Polyfoto Style Session
The price is £50 for one child, £75 for 2 kids, £90 for 3. If you are an adult and would love to get this done then the same price applies. You will receive a contact sheet with 48 images for each sitter and all your images in an online gallery to view and order prints. The images will be supplied as black & white and in colour.
After you receive the contact sheet of the 48 images, you can choose to enlarge any of the images individually or you can enlarge the contact sheet itself. This has proved to be a very popular option. You can also choose to make prints with a different number of images, maybe selecting your 9 favourite images which will be arranged in a grid to make a square print. There are a lot of options available as well as albums and other products.
The History of the Polyfoto
The Famous 48 Sheet for perfect enlargements.
Introduced in 1933, Polyfoto had studios in most major cities across the UK, the nearest to Caithness being Benzie & Miller in Inverness. With a special Polyfoto, crank-handled camera, 48 exposures were photographed on a glass plate.
The customer was sent a proof sheet of the 48 poses. From this sheet they could order enlargements of the best poses or booklets and cards of the smaller proof copy size. The proof sheet was often cut up and the small 1.25 inch square images were used as well as any enlargements purchased by the customer.
The hay-day of the Polyfoto was during the war years with the images given away as parting gifts usually with poignant notes on the back. These simple photographs were carried in purses & wallets.
The Polyfoto often captured the personality of the sitter in a way that a formal portrait could sometimes miss. The photographer would chat to the sitter to put them at ease which often induced a genuine smile.
The business died a death with the introduction of coin operated photo booths. How many homes in Caithness still have these tiny photos, who remembers having these done as children? I would love to hear any stories anyone might have about the Polyfoto. Maybe Polyfoto had mobile studios that visited Caithness? The only reason I even know about them are the Polyfotos taken of my parents, there are 3 tiny framed photos of my dad in the house and I always wondered why they were so tiny, now I know they were Polyfotos. My granny has 2 complete Polyfoto sheets of my mum at different ages.
I have developed a love for the famous Polyfoto 48 sheet & would love to revive this simple idea. I have taken 48 images from a recent studio shoot of little Lilia and placed them into the 48 sheet format and I think it’s super cute!
If you need more information on the Polyfoto Sessions please get in touch.
Call or WhatsApp - 07725256441 email - info@sdmphotography.co.uk
Polyfoto Style Session
The price is £50 for one child, £75 for 2 kids, £90 for 3. If you are an adult and would love to get this done then the same price applies. You will receive a contact sheet with 48 images for each sitter and all your images in an online gallery to view and order prints. The images will be supplied as black & white and in colour.
After you receive the contact sheet of the 48 images, you can choose to enlarge any of the images individually or you can enlarge the contact sheet itself. This has proved to be a very popular option. You can also choose to make prints with a different number of images, maybe selecting your 9 favourite images which will be arranged in a grid to make a square print. There are a lot of options available as well as albums and other products.
The History of the Polyfoto
The Famous 48 Sheet for perfect enlargements.
Introduced in 1933, Polyfoto had studios in most major cities across the UK, the nearest to Caithness being Benzie & Miller in Inverness. With a special Polyfoto, crank-handled camera, 48 exposures were photographed on a glass plate.
The customer was sent a proof sheet of the 48 poses. From this sheet they could order enlargements of the best poses or booklets and cards of the smaller proof copy size. The proof sheet was often cut up and the small 1.25 inch square images were used as well as any enlargements purchased by the customer.
The hay-day of the Polyfoto was during the war years with the images given away as parting gifts usually with poignant notes on the back. These simple photographs were carried in purses & wallets.
The Polyfoto often captured the personality of the sitter in a way that a formal portrait could sometimes miss. The photographer would chat to the sitter to put them at ease which often induced a genuine smile.
The business died a death with the introduction of coin operated photo booths. How many homes in Caithness still have these tiny photos, who remembers having these done as children? I would love to hear any stories anyone might have about the Polyfoto. Maybe Polyfoto had mobile studios that visited Caithness? The only reason I even know about them are the Polyfotos taken of my parents, there are 3 tiny framed photos of my dad in the house and I always wondered why they were so tiny, now I know they were Polyfotos. My granny has 2 complete Polyfoto sheets of my mum at different ages.
I have developed a love for the famous Polyfoto 48 sheet & would love to revive this simple idea. I have taken 48 images from a recent studio shoot of little Lilia and placed them into the 48 sheet format and I think it’s super cute!
If you need more information on the Polyfoto Sessions please get in touch.
Call or WhatsApp - 07725256441 email - info@sdmphotography.co.uk
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