Families who want close-up pictures hire Santa in St. Louis with a real beard so the pictures look like the beard is his.
A real bearded Santa is the choice for close-up pictures. The traditional suit costs less. Say which you want on the call.
Real Beard Santa for Hire
Old brick row houses in Soulard and Lafayette Square stand tall and close to the sidewalk, so the front rooms are tight and the camera sits near his face. Close pictures in those rooms favor a natural beard.
Large homes in Ladue, Frontenac, and Town and Country often put the tree in a great room at the end of a long driveway. That room takes a real beard well when the family wants the camera close.
Natural Beard Santa in St. Louis
He waves from the cabin set with the wooden reindeer beside him. A real bearded Santa wears his own natural white beard and hair. The traditional Santa wears a full styled beard with the suit.
The real beard matters most for close-up portraits, for children who look closely or reach for the beard, and for a photographer’s session. The traditional suit is plenty for a big room, a stage, or a short walk-through at a party.
If the pictures are for grandparents who live out of town, it helps to tell us.
Parents who remember sitting on Santa’s lap as children often want the beard to look like hair, not fabric, especially when a toddler will tug at it. That is when to ask for the real beard.
A company that wants Santa to walk a banquet floor and wave can use the traditional suit and still have a professional in the room. The camera distance is what decides it, not the size of the guest list.
Soulard and Lafayette Square front rooms are small enough that every picture is a close picture, which is why the natural beard comes up so often on those streets. Ladue great rooms give you a choice, because you can shoot from across the rug or from two feet away.
If you are hiring a photographer for the visit, say so on the call. Close lenses make the beard the first thing in the frame, and that is the case for asking for his own hair.
A walk-through at a party where he waves and shakes hands can use either, and many hosts pick the traditional suit because it costs less and still reads as Santa from across the room.
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