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Influence Your Home’s Energy Atmosphere

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Seen at different times of the day,

the art in your home engages and influences your energy.

Like arranging feng shui elements in a home

bringing flowing good energy into life activities,

your art has other metaphysical abilities in addition to decoration.

A life missions’ purpose in the morning, inspiration in the afternoon,

or a satisfying sense of legacy relaxing in the evenings.

I have had clients hang their couples’ portrait in their kitchen

where they contemplate their relationship

in the private early morning time before work.

Others hang child portraits eye-level,

raising confidence in photos of love

on the walls they pass every day.

Baby sized portrait books offer

a personalized bedtime storytelling experience.

Beauty created for both the eyes and spirit.

I would love to know if you have created

such zones of energy in your home in this manner.

It is easy but intentional. Contact me to create this ‘flow’ of energy

whether with my custom portraits or your own.

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Dapper

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This jaunty derby

was an essential part

of this young man’s daily outfit

for school for a time.

We artistic types recognize

what courage it takes and what it costs

to be so different in this world.

This tiny picture fragment from long ago

becomes a testament to childhood’s beautiful, original spirit.

Dorothy Perry documents childhood at all ages. Contact her to photograph a loved one here. Consider yourself a loved one, too.

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Quirky Light

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Quirky light falls on you

in a special way. Beautifully.

When it’s time, I’d love to photograph you in natural and unique light.

Dorothy Perry is a Chicago based photographer of intimate family stories.

Contact her at perryportraitart@gmail.com.

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Set the Tone

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A local young bride’s wedding photographs are now ready for her home.

I was extremely pleased to have two heirloom frames to work with: these images look amazing in antique settings!

Another pleasure was in working with a younger person’s style of communication and relating.

So lovely to meet another who values images that hold an vibrant personal energy for her home. I whole-heartedly agree.

Dorothy Perry is a Chicago portrait photographer specializing in custom family portraits, modern headshots, & personal branding for women and executives.

 Contact her for commissioned work here. Thank you.

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A Better Truth

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Sometimes candids need to look a little less candid-y.

The photo is from a snow filled time in Chicago when my daughter had come from Seattle for a holiday visit. We went to The French Market, my favorite place in the city to have lunch at a place that had Freitkoten: a way of making french fries my son really liked.

It was a rare and precious meeting with my kids that I tried to record on my phone, but my photos had resulted in the ‘selfie stretch’, enlarging the head of the person on the outside. Not only was it enlarged, but tilted as well.

I looked at it every day on my fridge, but when I considered making it a little nicer…I looked at it like a project I was making for a client I wanted to thrill.

What could help improve it, while changing it as little as needed?

Just what is needed.

Perhaps you have photos that have a quirk or two that keep you from enjoying them fully. There is no harm at all in gentle changes to do what improves them for you.

The truth, made a little bit better (smile!)

I would love to hear if that is a current project for you as well. My video chat consultation is free: schedule a time to talk on my Contact Page.

Dorothy Perry is a Chicago portrait photographer specializing in custom family portraits, modern headshots, & personal branding for women and executives.

 Contact her for commissioned work here. Thank you!

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The Digital “Caress”

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I don’t usually correct people’s images when I see them online in media – it is my observation that people upload what they choose to, and adjusting them is sometimes a second thought.

But I really like seeing the joy of people who have good images of their loved ones. Like an art restorer uncovering years of age and grime, I love to see the sparkle that’s been there all the time.

Sophie has devoted her life to creating extraordinary products that aid with spiritual development.

In this post she published an image of her younger self, an open smile under the flat yellow-sepia tone of film photographs of our past.

I really like the intimacy of looking at faces closely, and bringing the details back into awareness. Like a remastered record from your past, you can finally enjoy these images with refreshed beauty and memory.

I don’t consider it only restoring. It is a loving ‘digital caress’ from someone who is aware of the positive energy a good portrait of a loved one can have.

I sent Sophie the new image, with the apology of taking the liberty of changing it. And I am honored to say that she loves it!

My family has several beloved prints of my parents that have cracks in them so severe that the surface has disappeared and it will have to be reconstructed. I look forward to creating a renewed set of these favorite photos for my sisters and family to enjoy again.

Do you have older and damaged images? My digital ‘caress’ can take old family and favorite images and make them bright and beautiful again. Contact me here to look to see what I can do for yours!

Dorothy Perry is a Chicago lifestyle photographer. Contact her here.