The formal portraits we create today are not just about you graduating from high school. They are for your parents, your future children, family and those who come into your life later, like your future spouse!
Glissant dans l'air - Gliding on Air
From serious portraits to fun senior portraits, in our ‘No Painted Background Zone’ we’re ready for your real senior portrait. Because you look so much different than you did last August – between Junior and Senior Year.
Martial Artistry- Portrait Art
As digital photography makes everybody a better photographer, many aspiring photographers have entered the field claiming to be professional. Their digital cameras have enabled them to shoot better pictures, there is no doubt about that. But, their lack of knowledge about photography as art leads some to believe there is no need for professional photographers.
The Final Year of High School - A Portrait Video
“A picture is of somebody, while a portrait is about somebody.”
There is a critical difference between shooting a picture and creating a portrait. A professional creates a portrait about somebody. The amateur shoots a picture.That's why GradPortraits is here to create a portrait that will still be important when you yourself, have children in high school.
Lettermen Portraiture - Athletes In Action
This is an important milestone in your life, the portraits, the commencement, the celebrations are not all about you. There are many people who helped you get to this point in life. They need and want portraits to celebrate your accomplishments and your life, this important rite-of-passage.
"Just wanted to let you know that we received all the portraits...and they are absolutely beautiful, especially the 11 x 14 canvas print which is stunning! Thanks so much for your artistry in capturing this special moment for us!!" -Vickie S.
And, you want hard prints of your portraits. Yes we know it's a digital world and you want the files in your phone, your iPod and your computer (oh, and now your tablet.)
But the negative here (no pun intended) is that these digital snapshots will not exist in 25 or 30 or 50 or even 100 years. The reason we say this? We are not making prints of these images nor are we archiving them in multiple locations for back-ups, nor readable with future technologies (remember the 3.5" floppy.)
Just like your grandparent's negatives (which were treated in the same careless way we treat our digital files today) the film does not exist anymore because they were scratched, damaged or thrown out years ago. Just like these negatives, your digital files will not exist forever, unless we make hard copy prints of them.
View our new Portraits En Blanc Series of Portraits
How many times have you had storage media fail, or you lose it, or we can't read anymore because technology continues to move forward, or your computer crashes? How about trying to find a particular image amongst thousands of images on the CD? Is there any way to search the images by name, date, location, metadata?
Phantom Kick
But ultimately, real portraits on the wall will last.
"The memory of loved ones never leaves this world until all of their pictures disintegrate into dust. This is why portraits are important."
Can you say that about your digital images stored on your thumb drive or computer?
This final note is for your parents. Mom & Dad, remember yourself as well. Document your relationship at this important juncture in your child's life with a portrait of yourself, without children.
Ballet: Art of Dance
When was the last time a professional portrait was created for you? Well, for 80% of Americans their last portrait as a couple was at their wedding.
”While we're not immortal, portraits of us last throughout time. That's why we create portraits showing your household growth from a married couple, to a family of four, six, eight, to two again."
Imagine how important a portrait of you now, at this moment, will be 10 to 20 years from now. It will be a portrait your married children will look back upon and remember from their important times, and be inspiration for their life, raising their children.
