Recently, due to the rush of the holiday season- I've had several clients inquire about picking orders up the day they are processed, changing an order after it's been approved and even changing an order days after it has been placed.
I think it's important for consumers to understand what an "heirloom print" truly is and why professional photographers cannot be your one hour photo stop.
In my recent examiner article, "Professional Portraiture; More than Just a Snapshot" I discuss in detail what photographers go through to produce an image. More than just taking a photograph and printing it out at Walgreens. The time consuming work it takes to crop, color balance, edit, and so on. Thanks to my sister, I have a perfect quote for this-
Nearly all professional photographers process orders through big labs out of state and especially during the holiday season rush, they are putting them in as soon as possible. Which may be as soon as you putting the order through and handing over the credit card.
An heirloom print is a photograph that has not only gone through the extremely rigorous (and sometimes almost perfectionist) process of detail editing, but has also been ordered from a reputable lab that will showcase the most beautiful colors and contrast on high quality paper.
So, before you order, think. Make sure you want that photo in black and white and consider the time it may take for your prints to arrive. Just like that tshirt you wanted to order your husband for Christmas- we have deadlines too!
I think it's important for consumers to understand what an "heirloom print" truly is and why professional photographers cannot be your one hour photo stop.
In my recent examiner article, "Professional Portraiture; More than Just a Snapshot" I discuss in detail what photographers go through to produce an image. More than just taking a photograph and printing it out at Walgreens. The time consuming work it takes to crop, color balance, edit, and so on. Thanks to my sister, I have a perfect quote for this-
"every 'hot' girl that can point a camera thinks she's a photographer, 'oooh, you took a black and white photo of a lawn chair and its shadow and developed it at Walgreens, you must be so dark and brooding' "-Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
How right he is on this. Trust me, your local professional studio and freelance photographer is NOT charging you 30$ (or even 100$ in some cases) for a 2$ 8x10 they picked up down at the local one hour print shop.Nearly all professional photographers process orders through big labs out of state and especially during the holiday season rush, they are putting them in as soon as possible. Which may be as soon as you putting the order through and handing over the credit card.
An heirloom print is a photograph that has not only gone through the extremely rigorous (and sometimes almost perfectionist) process of detail editing, but has also been ordered from a reputable lab that will showcase the most beautiful colors and contrast on high quality paper.
So, before you order, think. Make sure you want that photo in black and white and consider the time it may take for your prints to arrive. Just like that tshirt you wanted to order your husband for Christmas- we have deadlines too!
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