Recommendation of a great photography lab to have your own prints made, with many options for different products…
http://www.mpix.com/
Check them out!
Another “what to wear” post!
What to wear for black & white portraits…
Our eyes go to the area of greatest contrast. Don’t let it be your clothes! If you are fair skinned, light colors are best. If you are dark-skinned, dark clothing work best. Mid-tone is always safe.
No big bold patterns. That’s what we’ll see, not YOU.
If there are going to be more than one person in the image, wear clothing in the same color tone. All wear mid-toned or light-toned or dark-toned clothing. Not all the same color, just the same tone. If one person is in dark clothing and the others are in lighter colors, the one dark colored shirt will stand out and command all the attention. All white or all black is generally not good for black and white photography. Black loses details and bright white is hard to manage.
If you want a light-hearted, clean image, wear light-colored (to mid-toned) clothing. The photographer will create a “set ” to match. If you like a darker, more emotional or intimate image, darker clothing is great (again, not black, especially if more than one person in the image. You’ll blend together where your clothes touch). The photog will again match the “set.”
Some images of recent sessions (lest you think all I’ve been doing is posting : )
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I’m gonna just jump right to Day 10, where we should be : )
Before your session – Part 3…
Some display ideas. Be thinking about this before your session, so that you can discuss your ideas with your photographer. They will need to photograph differently, based on some of these ideas…
http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/01/19-ways-to-display-photographs-in-your-home.html
http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/create-homey-appeal-by-decorating-with-photos/index.html
http://pinterest.com/scrapwedo/photo-walls-frames/
http://www.clickitupanotch.com/2010/10/photo-wall-display-ideas-why-didnt-i-think-of-that-wednesday/
There, that should keep you busy for a while : )
Happy viewing!
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Um, uh, today is May 9th, so technically it should be Day 9, not Day 8 of National Photography Month. Have I duplicated a day in there somewhere? Oh well…
Before your session – Part 2…
Size does matter. Yesterday we talked a little about being creative when it comes to selecting places in your home to display images. Today, let’s talk about size. The size of the image depends on a couple of variables… 1. Where it will be displayed. The image needs to match the scale of its surroundings. The furniture, wall, or other fixtures around it.
The first one is an 8×10, the second one a 30×40. This is an average size sofa. Generally 8×10′s are considered tabletop images or gift prints, because they rarely are suitable in size for a wall.
2. Another variable to consider with image size is the size of the subject’s heads. If the image will be viewed from a distance normally (across the room from a couch or chair), then you will need the faces of the people to be large enough to see their expression from that couch or chair. You don’t want to have to get close-up to the image to view the happiness on their faces. Therefore, it is best for the head size on the image to more approximate the real head size of someone. Now, if the image will be displayed as a walk-by (hung in a hallway, stairway, or another place in your home where it will be viewed close-up) then a smaller image or cluster of smaller images will be appropriate. Again, 11×14′s are generally the smallest wall portrait size to display. If the image is a close-up (as I do so love), then it can be viewed from a greater distance, but if it’s an environmental image (people and landscape portrait), then it needs to be larger to see the people’s expressions.
On to Day 10 : )
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