What You'll Get
Choose from Four Options
$155 for a pre-wedding or engagement photo-shoot package ($350 value)
- 35 high-resolution digital images
- 90-minute on-location photo shoot
$105 for a maternity photo-shoot package ($225 value)
- 30 high-resolution digital images via email link
- 60-minute on-location photo shoot
$105 for a family photo-shoot package ($225 value)
- 30 high-resolution digital images via email link
- 60-minute on-location photo shoot
$150 for a newborn photo-shoot package ($300 value)
- 35 high-resolution digital images via email link
- Up to 90-minute on-location or in-studio photo shoot
Lighting: The Key to a Good Portrait
To capture you at your best, photographers must work with a fickle apprentice—light. Check out Groupon’s overview of the ways that light makes you look good.
Shadows enveloping your neck. A double chin that shouldn’t be there. Blemishes on the forehead rather than your favorite hat. Every amateur photographer has suffered the ill effects of bad lighting. Professionals, however, understand the virtues of proper lighting in bringing out the best of their subjects, whether within the controlled world of the studio or out amid the unpredictable mercy of the outdoors.
In a studio, photographers employ a set of tools that ensures light only hits their subjects in the most flattering ways. Depending on how the subject and photographer want photos to look, shadows can either mar an otherwise great shot—by emphasizing wrinkles and imperfections—or add drama, texture, and dimension through the highlighted contrast. They can reduce the contrast by using a broad light source, which spreads the rays out over multiple directions, or soften the light with an effect—similar to the way clouds make sunlight less intense—known as diffusion. Photographers may also use multiple synchronized flashes to hit many angles at once, reducing contrast, or light subjects from a specific angle—in general, more texture and detail is visible when the light hits a subject at a greater angle, and longer, more angular shadows can add extraordinary depth to an otherwise two-dimensional portrait.
Obviously, outdoor shoots allow for less control over the light, but some techniques from the studio still work. Collapsible diffusers, for instance, help mitigate direct sunlight, and holding a reflector under the subject’s face can help rid it of any glaring shadows. The most effective tool, however, is often good planning. A photographer may decide to schedule a shoot for a specific time of day to take advantage of more flattering lighting or to ensure they won’t be shooting directly into the sun at a specific location—in which case they’ll have to pay Apollo’s exorbitant royalties.
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires 90 days after purchase. Amount paid never expires. Valid only within 30 miles of zip code V3S 9B5. Beyond 30 miles subject to $10 minimum fee. Any parking/toll or other fees paid by purchaser. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift. Limit 1 per household. Valid only for option purchased. Appointments required; 7 day advance notice. 48 hrs to cancel or reschedule. Any cancellation or time change request must be emailed to photographer. All photo sessions are weather dependent, any re-scheduling due to weather will be of no cost to the client. Family pkg: max number of 5 people/session; $25 charge applies for groups larger than 5. May be repurchased every 30 days. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.