My Experience at the WalMart Portrait Studio

It's not a very interesting story, but the conclusion is: We would like to open our own portrait studio.

Alex's brother and sister-in-law are in from England and his parents wanted to have some family pictures made while they're here. Cheesy, posed portraits aren't really my style... but I'm not the one paying for them, you know? So I washed my hair and we headed off to the Wal Mart in Hillview. Hillview is a whole other issue... don't get me started.

This chick had a frigging Canon Rebel XTi and some other okay equipment. I'm not knocking the rebel, really, but just pointing out that it's not like you need some seriously high-dollar equipment. She had some really awesome editing software, man. We're talking options! Your choice of color, black and white, or sepia photographs, black or white vignette, and two different bitchin' collage choices. Enhancements. The pictures turned out fine... but have you seen our faces? How could they not? ;]

Our plan includes purchasing that home on the end of Snapp street right in the center of town and converting it into our studio. We'd find a backer or take out a small business loan to get a few things in the way of equipment, and contract out some of our more talented friends as photographers so we wouldn't be tied to the place all the time. We would offer very basic studio-type packages, location type shoots around town, and in-home packages which would be great for little babies. You could choose from basic enhancements or pay extra for some more serious editing. There would be discounts on senior pictures if you attend the local high school. Maybe a package where you get monthly photos of your baby's first year at a discounted price...

Dreams, man.... dreams.