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Portrait, ca. 1925.

I just love to see old photograph.  This vintage photo was taken by the boy’s grandfrather who was a portrait photographer during his day.  The boy in the portrait  was about 3 y/o and lived until 1996. Portrait, ca. 1925. Image by Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane SFFf-100319.181266 Martin Øivind Juel (29.08.1922 – 14.11.1996) portrayed in his...

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Portrait Photo of Milton Aborn – Remember When

As a professional portrait photographer, I’m always intrigue when I look at the older photos.  I get really curious as to who, when, why, what happened to the person in the photo.  Apparently, Mr. Aborn was a somebody during his time.      Aborn, Milton (1864–1933), producer. Born in Marysville, California, he began his career as...

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Two daguerreotypes – Remember When…

It’s just amazing how a century old photo is lasting so long.   Imagine the photographs of today.  Most are guaranteed to last 100 plus years if taken care properly. Here is a sample daguerreotype portrait photography from 1856. Daguerreotypes (i) Image by LlGC ~ NLW Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Dau ddaguerreoteip (i) Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Cone, Artist....

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Portrait of a Dog – Remember When

In the old days, you have to keep still for many seconds to minutes so that the photo will come out sharp. That’s why when you look at photos of Civil War during

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Kids’ Portrait Photographers  

Of the many different types of photographers, kids’ portrait photographers might rank among the most popular. They must bring a great deal of patience and artistic ability to the table.

Kids’ portrait photographers are a special type of photographer that takes pictures primarily of children. This can be a very demanding and rewarding type of photography. Demanding because it takes a great deal of skill and patience to put a child at ease and relaxed enough to produce an ideal portrait. Rewarding because people always want pictures of their children. Children have this strange habit of changing and growing and unlike adults; last year’s pictures tend to be out of date.

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