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Engaging Environmental Portraits

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Sep 24 2017
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At Portraits with Purpose we get requests for traditional, high quality head shots all the time. Studio portraits are great for many uses but why not kick it up a notch and consider an new and engaging environmental portrait from time to time? An environmental portrait tells a richer story about you, who you are, what you do, and the value and personality you bring to your clients and customers. Environmental portraits have a higher production value and conveys to your prospective customers that you are ambitious, quality minded, and that you care about telling them what you bring to […]

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Portraits that Tell a Story

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Feb 25 2017
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While there always will be a use for high quality studio portraits, environmental (or “on location”) portraits often can tell a more complete and compelling story about a person. Placing the person in the context of his or her work, craft, passion or aspiration tends to connect more with the viewer. Particularly for small businesses and sole proprietors, such as financial services firms, medical specialists, restaurants and bakeries, making the extra effort to create a powerful, compelling portrait on location often pays off very quickly. This portrait of stylist Emma Carter was made in her salon in downtown Raleigh, North […]

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