Family Portrait: Why Painting Is Better Than Photo

Every second of our life is priceless. That’s why we invented the camera to capture moments of joy and relive them over and over again even when our memory starts to fail us. Photos with family and friends stored in our albums tell the story of our past. They keep pieces of our life together and that’s why they are so precious to us.

Forget me not

Family portraits are a great way to commemorate an important anniversary or simply gather all your nearest and dearest in one picture. They can either make a wonderful decoration for your home or an awesome gift for someone you love. Of course, putting a cutely framed family photo on your office desk or bedside table will be a nice reminder as well, but there is nothing like a colorful, skillfully painted portrait where you can actually see a spark in the eyes looking at you from the canvas. If you are still unconvinced, here are a few reasons that might persuade you a family portrait is actually a fantastic idea.

Portrait vs. photo

• - A human-made, hand-painted portrait makes a stronger impression than a photo.
• - Oil paints are characterized by incredibly saturated colors and warmth that can’t be achieved even by a high-quality camera.
• - Capturing a perfect photo takes a dozen of bad shots. You can spend the whole day posing for a family picture and never get the desired result. Painting gives you more creative freedom.
• - The composition of a portrait can be altered as you find appropriate. Photos, on the other hand, can’t be changed.
• - Paints are also better for capturing the personality of a depicted person. The keen eye of an artist can trace and emphasize minor peculiarities a soulless camera can’t discern.
• - A well-painted family portrait is more personal, unique and valuable than a camera shot. It bears the touch of a human hand and radiates energy you can feel when looking at the canvas.

Get a portrait without posing!

To decorate your home with a beautiful hand-painted portrait of your family, you don’t even need to pose for an artist! There are plenty of other options to consider: for instance, many studios, including DocoArt, paint portraits from photos. You simply have to upload a picture you want to transfer into a portrait and choose the desired size. With your camera and our artist’s brush working together, the result can be truly amazing!