Backgrounds

Personally, my favorite type of photography is grungy styleish. Like for instance take your kids down near old buildings and such. They buildings provide for an excellent background and terrific contrast through the colors. Also if you live around any railroad tracks (abandoned for safety reasons of course) it produces beautiful pictures. That's how I've seen several of my friend's pictures taken and it is absolutely gorgeous.

what about going to a park that has flowers out and has the lawn cut nicely? i have seen some nice potraits done on rocks and in front of flowers or perhaps a water feature such as a fountain? i think scenery is the key.

What about photographing them outside in the yard or perhaps at a park. I don't know where you live or what your surrounding are like so it's hard to say. There is a lovely park near my home that is so beautiful that many people have pictures of themselves done there. There is something about the greenery being the background that makes a lovely picture, well in my opinion anyway. If that isn't something you can do then what about finding a wall in your home that makes a good background. Say on the stairs, or looking out a window, there are all kinds of things you can try and play with until you find what you are looking for. Here is a link that may help you. http://www.livingpictures.org/portraitphotography.htm Hope this helps, good luck and Brightest blessings, Mari

you can use fabrick i have done that a few times and they turned out great i use all kinds of things , i take them at the park or in the back yard or front porch you can make them look really good if you just think of what you have and try diffrent things with them. you will be shocked how good they turn out.