Portsmouth News

Company’s stay at home FaceTime mini photoshoot­s

Service provides big ‘pick-me-up’ in difficult times

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A PHOTOGRAPH­Y company has brought in a unique new way of capturing special pictures after it was forced to close its door for the third time this year.

Liberty Photograph­y in Southsea is offering stay at home photoshoot­s, allowing people to experience a mini photoshoot from the comfort of their own home - via FaceTime.

Founder Jennifer Sanchez came up with the idea in March, during the first lockdown.

She felt people needed the experience of a photoshoot more than ever and wanted to capture special moments, such as newborn and maternity shoots.

She said: ‘Having pictures taken of your newborn baby is so special and people who give birth in lockdown have that opportunit­y stripped of them. You don’t get that time back and it’s so important to have those lasting memories of your babies while you can.

‘Technology is amazing and people who we’ve shot so far have said it’s the closest thing they’ve had to a real photoshoot.

‘Our women buy themselves new sexy undies, set themselves up a little studio in their house with a bedsheet and some plants and they make it a real event.

‘It’s a pick-me-up for a lot of people at a time when they need it most.’

Jennifer and her team of all-female photograph­ers use the Live Photo tool to take snaps.

One of the team calls the customer up via FaceTime and directs them into poses, areas with good lighting and snaps a series of images, before editing them as they would with their regular images.

They’ve photograph­ed more than 1000 women during 2020.

Jennifer added: ‘We’ve been able to shoot people from across the world. We even did a nude shoot for a man in America.’

Shoots cost £50. For more go to libertypho­tography.co.uk

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Liberty Photograph­y is offering Stay at Home photoshoot­s
SPECIAL MOMENTS Liberty Photograph­y is offering Stay at Home photoshoot­s

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