Take Your Own Professional Portrait Photos!

By

mama0f2

I was quoted $180 for my son's one year photos. I came across this site and it inspired me to try and do them myself. Here's one of them. Later today I'm going to dress him up in a nice outfit for round two of the photoshoot!

By

TonyaG

Love the pictures. I still say there is something to be said for just plain simple black and white photos.

Thanks to everyone so much for sharing.

Tonya

By manon (Guest Post)

I love your portrait, and your wonderfull babyboy! He is so cute!!!

By Sarah (Guest Post)

I love getting creative w/ props as well but for this first Christmas picture I wanted something simple and not to busy. This cute little outfit I got through Avon, of all places, was so adorable! I draped our bed in one of our dark solid colored blankets/comforter so the outfit would pop out in the picture. Even though I got her pic profesionally done that year this was the pic I decided to use for our x-mas cards.

By Lil (Guest Post)

Another one using pillow filling.

By Lil (Guest Post)

Great photo! I have had fun taking shots of my grandson, also. Don't forget props. Something as simple as a bag of cotton filling for pillows can make interesting effects.

By Donna (Guest Post)

Wow what a cute baby....great job! try outdoors and as you said lots of pix......cropping on the computer makes even ordinary photos look so much more well done. I took my daughter to a rustic park on a fall day and did her "sweet 16" photos....cropped and enlarged and framed the best and no-one knew they were home done......just bask in the compliments!

By Madeline (Guest Post)

What a nice photo, you did a great job .

By

jjager

Carrie you take great photos! What kind of camera do you use? I really like the b/w. I just started doing my own photos too.
Jennifer CA

By

cookwie

A professional portrait studio absolutely could not have done a better job!