4 Times You'll Regret Not Hiring a Professional Photographer

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4 Times You'll Regret Not Hiring a Professional Photographer

Photography has been a unique blend of art and science ever since the first photograph was taken in 1826. From lighting to set design to helping people feel at ease, photography is a skill that can be fun to dabble in but takes a great deal of time and training to perfect.

Hiring a professional photographer is an exceptional way to capture life’s greatest moments with grace and beauty. Here are some of the ways a professional photographer can help your most cherished memories live on forever.

Capture the Love

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Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life. Whether in an intimate church, a grand celebration, or a fairy-tale Paris elopement, wedding photos are something you will revisit over and over again. That’s why it’s important you have a photographer who can capture your wedding day memories without intruding on the moment.

Aside from taking photos of the look of love at your first wedded kiss and your bridesmaids celebrating your big day, a professional wedding day photographer can:

• Take both engagement and wedding photos.
• Plan ahead and be in frequent communication.
• Follow a day-of timeline from start to finish.
• Offer an online gallery of your edited photos.
• Provide an optional print release.

Stage a Home

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Selling a home is one of life’s biggest changes — and challenges! In order to make sure your home is appealing enough to elicit offers at first glance, you’ll want to start setting the stage by clearing the clutter.

Staging may feel intimidating at first, but staging your home can be a simple, yet powerful way to create beautiful photos and engaging virtual tours and open houses. That’s where your photographer comes in! A pro will:

• Come equipped with the best equipment and lighting to help your home glow.
• Frame the image to highlight the best features of your home.
• Provide images with the right resolution for digital and print.

Launch a Business

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Your company is more than a logo, just like you are more than your Linkedin profile. But both need to convey who you are.
A professional photographer can help you launch your business and connect with customers by:

• Taking photos and videos for your website.
• Creating timeless mobile presets for when you need to capture your own images.
• Shooting images for your brand identity and marketing materials.
  
• Set the scene for the perfect headshots and all-staff photos.
• Create engaging content for social media.

Memorialize a Milestone

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When it comes to children, the days are long but the years are short. It’s easy to lose track of the time in between school, work, dinner, and bath time. But it’s those sweet moments that we often hold on to the most.

While a cell phone snapshot can capture the moment, a professional photographer can document the milestone. You can hire one to preserve life’s biggest blessings like:

• Births
• Infant Photos
• Family Photos
• Graduation
• Senior Pictures
• Engagement
• Holiday
• Wedding
• Promotion
• Pregnancy
• Birthday Parties

The best part is for moms, wives, or girlfriends to actually be in the photos as they so rarely get to be in many of them.
A professional photographer can capture a first smile a first kiss, or the first dance.

Skilled photographer Lance Reis offers unforgettable and empowering brand photography services in Portland.
Call (541) 760-7293 to book a private session!