“Turning your loved ones into works of art” is Ted York Photography’s motto or catch phrase.  I didn’t make it up.  It came from comments my clients made as they viewed their finished portraits for the first time.  It is important to me to deliver a work of art to each client.  I can see myself turning down work in the future because some clients put requirements on me that make it impossible for me to deliver what I think is the full value that they deserve when they hire me.  Yesterday a mother brought one of her daughters over for a portrait.(She actually brought two, but I will show images of the second in a future blog.)  The daughter I’m choosing to blog about here is one who brought over a costume to wear for some of the shots.  She came out dressed in a toga/robes with flowers in her hair.  I quickly made modifications to the backdrop because I could see something in the making.  I had a piece of cloth I purchase quite a while ago and had never used that matched this young lady’s outfit.  We simply draped it over the backdrop we were using to give the feel of curtains.  She had the perfect face for what I was after.  The preview I’m showing is an unfinished image, but it gives you a feel for where I want to go with this image.  It may well be my next digital painting.  Anyway – the point I want to make here is that don’t be afraid to dress up when you come in for a portrait.  Old world clothing is simple and artistic in nature and lends to a work of art, a portrait that you will treasure forever.