ANIMAL PORTRAITS by LYNN WADE
HOW TO ORDER - HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH - PRICES
HOW TO ORDER:
I'll need good photographs mailed or emailed to me (see "HOW TO
PHOTOGRAPH", below). Send several color photos, (you may send separate
photos of each subject, even if they'll be grouped together in the
portrait). Don't send irreplaceable photos for which you have no
negative.
Include your name, street address, e-mail address, daytime phone number
and payment for one half of the portrait price. If this portrait is to
be given as a surprise gift, please mention this and tell me the date of
the event.
You will receive a photo of the completed portrait usually within 60
days (rush orders are possible, too). When this is approved by you,
you'll pay the balance of the portrait price and the original work will
be sent to you.
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH:
The best photos are taken when the sun is low in the sky - early morning
or late afternoon on a clear day (high noon is the worst!) Indoor flash
photos are to be avoided if possible.
Try to take your 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 with
just the bump of the far eye showing rather than a full profile or
head-on shot. 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.
Whether you're taking a full body shot, or just a head, be sure to stand
in a direct line from him at 90 degrees -- like a "T" -- and stay just
behind his withers, letting your assistant encourage him to turn his
head.
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*Tax, crating and insured shipping are included in price. Framing is not included. |
Groupings
in one painting: Add 25% of the price for a second subject and 10% of the
original price for each additional subject.
Your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed.