Tips for photographing your subject:

• The best possible lighting is natural outdoor lighting or near a large window.

• Please turn off the flash! This can create a red eye and unnatural coloring. An overcast day is perfect for picture taking to avoid harsh lighting or if that’s not possible try and position the sun behind your subject.

• For pets & kids — get down on their level and avoid looking down on them. Take plenty of facial shots with their face filling the frame. 3/4 angle shots can also make an interesting portrait.

• Basically if you have a digital camera or phone camera take Lots of pics!

• Backgrounds, hands that are holding your pet, collars etc can be cropped or edited out. We can work together on your preferences for background colors.

• If files are too large to upload, Please email the full size image file of your subject. The higher the resolution the better your painting will turn out!

• If photos are not digital they will be returned along with the finished portrait.