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Have you ever thought of having a romantic day dressing up in Victorian style clothing and having your photo taken?
You can got to a photographer's studio and get some professional photos taken. This would have to be booked in advance, and you could let them know when you book that you would like Victorian costumes and setting for your photos.
The advantage of having a professional photographer taking the photos is obviously the photos will be of a high quality, and the composition and lighting will be perfect. Additionally a professional photographer may also have an assistant who can help you with dressing up and applying makeup and styling hair to give the finished images the right look.
However, you could hire Victorian costumes from the local costume hire shop and keep the costs down. Ask the shop assistant for help choosing something that would suit you and that would also represent the Victorian era. Also ask if they have any accessories, a lace parasol, ladies gloves and so on.
Once dressed as a Victorian aristocrat you could drive to where you know there are some old looking buildings and take a few photos of one another. Old Victorian parks make great setting with their wrought iron railings and band stands. Old cobbled streets also make a fantastic backdrop.
If you camera allows, take a few photos in black and white to make the photos look more authentic. And remember that Victorian photos took a long while to take, so on most Victorian photos the subjects are not smiling. So don't over do it with the big beaming smiles. However, trying not to smile will probably give you both the giggles.
Also when out taking the photos, make sure that you ask passers by to take a couple of photos of the both of you together.
After all the excitement of the photo shoot, have a look through the images that you took and choose a couple to frame to remind you of your romantic day.
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