Family Portraits Last Forever

A family portrait captures moment in time and preserves it for the future. Have you had yours made recently? It is so easy to put it off and not get one done, something else always seems to grab our time and our money, but this moment will only last for today. you must seize it before it is too late. Here is a family we took to the beach last week. Isn't this child adorable?



Portraits of our loved ones become precious as time goes by. The children grow and they change and each time we look back at our images we are reminded of those times. Nothing can bring back a memory as easily as a portrait. Huth and Booth travels and can photograph your family where you go on your vacations, where you spend time with your family and where the image of that place will bring back wonderful times long past.

Copying Old Photos

Restoration service -- Bringing an old photograph back to life is in itself a form of art. It takes many long hours of skilled craftsmanship and love to restore your precious memories. Since some photographs may require more care and attention than others, we offer various levels of restoration services. (And remember, all restoration is done on a copy print, so there's absolutely no damage to your original).





Copy Services -- In some cases, your original photograph may be in perfect condition -- but it's the only one you have. Take advantage of our copy service. We use the finest optics available to reproduce your original with the sharpest results anywhere. Whether you need one copy, or a thousand, each one will look as good as the original.Since people have been staying closer to home, we have noticed a lot of more restoration of old photographs coming our way. Old photographs, faded images, torn or deteriorating images are all something we can improve for you and it really isn't that expensive. Give us a call and bring us your treasures and we will make them new.

Old Photos Made New

Have you ever discovered an old photograph of a loved one? Perhaps it was your grandmother's wedding portrait or a picture of your great-grandfather as a child. Chances are, the photograph was in poor condition -- cracked, faded, scratched or even torn. But not for long.

We can take your treasured photographs and bring them back to life with our professional restoration and copy services. Your original photograph will be handled with tender loving care -- we'll copy it, then restore the copy -- and return the original to you untouched. We'll turn your old photographs into timeless works of art that will be enjoyed by generations to come.

More Vacation Photo Tips

1. Foreground and Framing of Composition
Compositions are enhanced when there is a strong point of interest, for example - a flower, a tree, a mountain, a boat on the lake. Something in the foreground draws your interest best.

Framing an image with the leaves of a tree branch brings the
interest into your scene. People in a photo can give scale to large
objects or wide landscapes

2. Edit
Because you are probably using a digital camera, take lots of
pictures. You can edit them when you get home and throw out the
ones you don't want. When taking group shots be sure to take
more than one. Someone is bound to have their eyes closed or
their head turned. Don't be stingy. The more you take, the better
chance you have of getting a good one.

Once you are home, move your images from the camera onto your computer and place them in a folder labeled so you will know what is in the folder - eg. Cozumel June 2009. Then make a backup CD by burning your images to a disk. You can then remove the images from your memory card and you are ready for your next trip.

More Vacation Photo Tips

1. Shoot Off Center
Place your point of interest away from the center of the image. In other words, place your subject to the right or to the left in the image. Draw a tic-tac-toe in your mind's eye and place your subject on one of the places where the lines intersect. This makes for more interesting/artistic compositions.





2. People and Landmarks.

When taking photos of people and a land mark. Pull the people closer to you and leave the landmark way in the background. Don't try to get all of the people's bodies. Instead, photograph from the knees or waist up. This way you can see who the people are and see the landmark as well.

Vacation Photo Tips

1. Get Close

It's all in the details. Sometimes there is more interest in the details rather than the whole object. Look for details in buildings, plants, spider webs, Get in close. Use the light to throw shadows. Get close to people, too. Just as we told you about when photographing children, close up photos show people and their personalities better. They are more interesting than pictures that show a yard and twenty people.





2. Get Down

Try angles that are not standard - not from a standing position at eye level. Get down on your knees or lay on the ground and you will have a totally different angle and composition. This can make the difference in a so-so image and one that is WOW!

3 Vacation Photo Tips

Here are three more photo tips.

3. Capture the local flavor.
Capture the local flavor - colors, unusual items or animals. Learn about the culture by interacting with the locals. You may find out about things you may have missed. Watch for the unusual. Keep you camera handy.

  4. Look for a theme. 
Choose a theme - like baseball caps - and photograph them wherever you go. This will help you tell a unique story that is yours alone. We used shadows on one of our trips. Here are just two images from that trip.

5. Always carry your camera.
Always carry your camera with you. You never know when the opportunity will arise for that unusual photo. For many pictures  you don't get a second chance.

Happy Shooting!

Child Photography

Nothing Is More Precious Than The Story of A Child

Someday the child you hold now will want to tell your grandchild what it was like when he or she was growing up. Imagine how wonderful it would be to have a beautiful album of priceless images of that childhood to pass down to future generations.

There are stages of a child's life when you should capture the changes that are occurring as he or she grows. We call these The "7 Ages of Childhood" - times that mark the most significant changes along the path from infancy to young adulthood.

•     Baby's First Year... a time when changes occur week by week
•     Age 2... an age of many moods
•     Age 3... ready to meet the world
•     Age 4 to 5... attitude and interests
•     Age 6 to 8... milestones and passions
•     Age 9 to 12... searching, finding
•     Age 13 to 15... previews of promise

 At no time in your child's life will changes occur so rapidly than they do during the first year and early childhood years that follow. In what seems like the blink of an eye, a tiny helpless bundle is transformed into an active, robust, and inquisitive youngster. These changes have already begun! So it's not too soon to call for your baby's first studio appointment. We'll explain the many charming possibilities for capturing the developmental stages of the first year and beyond.

At Huth & Booth we can help you capture these moments.

2 Vacation Photo Tips

We are going to spend the next few posts giving you tips for your vacation photos. We hope you will find them useful.

1. Do your homework.

Before you leave on a trip, read the guidebooks and look at books about the area where you will be traveling. This will give the important places to visit and you can plan for the best places to take your photos. Like this photo of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

2. Use your pictures to tell the story.                 Use your pictures to tell the story of your trip. Capture the details. Take pictures of signs, maps, menus, close ups of food, Carry a small notebook to make notes of the photos you take - where and when and any important details.

Child Photography Is Fun!

LIttle kids are such fun.Child photography is so rewarding.  Last week we photographed a couple of grandchildren for a client and the two children were such fun. On top of being adorable, they were so full of life. How I wish I had just a tenth of their energy. Delaney loves to dance and we got her doing pirouettes and hops and twirls. They made for a wonderful splash. What a wonderful memory of this time in Delaney's life.

 

  While we were photographing their grandparents, they had been sitting on this little bench over at the side of the room. They looked so adorable that we just had to photograph them sitting together. I think you will agree, you can really see their personality in this image.

We can do the same for your children and grandchildren. give us a call, we won't let you down.

4 Tips about Good High School Senior Photography

1. Images should show the 

Senior's personality..

Portraits are meant to show the person inside as well as the external likeness. In order to capture this, the subject needs to be relaxed and feel comfortable with the photographer. Taking time to get to know the individual is important. Wearing clothing that reflects the senior's style shows a side of them that is often not caught in a photograph. 

2. It should be a fun experience.

When they are having fun, their smiles are natural, their eyes sparkle, they feel relaxed and look it.
Listening to the type of music they like also helps set the mood. It puts them at ease and the results are better photographs.
 

3.  Sharing favorite things.

Including in photographs some of the things that make them who they are, makes their photos unique to each senior. Are they interested in music? Do they play an instrument, play a sport, or cheer? Do they have a car they are proud of, or a pet?  These are things they can include in images as part of their Senior Session. The list is endless.

4.  There should be creativity in the capture of the image.

  

Photographs that are creative make a senior's photos different from their friend's. These photos have the ability to capture the viewer's attention and are remembered after they are seen.

  

We will have more on High School Senior Photography as time goes on. At Huth & Booth, we can capture these times in your life and preserve them for you.