Now that i am meeting more and more families who come to get their family portraits taken, i am discovering many basic conditions that has to happen before a family gets this "gift" of a family portrait.
The reason why i say it is a gift, is because, even if many families wish, or try to get one, they may not succeed even if they have the financial resources and the time. The following important conditions must be fulfilled:-
The reason why i say it is a gift, is because, even if many families wish, or try to get one, they may not succeed even if they have the financial resources and the time. The following important conditions must be fulfilled:-
1. The family's physical and emotional relationship must be healthy, i.e. the parents siblings and in-laws enjoy each others company, are still in talking-terms, or at best tolerable with each other. Just do a reality check within your family, as to how your family fares in this respect.
2. An occasion to celebrate must come about for the family to gather or meet. The frequency and commitment depends on the family culture and past practices. Such occasions that i have seen so far are, anniversaries, graduations, engagements, weddings, birthdays, but yet to experience, striking a lottery, birth of a child, getting a divorce (!!) etc.
3. An organizer must appear or appointed. With a kind and loving person acceptable to all family members, taking charge, it will be easy to gather, coax and talk all members to buy into the idea of going to a studio to get a portrait done, else it will be an attempt in futile.
4. No bad or unfortunate incident has taken place in the near past. Incidents like accidents, death, theft/burglary, divorce, loss of employment, failures, may take a long time to heal and uplift the mood of the family enough to commit to a family portrait. I have known widows choose not to participate in a portrait of her children, because she cannot see herself in the picture without her late husband.
5. Superstition is not an obstacle. I get small families calling me an asking "is it good to take a family portrait of three family members", or taking a picture of a baby before the 1st birthday, wearing blacks or using a black background. Such believes could possibly prevent or cause a delay in getting the portrait.
6. The family has not been exposed to the benefits of a beautiful family portrait, and its heirloom value. I regularly hear my customers appreciate the beauty of families captured in the portraits displayed in our gallery, and wish that theirs will turn out just as beautiful. They often say that their family portrait should replace the other art or decorative pieces currently displayed at their home.
Well I tell every family that gather at Lux Me images, how lucky they are and that they should celebrate this occasion considering that they are one among the 5% of families who are gifted to get a family portrait done. These families have fulfilled or overcome the conditions required to get that beautiful picture.
3. An organizer must appear or appointed. With a kind and loving person acceptable to all family members, taking charge, it will be easy to gather, coax and talk all members to buy into the idea of going to a studio to get a portrait done, else it will be an attempt in futile.
4. No bad or unfortunate incident has taken place in the near past. Incidents like accidents, death, theft/burglary, divorce, loss of employment, failures, may take a long time to heal and uplift the mood of the family enough to commit to a family portrait. I have known widows choose not to participate in a portrait of her children, because she cannot see herself in the picture without her late husband.
5. Superstition is not an obstacle. I get small families calling me an asking "is it good to take a family portrait of three family members", or taking a picture of a baby before the 1st birthday, wearing blacks or using a black background. Such believes could possibly prevent or cause a delay in getting the portrait.
6. The family has not been exposed to the benefits of a beautiful family portrait, and its heirloom value. I regularly hear my customers appreciate the beauty of families captured in the portraits displayed in our gallery, and wish that theirs will turn out just as beautiful. They often say that their family portrait should replace the other art or decorative pieces currently displayed at their home.
Well I tell every family that gather at Lux Me images, how lucky they are and that they should celebrate this occasion considering that they are one among the 5% of families who are gifted to get a family portrait done. These families have fulfilled or overcome the conditions required to get that beautiful picture.
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