On 10/20/2023 we closed our brick and mortar location. We thank the city of Golden, it’s residents and its many visitors for having supported our small business over the years.

We still have many online services that you can take advantage of, the primary ones being listed below.

PERSONALIZED ART

Surprise someone with Personalized Art!

Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? We are excited to announce a new service that requires only a headshot and you can choose the background and accessories all digitally. All we need is a good HEADSHOT! We can shoot the headshot here in our studio or email us a headshot and we can place it into a multitude of different backgrounds from an 8x10 vintage portrait to a Movie Poster!

If you are sending us a headshot, here are suggestions to give the best outcome:

1. Good, even light on the face. (No shadows or loss of detail in the highlights)

2. High quality as you can. A pixelated image is harder to work with.

3. Use a head position of the subject to realistically fit into your chosen background. Best is always straight on unless the final piece needs to be in profile, depending upon what you chose for your background art. If you’re unsure, contact us and we can help make a suggestion to what will give the best final results.

4. Let us know if you want to use their hair or we replace it with a style appropriate for the time period. Take off all modern accesories such as glasses, baseball hats, etc, before you shoot. We can always edit somethings out, but its easiest if we don’t have to.

For more information, call our studio at 303-216-0877 Email images to suzanne@ohsusannavintagephoto.com

FOR MORE DETAILED SHOOTING TIPS, SCROLL BELOW!

TIPS FOR SHOOTING A GOOD HEAD SHOT

If you are going to be sending us a head shot for use in our Personalized Art offering, here are some tips to get the highest quality possible:
• The quality of your photo is VERY important if you want a good final result. Make sure to set your camera to its highest settings. Some cell phones do great shots, but if not, use a digital camera always using the best setting options. Files that are too small result in pixelated, unflattering art. Keep in mind that the quality of your photo can affect the maximum size it can be printed, so if you are wanting a movie poster, think BIG files!
• Please send us photos with the head turned in the correct angle for the image you have chosen. If you need help, you can call or email us for advice.
• Medium to Close-ups are best without a lot of objects behind you (a blank wall is ideal) Contrast makes it easier for us to distinguish between subject and background. So if they have light hair, shoot against a dark wall and vice versa.

• Even lighting works the best without shadows. Make sure you can see detail in the darker areas (hair, muzzle, fur, eyes) and detail in the highlights (for instance, for light colored hair, detail in the hair and not blown out to white)

• Whatever accessories you have on in the photo (glasses, earrings, hat, etc) will appear as well in the final image. So keep that in mind.   

Of course, if all you have is a “not perfect image,” we can do our best to give you something you still love!

Contact us and we can talk about it (303) 216-0877

HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose the option "DIGITAL FILES ONLY" or "PAPER PRINT"
2. After purchase, send us your image(s) via email; suzanne@ohsusannavintagephoto.com
3. We will send you preview picture to accept.
4. After receiving acceptance, we will send you the final image. (If you choose a digital file, it will be emailed to you).
6. If you have ordered a print, a safely packed parcel will be delivered to the given address within 7 days (US only).

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IMPORTANT NOTE
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Terms of Use: Please note you are free to do whatever you want with your final artwork for personal use, BUT NOT commercial use - you cannot sell the image or sell prints, we retain the copyright. We will not sell prints of your custom work, but reserve the right to use them as examples in our studio.

Hand Tinting Effect Samples

You can also try a nostalgic look with hand-tinted images, giving the effect of old time photos for $25 per image. Examples are shown below.

Pet Portraits!

Let’s not forget our furry friends! Come into our studio and let us photograph your Pooch! We have a selection of props like hats and scarves that you can dress your pet with in our saloon scene for a fun, wild west portrait! Or we can shoot just a head shot of your pet and let us work our magic and edit your dogs into a vintage photograph! We can personalize these as well with names! Included on your shoot is one edited 8x10 digital image that we will email to you.

Just a reminder that these are DIGITAL IMAGES not PRINTS. Once you have the files, you may print them as much as you like and share with your friends and family.

For a fun surprise gift for the pet lover in your family, send us a high quality image of their prized pet’s head and we can edit it into one of our backgrounds. They will love it!

Pets we photograph in studio can be photographed in Wild West or Victorian backgrounds or just a head shot and can be edited into one of our photo portraits. If you have a favorite digital image you would like us to use, contact us at 303-216-0877 or suzanne@ohsusannavintagephoto.com.

The price for one pet is $45 and an additional $5 per extra pet in the same image in our wild west or Victorian settings. Digital editing using a head shot is an additional $25. Contact us if you would like more information (303) 216-0877

Fine Art Editing Services!

In addition to the standard editing that we include with all photos taken at the studio, we also provide special editing which will turn a photo into a unique piece of art. These services include photo restoration, background replacement, image superimposition and other imaging effects. We can also put you into movie posters! Note that there is an extra editing cost of $45 per image and that the digital image rights for that artwork must be purchased separately for an additional $45.

Fine Art Editing Examples and Costs

To illustrate the costs for a digital art edited photo shoot of up to two people would be:

Standard Photo Shoot - up to 2 people, 8x10 print included - $45.00

Art Editing Services (Flat Rate) - $45.00

Digital Image and Rights - $45.00

Total - $135.00

PHOTO RESTORATION

Let us restore your old family photos into archival family heirlooms. We can repair tears, discoloration, fading, stains and even add color. Photo restoration is charged by the hour. 1 -8x10 image is roughly $75. We will always give an estimate before beginning your restoration project. If you would also like to purchase the digital file of your restored image, it is an additional $45 and we will email it to you. If we print your image here in the studio on our glossy paper, there is no charge. If you would like an archival print, we have several options and the prices vary between $25 - $45 dollars depending on the paper type you chose. Contact Suzanne for more details at: suzanne@ohsusannavintagephoto.com or call 303-216-0877