Portrait photography isn’t something women are typically looking for. On the other hand, there are always lots of occasions where women will search for great engagement, wedding, newborn, and family photographers (usually in that order). Some women know that they want to celebrate themselves and a special occasion for a session is never necessary. Want to know the benefits these women see in having their photo taken by a professional photographer? You’ll be able to decide whether artistic portrait photography is something you may have been missing out on! You may even surprise yourself!
WHY THEY WANT A PORTRAIT
Before we get to the benefits, let’s look at some of the reasons women choose portrait photography. Some women have come to us looking for art portraits:
- to express their creativity
- wanting to boost their confidence
- simply wanting to look and feel beautiful
- to show feelings and emotions that are hard to vocalize
- to accomplish a dream/fantasy they’ve always had
- for the fun experience (pampering hair and makeup!)
- to express self love during a midlife crisis
- to put themselves first (for once)
- wanting something unique and different to hang on their wall
LASTING BENEFITS
Apart from the great experience you have getting your hair and makeup done professionally, dressing up, and being photographed in a beautiful, relaxed setting, there are a number of long term affects that you’ll have to look forward to. Some benefits of art portrait photography include:
- a boost in self-esteem, confidence, and self-acceptance
- knowing that you’re able take charge of your happiness
- real proof that you are beautiful (especially if you can’t see it yourself)
- a life-long reminder of your natural beauty
- artwork to pass on to future generations
- something that will remind you of what you went through up to and including that point in your life that the photo was taken
- a reminder of how you look at different times in your life (P.S. they’re all beautiful)
- a physical presentation that can raise you up in times of need
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Have you already had your photos taken and feel like they don’t represent you because they don’t “look” like you or that you don’t look good altogether? Well…our response to women that have those feelings is that they simply didn’t find the right photographer. To be able to take a beautiful portrait you need to feel relaxed so that your natural beauty can come out. If you look at a lot of other photographers you’ll find that their images all look the same; the only thing that changes is the people in them. We focus on capturing individuality. :)
Jonathan How is the photographer behind Made by Ten and calls Milton his home. He specializes in creating beautiful, creative portraits of real women. He uses photography (and this blog) to help them build confidence and love for themselves and creates artistic images for their homes and offices. You can see him driving around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada from portrait to fashion shoot and back again.