someone remark that a particular portrait “really captured” their cild or mother, for example, in a picture. They are referring in part to the image being a true physical likeness, but what they are really saying is that the image also reveals a significant, identifiable part of the subject’s character.

Portrature rates start at $150 for a half hour sitting.
with additional half hours at $75 per half hour.
If you need blemishes removed or images corrected, the rate is $90 per hour.

We will provide to you a CD of all images, you keep a copy of all digital negatives!
You can sit as many people as you want and control the prints!




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