Stunning portraits by Ricardo Stanoss

Ever wanted to have a beautiful portrait taken that will make you look like the photographer painted you on a canvas? Then this is the item to bid on! Ricardo Stanoss creates portraits that capture people's essence with beautiful lighting and staging. His portrait of the world famous Dr. Thomas Lovejoy now hands in the Smithsonian Institution's Portrait Gallery.

This prize represents a sitting with Ricardo Stanoss at his studio in the Washington DC area, with a get to know each other Zoom, staging and portraits taken. top five (5) or eight (8) if a couple of chosen images will be provided in high resolution for printing by winner.

This gift specifically includes:

• Zoom interview (about an hour) with the subjects to discuss ideas, get to know them, their stories, what makes them happy, look at their gestures, and study them.
• The sitting for one or two people (maybe a couple want their portraits made) for at least two hours.
• Editing and retouching select pictures (for one person could be 5 pictures, 8 for couples). This takes considerable time and skill.
• Delivery of the select frames in electronic format. 

Does not include:

• Printing of images
• A makeup artist. Recommended mostly for women (costs about $300).
• Transportation to the portrait taking venue.
• If the winner does not live in the DC area but has a house, gardens they are proud of, Stanoss can travel to the site providing travel and travel related expenses are covered by the winner. He would bring backdrop and equipment.