Why Hire A Professional for your Senior Pictures?

Many parents ask what are the advantages are of having senior portraits taken by a professional photographer.  Quality cameras are becoming more and more available to everyone these days, and it may be appealing to save money by trying to do it yourself.  We’d like to present a few reasons why hiring a professional photographer to capture this very unique and fleeting time in your teen’s life is so important.

You will get better images from a professional

A Senior session with Keepsake Video & Photo isn’t just about taking pictures.   It’s about developing a relationship together, getting to know who you are, and bringing that out in the form of visual art.  We don’t just dress you up, stand you in line and take a few snaps like a traditional school portrait photographer might.  We spend time with you.  We speak with you.  We decide together what your expectations are for your images – and then exceed them.   Everything is custom tailored to who you are as an individual.   Additionally, we work with a top cosmetic artist to ensure you not only look your best, but look your best for the camera. Our stylist is highly experienced with hair and makeup for camera, and knows how to get the very best results for you. Working with a professional photographer creates a team effort to produce the very finest images as an end result.

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Your images will be translated into physical works of art

We hear stories over and over again of clients who’ve taken images of themselves or had a quick, inexpensive session with a photographer and left only with digital images.  Photographs aren’t meant to lurk forever on a hard drive; they’re meant to be printed, displayed, touched, and shared.   We’ve designed our program and packages to ensure that you will end up with stunningly beautiful, last-a-lifetime physical pieces that become family treasures.   Our products are painstakingly selected from print labs that only sell to professional photographers, ensuring a level  of quality you won’t find with consumer-grade print houses.  We edit each image before it goes to print, sometimes spending hours on perfecting the crop, color quality, and removing any blemishes that might become apparent when the photograph is printed in large format.  Your end result is not a gallery of digital images; it’s an album, a canvas, a print – tactile artwork for your home.

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You will look your best

Even experienced amateurs struggle with the numerous small details of portrait photography.   Mastery of lighting, hiding undesirable features, and creating radiant skin tones are among the most difficult and most important parts of producing a perfect portrait.  When you hire an experienced professional, they will put their years of experience to work to create images of you that flatter and look fantastic when printed in large format.
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Our Style

We would love to create an experience with you that’s completely yours.   What makes you the person you are?  What do you love?  How do you express yourself?   Each portrait session aims to answer these questions while making you look absolutely fabulous.  Many of the young adults we work with enjoy multiple outfit changes to represent the different facets of their life and interests.  One moment you’re the star of your soccer team, grass stained from head to toe but loving every bit of it, and the next you’re off to a glamorous night out in your favorite designer outfit.  This is how you live your life.  This is what your portrait session should ultimately reflect.

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In Studio or On-Location

At Keepsake Video & Photo, we offer both in-studio and on-site photography.   We offer traditional backgrounds in our studio and many others that are very unique.  Some of our backdrops give the illusion of being outdoors, which offers seniors a variety of choices.  People ask us all the time “Wow, where was that taken?”   The advantage of a studio portrait session is that the lighting is always ideal and the temperature is always comfortable!
Outdoor photo sessions are great; however, they offer several challenges too.    Choosing the right time of day will guarantee that it’s not too bright – which would cause squinting and unwanted shadows under the eyes.   Temperature, wind and humidity could also ruin a beautiful hair style.   Also, being in a public location such as a park or beach will mean there will be people around who may potentially be in your photos!   If you prefer to have your photos in an outdoor location, we will use our past experience to  see that  these challenges are greatly minimized.PINIMAGE

Make It Last Forever!
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