Portrait Innovations - 2012

So, I think I can take a decent picture of my kids... but I also took Connor for his baby pictures when he was about 6 weeks old and I wanted to follow suit with Declan. I have a bit of a complex about things being even with my two kids and I want Declan to have some pictures of just him. (No, I do not have this complex because there aren't any pictures of just me...there are plenty.) Of course I wanted 4 year old pictures of Connor too...and he is very photogenic, & I wanted some of the two of them together.

I really like Portrait Innovations, but I wish they would be really innovative and just give me a CD of high resolution images that I can take home and edit. If you aren't familiar with their setup, they take a bunch of pictures with a few backgrounds or outfits. Then you sit down and they help you narrow down the 100 or so pictures to about 50...they would love it if you would buy all 50 for about a bazillion dollars. Then there is me...I'm narrowing and narrowing. I really want to get to less than $100 and sometimes I seriously want to leave only purchasing the $14.99 special. (I've yet to be able to do that...I always at least get one extra sheet.) My problem with their pictures is that although they are good, they could be a lot better with a little bit of editing. They do not edit at all. I realize it would take way too long for them, but I would love to have the option myself.

Today I bought enough $155 after tax that I got the CD, one extra "decorator" (I just got a normal picture), and I'm expecting a hardback book in the mail that has lots of the pictures....even ones that I did not purchase. The CD is just low resolution pictures and they all say "Portrait Innovations" at the bottom. Nothing a little Photoshop won't fix. :) So, I just edited the low res versions and broke my cardinal rule (you don't up resolution & size of the original). Oh well. Here are some of my favorites. Granny, if you want to download & print them yourself, be warned that they might be a little bit blurry because of me breaking my rule. The smaller you print them, the better they'll look. I do have hard copies of many of these that I will be distributing. :)

Enjoy.... Nealon boys November 16, 2012.

 

This last one was also the last picture taken...poor buddy was hungry and tired. Considering the appointment was exactly 3 hours from when he last ate, I think he was more than a trooper!