Mistake #6 Is A Little Technical, But

 Extremely Important To Your Senior Portraits!

 

High school seniors (and an awful lot of senior picture photographers) don't realize how important light is in photography. The wrong light, and the wrong direction of light can add up to 27 pounds to you on film, and also, bring out your worst features!

 

 It's really a matter of life or death in portraiture.  The light is the "paint brush" with which I "paint" your senior portrait.  It's very important! Did you know that the word photography means to paint with light?

 

 Now, one of the things that separates my senior portrait photography from all the other senior portrait photographers in the area is that I have studied light from the true Masters of fine portraiture for over 20 years.

 

 I understand that there is only ONE type and direction of light that will help you look your VERY BEST.  Only one. And this is different for every person and every situation! When we do senior portraits in my photography studio in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, In the beautiful Jemison Mansion the lighting needed for the perfect senior portrait is completely different from the lighting we would use doing senior portraits on The University Of Alabama Campus. That's just one example, but the list is endless. Each individual senior should be lit differently and every setting would change the lighting needs even more.

 

You see, there are five major highlight areas on your face. They must be PERFECTLY lighted, or you won't look your best! Also, I don't want to get too technical here, but if you're still reading this, you realize how important this senior portrait is and you sincerely want to look your absolute best.  So... the "Transition Zone" of light, between the highlights and the shadows is what "paints" the contours of your face, and brings out your personality and "SPARKLE." So we want to be sure that this "Transition Zone" is perfect, too!  I could go on and on, but you get the idea. It must be absolutely PERFECT if we are to create a portrait of you which truly "Sparkles".  It's so important.