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Family portraits are some of the most important photographs you will ever have taken as they capture life’s most treasured gift- your family! They should fill the walls of your home and remind you every day of the things that matter most. For over the past forty years, we have created portraits that are timeless family heirlooms and have been cherished throughout the years. The Forrest Gallery is one of Hampton Roads most premier portrait studios specializing in families, high school seniors, and children. Mr. Forrest is known for his unsurpassed experience in posing and lighting but most of all, a passion to create images beyond normal portraiture. As a master photographer and photographic craftsman, the attention to detail and commitment to quality is
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Welcome to The Forrest Gallery Studio of Fine Photography obvious. Having two children of his own, he truly understands the importance of capturing people as they are before time passes you by. As one of the largest studios in the area you are sure to find what you are looking for at The Forrest Gallery. With a deluxe indoor studio as well as a 3-acre portrait garden on waterfront property, you are guaranteed to have images unique to you and unlike anything else. Our goal is to create stunning portraiture, exceptional products, and a truly remarkable experience.
Please join us and experience the world’s most beautiful portraiture. 757-464-6800
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W ords In Their Own
“Thank you Keith Forrest for your beautiful work. We have loved, and continue to love, the photographs and portraits you have taken of our entire family over the many years. SO HAPPY we were back home in Virginia Beach to swing by to your studio for you to work “your magic” on the newest edition of our family. They all came out so AMAZING, and it was difficult to decide which ones to get. We gotta make another appointment, when we are back in town, to plan for a portrait of our growing family. Thanks again to you and your family!!” - RICKY ENGADA
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Portrait Art
Every portrait from Forrest is meticulously retouched and fully enhanced. Our enhancement process brings out the lights and shadows, depth and the richness of your portrait ensuring exceptional quality. Each piece of art is then beautifully bonded or fused unto canvas fibers. Your finished portraits are then hand finished with several layers of glaze so they will be cherished for years to come.
Added highlights and shadows to create a three dimensional look.
Our skin airbrushing will be done to each person to give a natural look.
Our signature artistic effects will be added to bring out the depth and richness of each portrait.
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Personalized eye enhancements to draw the focus in on the faces.
We love the friendly faces that work at The Forrest Gallery. They were really sweet people. The photographer’s flexibility in scenery, mix of different family shots, and again he was very cordial and really creative. A good amount of my family’s photos had a pleasant result before they were even touched up or enhanced. Our experience was awesome. - KAYCE BROWN
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Specialties&Products THE SOVEREIGN Our highest and most sought after style of portraiture. The Sovereign blends an artistic style with a richness look achievable only through fusing portraits to canvas. After the portrait is fully enhanced, it is then fused unto the canvas fibres where it is finished with several layers of specialty glaze and hand painted brush strokes.
THE EMBASSY One of our most popular canvas styles that transforms the look of your portrait. The Embassy is meticulously enhanced and beautifully mounted to our canvas art board. The portrait is finished with our specialty glaze to be passed down for generations.
THE CANVAS WRAP COLLECTION Truly an exquisite and unique piece of portrait art! This collection is one of our newer styles that puts a breathtaking twist on normal portraiture. The portrait is printed on either a canvas or a metallic fine art paper, and then stretched over a timber frame.
BOOKS & ALBUMS The quintessential way to enjoy all of your images in one place. With sizes ranging from books that fit into your purse to albums that are the conversation piece of your home, these are sure to become family heirlooms.
We really enjoyed our portrait session What a beautiful night and perfect setting we had on Chic’s beach! Keith made it fun and the portraits greatly exceeded my expectation! I’m grateful that we were able to capture this time in our lives.
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-- TONYA GRAGG
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Price Points
I can not say enough great things about our session with The Forrest Gallery. We were greeted at the door, and from the first moment until the last, the entire staff focused on us. We not only have the amazing portraits, but also the memories of the special experience to cherish. Watching your child have their senior portraits taken is an emotional experience, and the entire staff at The Forrest Gallery made it such a joy. These photos will be displayed and shared with pride. Thank you so much for the memories!
To best fit each clients own needs and desires, we offer custom collections. Whether you’re looking for gift sized portraits, wall portraits or perhaps some of both, we can create something especially for your family. Collections consist of 3 or more portraits.
PORTRAIT COLLECTIONS start at $375
We consider any 16’ portrait or larger to be a proper wall portrait size. As an added bonus, your largest wall portrait comes with a complimentary frame with any size that is 20” or larger.
DESK & GIFT SIZES range from $99-150
Enjoy the portraits you want and comfortably pay for them over time.
Ask about our interest free payment plans.
WALL PORTRAITS start at $790 and include a 20% savings on any portrait art grouping of 3 or more.
ALBUMS start at $699
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RESERVE YOUR FINE PORTRAIT SESSION CALL (757)-464-6800 Anyone here can answer your questions and help reserve a time that works best for you. There are three things we’ll need to take care of on this call:
SECOND: We will set up a second appointment, your order appointment. This is for you to return to our studio to design and select your wall art pieces and portraits.
FIRST: We will make an appointment for your portrait session for a date and time that works well with your schedule, so make sure to have your calendar ready. During this call we will do a preplanning discussion and go over what you’re looking for and other details regarding your session.
LASTLY: Because Mr. Forrest’s creative time is in such high demand, we will ask for a small deposit to hold and confirm your appointment. This is entered as a credit to your account and is applied toward your portrait order.
Ever ything we do has a 100% satisfaction guarantee- if for any reason you’re not thrilled with your portraits, we will redo them or refund your money; your choice.
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