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Portrait sittings - the modern way 📷 📷

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escaped Fri 10-Jan-25 11:15:10

I fancied offering a baby portrait sitting for DGC.
The sitting fee seemed good value at £45 plus two 5 x 7 prints. Then I thought, hang on a minute, modern parents prefer to have the photos on a USB stick. An additional £330 for 8 pictures, or £594 for all the images!! Pick me off the floor, does anyone know a better cheaper way?

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Aveline Fri 10-Jan-25 11:18:49

I thought you meant having a portrait painted. Not very interested in photos. Young people have thousands of selfies and pics of anything and everything they have done.

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escaped Fri 10-Jan-25 11:24:41

Thanks, I've asked GNHQ to add some camera symbols to the title.
Yes, they take their own photos, but it's not always easy to get both parents standing posing together with the baby - for a special ish occasion.

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pascal30 Fri 10-Jan-25 11:25:04

I agree Aveline.. a painted portrait could become a family heirloom.. ask at your local art college or life drawing class and see if you like one of the artist's work if you fancy going down that route..

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escaped Fri 10-Jan-25 11:27:31

Do artists not usually draw from a photo? I did have to do that once with the dog, but the picture didn't quite capture his eyes. I'll take a look.

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pascal30 Fri 10-Jan-25 11:30:11

The ones I know would probably do a mix of life sketches and photos they take themselves...

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