Software, software make it all good! Yes it is a cure-all for our ailing snaps and we are all the better for it. If only it were true but that is a mantra for the age. You may have seen 'Portrait Pro' which emerged last year as the latest ‘before & after’ solution to all your aesthetically challenged sitters. Photographers everywhere, ( according to the adverts ), were singing its praises and rubbing their hands together with much glee. It seems that if you have a picture of an old boot all you do is sprinkle it with 'PP' dust to reveal a Jimmy Choo! Fabulous darling! The only problem I have found with this super plan is that the result glams you up so much it no longer looks like you! Call me old fashioned, my wife and kids do constantly, but I feel a portrait should actually look like the person. Over do it and you may never be able to leave the house again for fear of bump into someone who has seen the PP and thinks you are your grandparent! Moderation is perhaps a better mantra? Why not try it yourself but do remember to have a mirror handy before you save that perfect you! www.portraitprofessional.com James McMillan Portrait Pro Before & After Blog