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Animal
Portraits
When gallery and show commitments
allow, I'm able to accept a limited number of
portrait commissions each year.
Although
I like to meet the animal when possible, it's not
absolutely necessary since I work from photographs.
PORTRAIT PRICES |
HOW TO ORDER |
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH |
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Prices
Prices of portraits are
determined by these three factors:
SIZE
TYPE
BACKGROUND
SIZES
are:
Small
(8 x 10")
Medium (16 x 20")
Large (30 x
40").
TYPE means:
Full body
Just the head.
BACKGROUNDS
are:
Plain (blended colors of your
choice)
Specific (such as your property,
a horse's stall, etc.).
Below, are some examples of
TYPE and
BACKGROUND...
TYPE: Full body
BACKGROUND:
Specific
TYPE: Full body
BACKGROUND:
Plain
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TYPE:
Head
BACKGROUND: Plain
TYPE:
Head (grouping done from individual photos)
BACKGROUND:
Plain
PRICE LIST
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TYPE |
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PLAIN
BACKGROUND |
with
SPECIFIC
BACKGROUND |
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Head |
$900. |
1,200. |
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(8 x 10") |
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Full Body |
$1,200. |
$1,500. |
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Head |
$1,800. |
$2,500. |
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Full Body |
$2,400. |
$3,100. |
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Head |
$4,500. |
$7,000. |
Large
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Full Body |
$6,500. |
$9,000. |
Prices listed here do not include tax, framing
or shipping.
Groupings in one
painting: Add 50% of the price for a second
subject, 25% of the price for a third subject
and 10% of the price for each additional
subject. Example: a small, single head
portrait is $900. to include a second subject's
head in the same painting, you'd add 50%
($450.); to add a third subject's head, you
would add another 25% ($225.). Each head
thereafter would add ($90.), i.e.: a small group
portrait of five heads would be priced $1,755.
HOW TO ORDER
Send several color photos, (you may
send separate photos of
each subject,
even if they'll be grouped together in the
portrait).
Do not send irreplaceable photos for which you
have no negative.
Indicate the
SIZE,
TYPE and
BACKGROUND
desired.
Note the animal's name, breed and true color (describe the eye
color especially, since this
is often misrepresented in photos.
Include separate photos of a specific background
or
landscape if one is desired, such as your home or
barn in the distance, or the inside of a horse's
stall.
Include your name, street address and daytime
phone number.
If this portrait is to be given as a surprise gift,
please mention this and the date of the event.
Enclose a check payable to Lynn Wade
for one half of the portrait price.
You will receive a photo of the completed portrait.
When this is approved
by you, the original work will be sent to you,
C.O.D. At this time you'll pay
the balance of the portrait price, insured shipping
and crate cost.
Gift certificates and payment plans are available.
Your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed.
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH
I will take the photographs here at
the studio for a fee of $50,
or will travel within 50 miles of the studio for
a fee of $200.
If you'd prefer to take them yourself, here are some
tips...
The best photos (of the animal and/or the
background)
are taken when the sun is low in the sky (early morning
or late afternoon) on a clear day. High noon is
the worst!
Try to take your animal photos outdoors
with you standing on the same
level as the subject; this might
mean using a small hill or stepladder when
photographing a tall horse (so the photo isn't
looking up at him) or a picnic table on which to set
a dog or cat (so the photo isn't looking down at
him).
Try to capture a 3/4 profile (just the
bump of the far eye showing) rather
than a full profile or head on (see the
portrait below for that 3/4 profile).
Have
someone off camera to catch the subject's attention
as this
will help get an alert expression and the proper
turn of the head.
If you're photographing a horse's full body, make
sure all four
legs are visible.
Traditionally, the legs closest to the viewer are
further away from each other.
"Forego", 20 x 24", courtesy
International Museum of the Horse
Whether you're taking a full body shot
or just a head, be sure to stand in a direct
line from the subject at 90 degrees -- like
a "T" -- and stay just behind his withers,
letting your assistant encourage him to turn
his head. Note how, in the photo
above, the point of view is from just behind
his withers. If you're too far forward
or back, you'll get a distorted size of head
of hindquarters.
For a printable version of these
tips and
instructions, click here:
Questions? Please write to
LynnWade@aol.com
or call 352/817-8111 (9 am to 5 pm)
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