Portrait Photographers

Sharon Forbes’ imaginative hand tinted photographs mirror many of the nostalgic images of her small town and outdoor country upbringing. Her creativity is enhanced by a fascination with antique clothing and furnishings.

Sharon’s photography hobby matured in the early 1990’s. A simple darkroom and a used 35-millimeter camera soon became Sharon Forbes Photography. Her interest in antique pictures caused her to explore the all but lost art of hand tinting.

She developed a style of hand tinting black & white photographs that wonderfully expresses the joy and spontaneity of children and animals. Each casual outdoor setting is carefully designed, often using antique costumes, furnishings and fascinating custom sets.

With infinite patience and an innate ability to identify with children, she personally photographs and then hand tints or digitally enhances each portrait. The result is a meld of realism and romanticism that enchants all who view her work.

The magic of the digital image has allowed Sharon to add even more creativity to her photographs. These images are often favored by those looking for a more hand painted portrait appearance.

Her natural artistic abilities, the use of exotic pastel colors and the careful selection of setting and dress have placed her photographs, whether hand tinted or digitally enhanced, in a class of their own.

Sharon Forbes Photography, her photos and her portraits, has become internationally known in a very short time. Her photographs have been reproduced on greeting cards, art cards, calendars and portraits in the United States and Europe.

In November 1997, Sharon won the Gold Medal for photography and the Judges Merit Award in photographic art at the prestigious Santa Clarita Art Classic. More awards were to come in 1998 and again in 2000.

Among other cities, Sharon Forbes Photography may serve the following areas: Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach, Inglewood, Van Nuys, Glendale, Burbank, North Hollywood, Santa Monica, Whittier, Torrance, Alhambra, Northridge, Pomona, Compton, Beverly Hills, Lakewood, Ontario, Woodland Hills, Arcadia, Buena Park, Canoga Park, Carson, Culver City, Downey, El Monte, Encino, La Puente, Norwalk, Pico Rivera