Why should you hire a pro for your portraits instead of using your iphone? | Minden Louisiana Photographer

In the day and age that we live in, great photos can be taken with ease and the access to a camera has definitely increased. With iphones having portrait mode and being able to get lightroom on your phone, why not just do your own portraits yourself?! I have some good answers for you!

Light and Backgrounds

First I will say that when your hire a professional, you have someone who knows what to look for when it comes to light and backgrounds. It is not just a free for all when it comes to backdrops for your portraits. You totally have to know what you are looking for! There are so many things to think about and to the untrained eye, it can be really confusing.

Posing

When thinking about hiring a pro for your images or doing them yourself, take into account that a pro has had a tons of practice with posing!! When you do images on your own, you can miss out on so much possibility and variation in your images simply because of posing. Posing can really change every aspect of you image!!

Getting everyone to look at the camera

I don’t know about y’all, but I have two small kids. Getting everyone to look at the camera at the same time is HARD!! Having someone who has tips and tricks up their sleeve to get little one’s attention can be a huge game changer!

Expert editing

Hiring a pro also means that you have someone who knows their exact shooting and editing style. Your images will all look very consistent and pair very nicely together when the edits and the shooting styles are consistent. Taking the portraits yourself can cause your images to look inconsistent due to being unaware of shooting and editing techniques.

Flattering angles

Last but not least, hiring a pro can mean that you get the best, most flatting angle of your images. Someone who is practiced and experienced in shooting portraits is almost guaranteed that you’re going to get the most flattering angles.

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