I just returned from the Imaging USA show in Nashville and it was great. There were a ton of photo labs, vendors and dealers there for just about any photographic product you could ever imagine ( and even some you couldn't imagine). You can have a portrait or wedding image printed on just about anything from coffee mugs to throw rugs. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this place spoke volumes.

The problem with all of this, in my opinion, is that while these products are very high on the "cool" factor, they do not always lend themselves to the best use of an image. Don't get me wrong, the images I saw were beautiful, but were they really showing the subject or just showing off? Also, how many of them were real and true and authentic? Many of the images were obviously done using a professional model in a session that was designed with one intention; get good promotional images.

I can't vouch for everyone, but I want a photograph that tells something about the subject, not some glitzy, over-produced caricature printed on a piece of stainless steel. I know that I am a bit old school in my thought, but I think that many people want something more. They want something honest. They want something that a portrait that people look at and say "You look great" and not "what a cool frame".

Our goal at LHS is to offer our customers something with character and substance with beautiful lighting without relying completely on the latest PhotoShop plug-in to create something different. If you are growing tired of all of the gimmicks and glitz, I invite you to contact us for your next portrait session. I believe you will be glad that you did.