Angel Dogs Pet Portraiture and Graphics

Photo Guidelines and Price List

**Please Read Very Carefully to Avoid Any Confusion**

Photo Submission

The quality of the photos you submit have a direct bearing on the quality of your portrait and consequently upon the cost. You will be asked to submit between three and six .jpeg files of the pet you are having a portrait made of. These photos should ideally be: 1. medium to high resolution; 2. In focus without any blurring; 3. Include the entire pet in at least one of the photos. If you are able to meet all of those criteria with your photo submissions, then you will have a wide range of rates to choose from.

1. Medium to high resolution.
This means that the photo was taken with your digital camera on the high or medium resolution setting. Alternately, you may have taken the photo with a SLR camera and then scanned the print using a high resolution scanner. This does not mean that you have taken an email quality photo and then enlarged the DPI up to 180 or 300 using your photo editing program. I can tell if you have done this and it will make no difference, other than make me cranky that such a huge file was sent through my slow dial-up. The photo is still an email quality photo that will need extensive work on my part. The size of the photo should be at least 5 X 4 inches with the pet as the most prominent feature.

2. In sharp focus without any blurring.

I cannot use blurred or out of focus photos. Some softly focused photos may be usable but I would have to see them first. The ideal photo to use for your portrait is one in which your pet's fur patterns are sharp and clearly visible.

3. Include the entire pet in at least one of the photos.

For the first pricing option, I will need a full body shot of your pet in a pose that is appropriate to make the portrait with. I prefer a full body shot for all of the pricing options, but can work with bits and pieces from the collected photos if necessary. I should be able to have a clear, focused view of the face. Color correction and blown out eyes are not a problem. Those are easily fixed as long as the details are in place. For instance, black pets are sometimes hard to photograph...make sure their faces show up in the photo and don't send a photo of them with a light colored pet in the shot with them.

Other tips for taking good pet photos include getting on the pet's level. Take photos that show your pet's expressiveness or with their favorite toys. Use the flash to capture your pet in action, freezing the moment.

Another type of photo that I cannot use are email thumbnails. Please do not send them unless you have a high to medium resolution photo of the same shot to send me.

If all you have are email quality shots, this does not mean that I can't help you. It just means that you will be limited to the portraits in the 100 to 150 dollar range.

Before committing to your portrait, you are welcome to email me with questions or to send me one photo. Please only send one. I'm on very slow dial-up and a large number of photos can tie my computer up for a very long time. My email is:

Email: rosiewlf@gmail.com

Pricing

The pricing is based on the level of difficulty and time involved in each portrait. This will largely have to do with the quality of the photos you submit. If you have sharp, clear, expressive photos of your pet, the first two options will suit you just fine unless you are looking for a completely different pose. It's a fairly simple thing for me to color correct or paint in eyes, but a very time consuming and exacting process to render an entire coat of fur or to paint in missing body parts.

Type 1 - Simple

This is an 8 X 10 angel portrait of your pet on a simple background.

This requires photos that meet the specs listed above. I can usually have this type done in under two weeks.

50.00

Types 2 through 4 are 8 X 10 angel portraits of your pet on an original background

Type 2 - Complex

The Complex Portrait requires that your photos meet the specs listed above. It includes a rendering of your pet set in an original fantasy background. You may request a theme such as "beach", "mountains" , "forest" or "lakeside".

Golden Waves is an example of a Complex Portrait. Click on the image to see the photo that was used.

Please allow four weeks for completion of a Complex portrait.

75.00

Type 3 - Complicated

Choose this option if your photos do not have a pose that is appropriate for a portrait or if I will need to piece together a portrait from multiple pictures to get a full view of your pet. The original photo is used as a model and your angel portrait is essentially painted on the computer. I may combine more than one photo to make a new original image of your pet.

Click on the image to see the original photo that was used.

Please allow six weeks for the completion of a Complicated portrait.

100.00

Type 4 - Deluxe Involved

If your original photos are low resolution and if the photos need extensive work such as complete re-rendering of fur textures, piecing, or if I need to create new body parts for your pet then you should choose this option. These are some of my most beautiful work, but are very involved. Also in this category are action poses in which I place your pet in motion.
Please allow six to eight weeks for completion of a Deluxe portrait.

Click on the image to see the original photo that was submitted.

150.00

There is a 40.00 dollar surcharge to add a second pet into the portrait. I'm only doing up to two pets per portrait since any more than that tends to be crowded in the 8 X 10 format. The same photo submission criteria, time restraints and pricing apply to the addition of a second pet.