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Flowers? Safe, but predictable. Chocolate? Tempting, but you could get in trouble with that. This Mother's Day, why not plan to make your gift a little more personal and long lasting? Plan to shoot a family portrait she can treasure for years to come.
Is your mother also a grandmother? And does she live far away? No need to worry. You can create a professional-level self-portrait of your family for her, too. And the whole production is simpler than you might think!
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This lesson looks at some basic lighting and camera techniques for shooting classic portraits in your own home or on location. To see how to create a custom Mother's Day card, be sure to check out our follow-up lesson entitled, "Making Cards and Prints for Mother's Day."
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