Did you know that to create a custom pet portrait for you from your pictures, we can work with either digital images or photos taken with film? In either case we must however, receive the picture in its original format. This means that if your pictures were taken with a digital camera we need the original digital images from your camera; and
if your pictures were taken with a camera using 35mm film, we need an original print from a professional photo lab or negative to scan (or you can scan it yourself at a high resolution setting). Unfortunately, we cannot work with any pictures that have been printed or reprinted on an inkjet or laser printer at home or at a printing kiosk at a department or drug store. Even though your pet’s pose may be great, and the picture may look high quality, when scanned in the computer will only see the dots that make up the print and all the important detail will be lost. And we cannot stress enough how important the detail of your original photo is to the outcome of your finished pet portrait! Whenever we can be, we are very picky about the picture we work with for our clients’ custom portraits, but that’s only because we truly care about the quality of the artwork we deliver. Besides, if you love your pet enough to commission us to do a portrait, you and your pet deserve a work of art that truly captures his or her personality in as much detail as possible!
Did you know also that to help you submit an absolutely ideal photo to us for your portrait, we provide photo tips on our website? We have recently expanded those tips to include lots of basic information to help you take better pictures with your digital camera, and some great suggestions on how to get great shots of your pet that will transform into a portrait that will exceed your expectations!
Coincidentally, PC World just published an article online titled “Photographing Your Pets,” with tips from an expert at assessing pet photos. You may want to check it out for even more helpful advice. Because even if you never have a portrait created from your pet’s photos, you can never have too many photos of your picture perfect pet!
