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A Lovely Way to Display Your Children’s Annual School Picture
Annual school portraits are a tradition that really highlight your child’s growth year after year. But instead of letting them gather dust in a drawer, why not display them in an intentional and meaningful way?
How to Hang Framed Pictures Like a Pro: A Step-by-Step Guide
Whether you're decorating your home or a workspace, following these steps will help get the final look in your home that you will love.
Why You Need Headshots Every year
Consistency between your image and the real-life you can help build that important trust and credibility.
Why First Communion Pictures Matter
First Communion portraits become a memory of the love, dedication, and commitment that you and your child have invested in the development of their faith.
The One Step You Didn’t Know You Needed To Do For The Best Headshots
Immediately reviewing your headshots allows for real-time collaboration with your photographer, ensuring the final images authentically represent your professional image and personality
How to prepare for your headshots
From selecting the perfect outfit to other choosing accessories, this guide will help ensure that you're more than prepped for your headshot session.
Do I need a headshot or a personal branding session?
A quick Google or Instagram search and people can get a pretty good idea who we are and what we’re about. When you are trying to decide what kind of digital first impression to make knowing whether a headshot or a personal branding session is best for you.
Beyond the Ordinary
The studio is a blank canvas that gives your senior the space to
create portraits that mean something.
How Bringing A Friend Elevates Your Grad’s Senior Portrait Experience
And while I agree, it is most common to go solo for senior portrait sessions, I don’t do one-size fits all sessions. Is your graduate someone who is always with their best friend? Imagine if this friend was not only encouraged to keep your senior company at their portrait session but also took part in it?
Senior Magazine: The Ultimate Portrait Session Gift
Photographer, Marisa Duran describes a unique product offered by her studio to Seniors for their graduation portraits - the Senior Portrait Magazine
5 Stylish Outfit Options for High School Senior Boys' Portrait Sessions
Marisa Duran shares some ideas for making wardrobe choices for the boy high school senior.
Behind the Lens: A Peek into a High School Portrait Session Experience
Marisa Duran invites you as we step behind the scenes of a high school portrait session, where every detail, from the initial consultation to the final ordering appointment, is created to reflect the unique story of each individual.
Are Black and White Senior Portraits For Your Grad?
Photographer, Marisa Duran describes why the choice to create senior portraits in black and white is an artistic decision that will create unique images.
Why the Studio is the Ideal Setting for Senior Portraits in Winter
Marisa Duran shares reasons why choosing a studio session during the winter months can allow us to create stunning senior portraits, preserving this pivotal life stage in a setting that is unaffected by the seasonal chill.
Why every Parent Needs Portraits of their Performing Artist
In our small town of Hollister, where the arts thrive, there's a unique way to celebrate the performing arts that goes beyond the stage. I’m talking about the art of visual storytelling and photography. Memorializing our children's passions through portraiture is an extension of the way we honor and celebrate their love for their art.
5 Reasons Studio Sessions are Perfect for Capturing Your Baby's Magical Moments
Photographer Marisa Duran describes five reasons why the portrait studio is the best place to have your baby’s portraits made in the during the colder winter months.
5 Creative Ideas for Displaying Your Kid’s Portraits at Home
To help spark your imagination and share some possible ways you can create little spaces in your home that show the best pictures of your kids - here are five creative ideas for showcasing your child's portraits in a way that adds warmth and personality to your home.
Gratitude to You
To all the families who entrusted me with capturing their precious moments: thank you.