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How to Add Names, Dates, and Meaningful Text to...

Text can turn a portrait into a record: a surname under a family home, a wedding date beneath a couple, a pet’s name, a graduation year, or one line copied...

Custom Portrait Background Ideas: Keep, Change,...

A background can explain where a memory happened, or it can make a portrait unnecessarily busy. The original photograph does not settle the question. A good family snapshot may have...

Retirement Portrait Gift Ideas: Honor a Career ...

Retirement gifts tend to fall into two piles: something useful for the next chapter, or something that looks back at the years of work. A custom portrait belongs in the...

Graduation Memorial Portraits: Include a Loved ...

A graduation photograph records who stood beside the graduate on one particular day. Sometimes the person they most wanted there had already passed away. A graduation memorial portrait can create...

Custom Pet and Owner Portraits: How to Choose P...

The photograph that best shows a pet is often not the photograph that best shows the owner. The dog may be looking straight at the camera in one image while...

Christmas Portrait Gift Guide: Turn a Favorite ...

A custom portrait is a Christmas gift that cannot be pulled from a shelf at the last minute. Someone has to choose the memory, find the photograph, explain what matters,...