Straight Talk About Portrait Styles


Straight Talk About Portrait Styles Graduation Portraits vs. Senior Pictures

Many of you, who are reading this, have received more than just a few brochures from truly excellent photography studios. This studio claims to be fundamentally different from 97% of those studios. Our vision and our style of portraiture is not for everyone. We Know That! We Do It That Way On Purpose! We prefer creating personal graduation portraits This studio takes that time and effort to create a personalized graduation portrait for each of its select seniors. Are you a Three-Percenter? Take the Quiz Below To Find Out!

Remember, there are no "right" or "wrong" answers in this quiz. There is just the fact that about 3% of you really do want something that is about who YOU are as a graduating senior - not about who you and your friends are.

	Straight Talk Graduation Portraits and Senior Pictures have been a tradition for many years. Over that time many things have changed, and something major seems to be added every 20 years or so. Color was introduced in the early 1960's - Outdoor pictured became popular in the 1980's - The 2000's have seen the practical application of digital imaging. That is just boring history. None of it has anything to do with the style of YOUR picture or portrait. Developing (or choosing) A Style Is Much More!!! Lets Determine Yours!
	Choose the statements that most accurately describe you and your feelings and ideas.

I am more proud of my graduating class and my group of friends.		OR	I am more proud of my own accomplishments
I consider myself as part of a group more than as an individual.		OR	I consider myself as an individual more than as part of a group.
I want my pictures to look much like my friends pictures		OR	I want my portraits to be unique from those of my friends and classmates.
I would be happier if some of my friends and I had very similar backgrounds and props in our Senior pictures.		OR	I would be happier if the backgrounds and props in my graduation portraits were especially meaningful to me - but different from those of my friends and classmates.
My senior pictures should primarily identify me as part of my graduating class.		OR	My graduation portraits should primarily identify me as a unique and successful individual.

SOOOOO..... you can see that there are NO WRONG ANSWERS. There are only preferences.
If your preferences lie mostly on this side congratulations !!! You can consider yourself very normal. You are among the people for whom most photographers exist. The vast majority of photography studios will create senior pictures that are just what you want. You probably like the most of the backgrounds, props and poses that you have seen in the brochures you have received.			If your preferences lie mostly on this side congratulations !!! You can consider yourself very unique. You are among the 3% of the people for whom this studio exists. THIS STUDIO WAS CREATED FOR YOU!!! You probably want Mark to photograph you in a location that is uniquely "yours" along with REAL props that are yours and reflect "who you are" and not just what you look like with the photographer's props. Enjoy the Graduation Portrait samples on this website & call Mark to schedule a pre-portrait planning session. (Those of you who are artists know that a real portrait doesn't just happen. It takes thought and planning.) Call: 419-884-1693 in the Lexington/Mansfield area OR 800-669-8512 Nationwide Mark is available to create your Personal Graduation Portrait anywhere in the United States or Canada.

			(If you're not ready for this style of portraiture -- or if you just prefer doing what 97% of the crowd does, Mark will be happy to share the names and phone numbers of three or four of the best photography studios in the state, right here in North Central & Central Ohio. That's right -- these are Mark's competitors, but if that's the style you want, you should at least get it from someone who does it well. Just call.)